Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles : Issues and Outlook.

Provides background on DOD efforts to develop unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAVs). Discusses current DOD demonstration programs, technical challenges and concerns, and issues for Congress, including arms control implications, acquisition options, affordability, procurement quantity, surveillance go...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2001.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Defense contracts. Manpower. Technological innovations. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides background on DOD efforts to develop unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAVs). Discusses current DOD demonstration programs, technical challenges and concerns, and issues for Congress, including arms control implications, acquisition options, affordability, procurement quantity, surveillance goal, and manning.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.