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The military role of unmanned aircraft systems is growing at unprecedented rates. In 2005, tactical- and theater-level unmanned aircraft alone had flown over 100,000 flight hours in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, organized under Task Force Liberty in Afghanistan and Task Force ODIN in Iraq. Throughout the US ...
From about 2004 to 2011, [4] [5] U.S. military planners used various "Tier systems" to designate the various elements in an overall plan for integrated operations. [6] The Tiers do not refer to specific models of aircraft, but rather roles the aircraft would fill. The U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Army each have their own tier system.
A XQ-58 Valkyrie deploys an Altius-600 unmanned aircraft system. The XQ-58 Valkyrie fell within the USAF Research Laboratory's Low Cost Attritable Aircraft Technology (LCAAT) portfolio, whose objectives included designing and building unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) faster, by developing better design tools and maturing and using commercial manufacturing processes to reduce production ...
A Bombardier E-11A at Kandahar International Airport in April 2019. E-11A 11–9001 at Dubai Airshow 2021. The Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) is a United States Air Force (USAF) airborne communications relay and gateway system carried by the unmanned EQ-4B and the manned Bombardier E-11A aircraft.
The 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron operates and maintains the target at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The drone is land-launched using a rocket-assisted takeoff and launched from a rail system, and recovered on land or sea using a parachute system. After assessment and refurbishment, the drone is placed back into service. [1]
Data from Airforce Technology and Flight Global General characteristics Capacity: 65.7 kg Length: 13 ft 9 in (4.2 m) Wingspan: 11 ft 5 in (3.47 m) Width: 1 ft 10 in (0.57 m) Height: 1 ft 8 in (0.52 m) Gross weight: 1,499 lb (680 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Williams F107 turbofan engine, 700 lbf (3.1 kN) thrust Performance Maximum speed: Mach 0.6 Range: 350 mi (560 km, 300 nmi) See also List of X ...
The AeroVironment Wasp III Small Unmanned Aircraft System is a miniature UAV developed for United States Air Force special operations to provide a small, light-weight vehicle to provide beyond-line-of-sight situation awareness. The aircraft is equipped with two on-board cameras to provide real-time intelligence to its operators.
Boeing X-45 at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems, or J-UCAS, was the name for the joint U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force unmanned combat air vehicle procurement project. Originally two separate projects of the U.S. Air Force and Navy respectively: UCAV and UCAV-N; both programs merged in 2003. [1]