摘要: The effect of integrating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) systems into today's battlespace is promoting concepts of precision engagement by enhancing our information advantage. This thesis explores the new paradigm evolving around ... 展开 The effect of integrating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) systems into today's battlespace is promoting concepts of precision engagement by enhancing our information advantage. This thesis explores the new paradigm evolving around UAV technology that has enabled UAV systems to become a central node for accelerated sensor-to-shooter capabilities involved with precision engagement by accelerating the integration of communications, command, control, computers intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems with recent innovations in time-critical targeting. The increased information advantage and precision engagement strategies recently demonstrated in Operation Enduring Freedom have catalyzed further UAV system integration and highlighted the synergistic effects. Future technological advancements associated with UAV systems will allow new capabilities to evolve that increase our real-time intelligence capabilities and precision engagement strategies. 收起