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Evolution of unmanned aerial vehicles.(Industry Insider)

Advanced Materials & Processes, September, 2004

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Every UAV system has three main components: a ground station, communications architecture, and an air vehicle. Most of the systems have multiple air vehicles per system. For example, each Predator system is designed to have four air vehicles. Moving from left to right on the UAV evolution chart are operational systems.

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The Navy's Pioneer and the Army's Hunter are tactical within-line-of-sight systems for closer-in sensing. The Air Force operates Predator, which is a medium-altitude UAV that has longer endurance and broader coverage area. Farther over are development programs that ...

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Manufacturing Industry

Evolution of unmanned aerial vehicles.(Industry Insider)

Advanced Materials & Processes, September, 2004

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