{"id":7313013801140,"title":"Options for Enhancing The Department of Defense's Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Programs Paperback","handle":"options-for-enhancing-the-department-of-defenses-unmanned-aerial-vehicle-programs-paperback","description":"\u003ch3\u003eOptions for Enhancing The Department of Defense's Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Programs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"b\"\u003eUnmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are remotely piloted or self-piloted aircraft\nthat can carry cameras, sensors, communications equipment, or other payloads.\nThe Department of Defense has used UAVs in military operations since the\n1950sbecause they can provide reconnaissance, surveillance, and intelligence\nof enemy forces without risking the lives of an aircrew. In recent years,\ninterest in the many capabilities of UAVs has been growing among the armed\nservices. At the same time, the services have been having difficulty actually\nacquiring and deploying the UAVsthey have tried to develop. As a result, many\nof those development programs have been cancelled (see Summary Table 1). The\nDepartment of Defense (DoD) hopes to do better with the four UAVs that are now\nunder development or in initialproduction: Predator, Darkstar, Global Hawk,\nand Outrider.In this paper, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) examines\nDoD’s unmanned aerial vehicle programs, reviewing their missions,\nrequirements, and development process. It also focuses on the strengths and\nweaknesses of the Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) process\nbeing used to develop them. Criticisms of the new unmanned aerial vehicles\nhave led someMembers of Congress to question whether reasonable alternatives\nexist to DoD’s plans for acquiring and using UAVs. This paper examines five\noptions for the various UAV programs. Those alternatives illustrate other\npotential configurationsof the future UAV force—each of which would have\nadvantages and disadvantages that would differ from those of the current\ncombination of programs. 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In recent years,\ninterest in the many capabilities of UAVs has been growing among the armed\nservices. At the same time, the services have been having difficulty actually\nacquiring and deploying the UAVsthey have tried to develop. As a result, many\nof those development programs have been cancelled (see Summary Table 1). The\nDepartment of Defense (DoD) hopes to do better with the four UAVs that are now\nunder development or in initialproduction: Predator, Darkstar, Global Hawk,\nand Outrider.In this paper, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) examines\nDoD’s unmanned aerial vehicle programs, reviewing their missions,\nrequirements, and development process. It also focuses on the strengths and\nweaknesses of the Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) process\nbeing used to develop them. Criticisms of the new unmanned aerial vehicles\nhave led someMembers of Congress to question whether reasonable alternatives\nexist to DoD’s plans for acquiring and using UAVs. This paper examines five\noptions for the various UAV programs. Those alternatives illustrate other\npotential configurationsof the future UAV force—each of which would have\nadvantages and disadvantages that would differ from those of the current\ncombination of programs. Read more\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cul class=\"a\"\u003e\n \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n"}