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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.  See-and-Avoid Technologies and Operations for Remotely Operated Aircraft (ROA) in Civil Airspace Workshop.  (Proceedings)  Reston , VA :  2000.  82 pp.  A collection of nine technical papers.

 

Armitage, Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael.  Unmanned Aircraft.  London :  Brassey’s Defense Publishers.  1988.  132 pp.  Volume 3 of Brassey’s Air Power:  Aircraft, Weapons Systems and Technology series. 

 

Bloom, Ursala.  He Lit the Lamp:  A Biography of Professor A. M. Low.  London :  Burke.  1958.  213 pp.

 

Bone, Elizabeth and Christopher Bolkcom.  Unmanned Aerial Vehicles:  Background and Issues for Congress.  Washington :  Congressional Research Service.  RL31872.  25 Apr 2003.  48 pp.  Summary of U.S. military UAV programs in 2002.  Available on FAS Web.

 

Botzum, Richard A.  50 Years of Target Drone Aircraft.  Newbury Park , CA :  Northrop.  1985.  170 pp.

 

Callero, Monti.  Assessment of Nonlethal Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Integration with Combat Aviation Missions.  Santa Monica , CA :  RAND .  1995.  59 pp.  Prepared for the U.S. Army.  Available from order@rand.org.

 

Charon, L. P.  “Front-Line Photo Drone Ready for Robot Recon.”  Marine Corps Gazette.  Vol 50, No 8, p.1612.  Aug 1966.

 

Davenport, William W.  Gyro!  The Life and Times of Lawrence Sperry.  New York :  Charles Scribner’s Sons.  1978.  291 pp.

 

Dayton Metal Products Company, Research Division.  “Description and Partial History of the ‘ Kettering ’ Torpedo-Airplane.”  Undated. 

 

Ehrhard, Thomas P. and Robert O. Work.  The Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration Program:  A New Dawn for Naval Aviation?  Washington , DC :  Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.  2007.  39 pp.  Available at www.csbaonline.org/4Publications/PubLibrary/B.20070510.

 

Fahlstrom, Paul G. and Gleason, Thomas J.  Introduction to UAV Systems.  Columbia , MD :  UAV Systems, Inc.  1992, 1998.   250pp.  Semitechnical description of the functional parts (air vehicle, payload, data link, control, launch and recovery) common to all UAVs and the advantages and disadvantages of various approaches in each of these areas.

 

Fiszer, M. and Gruszczynski, J.  “Russian UAV Programs at Turning Point.”  The Journal of Electronic Defense.  Vol 26, No 4., p.36.  Apr 2003.

 

French UAVs (in French), www.epervier.sudluberon.free.fr/techniques/drones.htm  

 

Gearhart, G., II.  “Resume of Aerial Torpedo Development.”  10 Apr 1926.

Gerken, Louis S. UA V-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Chula Vista , CA : American Scientific Co. 1991.

Glausier, Charles A. Desert Storm UAV Lessons Learned Data Base. Washington : Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Inc.  Mar 1992. 58 pp.  Tables of Pioneer missions and mishaps.  Available from DTIC.

Gordon, Yefim.  Soviet/Russian Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.  Hinckley , England :  Midland Publishing.  2005.  ISBN:  1857801938.

Hall, James J.  American Kamikaze:  The First Remotely Piloted Combat Aircraft  Titusville , FL :  Del Mar Printing.  1988.  ( Orlando :  DiVerse Media, second edition, 2004).  345 pp.

Hallstead, W. F.  “The U.S. Navy’s Kamikazes.”  Aviation History.  pp. 50-58, 79.  Jan 2004.

Holder, Bill.  Unmanned Air Vehicles:  An Illustrated Study of UAVs.  ISBN:  0764315005.

Howeth, Linwood S.  History of Communications-Electronics in the United States Navy.  Washington :  Bureau of Ships and Office of Naval History.  1963.

Jones, Captain Robert F.   The King’s Missiles.  Orlando :  DiVerse Media.  2006 (reprint).

 

Kirk, Kevin M. and Richard M. Howard.  Developing a Better Naval Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.  Alexandria , VA : Center for Naval Analyses.  1998.  34 pp.

Labs, Eric J., et al. Options for Enhancing the Department of Defense's Unmanned Air Vehicle Programs.   Washington : Congressional Budget Office.  1998.  64 pp.  Review of DoD UAV programs from Pioneer to Global Hawk/DarkStar, their potential military uses, and  five options for reducing capabilities overlap and employment conflicts among these programs.

Lazarski, Anthony J.  “Legal Implications of the Uninhabited Combat Aerial Vehicle.”  Aerospace Power Journal.  Summer 2002. 

Leonard, Robert S. and Jeffrey A. Dreznar. Global Hawk and DarkStar:  HAE UAV ACTD Program Description and Comparative Analysis.  Santa Monica , CA :  RAND .  2002.  ISBN:  0833031120.

Lynn, L. and Entzminger, J.  “Are UAVs Finally Going to Make It—and Why?  (Recent History of Endurance UAVs).”  Presntation to DARPA-Tech 2002 Symposium, San Diego , Jul 2002.

 

Marine Corps Intelligence Activity. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Recognition Guide. (MCIA-1361-001-00).   Washington , DC .  Nov 2000.  120 pp.  Caveated as “For Official Use Only.”  Contains summarized descriptions of 100 non-US UAVs from 35 countries.

 

McComb, Gordon.  Robot Builders Sourcebook.  New York :  McGraw-Hill.  2003.  Components for unmanned aircraft, from actuators to wheels.  See also Robot Builders Bonanza by the same author.

Munson, Kenneth.  World Unmanned Aircraft.   London : Jane's Publishing Co. Ltd.  1988.  221 pp.

National Research Council. Uninhabited Air Vehicles.   Washington : National Academy Press.  2000. 108 pp. Identifies long-term research opportunities for supporting the development of UAV-related technologies (aerodynamics, structures, propulsion, power, and control) to improve the performance and reliability, and lower the cost, of generation-after-next UAVs.

Newcome, Laurence R.  Unmanned Aviation:  A Brief History of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.  Reston , VA :  AIAA.  2004.  160 pp.

Office of Naval Research. Technologies for Rapid Response.  (August 1997).   Washington :  ONR.   1997.  c.1 00 pp.  (aka, "Blue Book")  Compilation of single page summaries of systems under development by the ONR and their costs, including Sender and Dragon Drone UAVs, the Low Cost Intervention UUV (LCIUUV), and the Unmanned Surface Vehicle for Surveillance & Reconnaissance, along with project rankings by the Fleet and Fleet Marine Forces.  Available from ONR, 800 N. Quincy St. , Arlington , VA.  

Pearson, Lee.  “Developing the Flying Bomb.”  Naval Aviation in World War I.  (edited by Adrien D. van Wyen).  Washington :  Government Printing Office.  Pp. 70-74.  1969. 

Peebles, Curtis.  Dark Eagles:  A History of Top Secret U.S. Aircraft Programs.  Novato , CA :  Presidio Press.  1995.  Includes history of 1980s forerunners to Predator and Helios.

Phillips, W.  “Mr. Sperry’s Mighty Midget.”  Air Classics.  Vol 15, No 5, pp.14-23.  May 1979.  History, photos, and diagrams of Sperry Messenger Aerial Torpedo (MAT).

Reed, Sidney G., Richard van Atta, and Seymour J. Deitchman.  DARPA Technical Accomplishments:  An Historical Review of Selected DARPA Projects, Volume I.   Arlington , VA :  IDA.  Feb 1990.  IDA Paper P-2192.  Chapter XXVIII describes DARPA’s mini-UAV projects from the Vietnam War to 1990.

Seifer, M. J.  Wizard:  The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla.  Secaucus , NJ :  Birch Lane Press.  1996.

Shaker, Sreven M. and Alan R. Wise.  War without Men:  Robots on the Future Battlefield.  Washington :  Pergamon-Brassey’s.  1988.  ISBN:  9780080342160.

Siuru, Bill.  Planes without Pilots:  Advances in Unmanned Flight.  Blue Ridge Summit , PA :  Tab Books.  1991.  76 pp.

Sommor, G., et al. The Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Acquisition Process:  A Summary of Phase I Experience.  MR-809-DARPA.   Santa Monica , CA : RAND .  1997.

Taylor, John W. R. ed.  Jane's Pocket Book of RPVs: Robot Aircraft Today. London : MacDonald & Janes.  1977.

 

Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical.  A History of Teledyne Ryan Aeronautics and its Aircraft and UAVs.   San Diego : Teledyne Ryan.  1992.  13 pp.  Corporate brochure.

 

Thirtle, Michael R., Robert V. Johnson, and John L. Birkler. The Predator ACTD:  A Case Study for Transition Planning to the Formal Acquisition Process.  MR-899-0SD.   Santa Monica , CA : RAND .  1997.  86 pp. Examination of lessons learned from the Predator ACTD and their potential application to other ACTD programs.

UAV Human Factors Guidelines.

United States Air Force.  The U.S. Air Force Remotely Piloted Aircraft and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Strategic Vision.  2005.  34 pp.

United States Army.  Field Manual (interim) FMI 3-04.155, Army Unmanned Aircraft System Operations.  HQ USA .  Apr 2006.  183 pp.

United States Department of Defense.  Airspace Integration Plan.  Washington :  OSD.  2004.

United States Department of Defense. Annual Report: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).  Washington : Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office.  1995.  42pp.  First of three annual reports on status and accomplishments of U.S. DoD UAV programs (Pioneer, Hunter, Predator Global Hawk, and DarkStar) during FY 1995.

United States Department of Defense. DoD Joint UAV Program Master Plan. Washington : Office of the Secretary of Defense.  1988.  48 pp.  Initial "master plan" directed by Title IV, Public 100-180, in the FY88 defense budget, which placed all U.S. military UAV development under a single, joint program office.

United States Department of Defense.  Field Manual FM 3-22-1: UA V Company Operations.  

 

United States Department of Defense. JP 3-55.1: Joint Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.  Washington : Joint Chiefs of Staff/J7.  1993. 29pp. Military guidance for employing UAVs in support of joint operations, including command and ( tasking, airspace control, mission planning and conduct, and Close-Range and Short· UA V system descriptions.  Available at www.dtic.mil/3Isa/L or through the Joint Electronic Library, Joint Doctrine Division, J7, 7000 Joint Staff Pentagon, Washington, DC 20318-7000. Reissued in 1997.

United States Department of Defense. 1997 Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Overview. Washington : Program Executive Office (Cruise Missiles and Joint Unmanned Aerial Vehicles).  1997.  94pp. Snapshot of Joint UAV Program Office activities as of Nov 97, including Pioneer, Hunter, Predator, Outrider, Pointer, Exdrone, Tactical Control System, and VTOL Demonstration programs.

United States Department of Defense.  Predator System Familiarization Guide.   Washington : Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office.  1996.  19 pp.  Introduction to Predator system, mission characteristics, and tasking process for unified command users.

 

United States Department of Defense.   Annual Report:  Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), 1995.  Washington :  Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office.  1995.  42 pp.  First of three annual DARO reports on status and accomplishments of U.S. DoD UAV programs (Pioneer, Hunter, Predator, Global Hawk, and DarkStar) during FY1995.

 

United States Department of Defense.  UAV Annual Report FY 1996.  Washington :  Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office.  1996.  44 pp.  Second annual DARO report on status and accomplishments of U.S. DoD UAV programs (Outrider, Pioneer, Hunter, Predator, Global Hawk, and DarkStar) during FY1996.

United States Department of Defense.  UAV Annual Report FY 1997.  Washington :  Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office.  1997.  44 pp.  Third annual DARO report on status and accomplishments of U.S. DoD UAV programs (Outrider, Pioneer, Hunter, Predator, Glc Hawk, and DarkStar) during FY1997.

United States Department of Defense.  Unmanned Aerial Vehicles 1994 Master Plan.    Washington : Program Executive Office (Cruise Missiles and Joint Unmanned Aerial Vehicles).  1994.  95 pp.  Sixth in series of annual Congressionally mandated reports begun in 1988; succeeded by the 1997 Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Overview.

United States Department of Defense.  Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Reliability Study.  Washington :  OSD.  2003.  74 pp.  Assessment of Pioneer, Hunter, and Predator reliability.

The following GAO publications are available from www.gao.gov or by calling 202-512-6000.

United States Government Accounting Office.   Aquila Remotely Piloted Vehicle: Its Potential