The Effectiveness of Remotely Piloted Aircraft in a Permissive Hunter-Killer Scenario

• Main Author: Menthe, Lance (auth)
• Other Authors: Hura, Myron (auth), Rhodes, Carl (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2014
• Subjects: Defence strategy, planning & research; Aerospace & aviation technology; Military engineering; History; Technology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The Air Force has begun to evaluate new concepts of operation for remotely piloted aircraft to meet future needs. This report analyzes the operational effectiveness of several such concepts in a specific, permissive "hunter-killer" mission, which illuminates trade-offs between platform siz...