Fireflies and Other UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) [Hardcover ed.] 0942548558, 9780942548556

Table of contents :
Lightning Bugs
—Unmanned Reconnaissance................................1—13

UAV Background
—Joint Project Office..................................14—18

Going Supersonic
—Model 166, Firebee II.................................19—26

Flying Higher and Longer
—Model 154, Compass Arrow..............................27—47

The International Scene
—Israel's 124I.........................................48—64
—Japan — Targets for Defense...........................65—71
—NATO/Sardinia..........................................72—74

Pilotless Target Aircraft
—U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army............................75—93

Multi-Mission UAVs
—The BGM Series.......................................98—108

Long Endurance/High Altitude
—Runway-based Compass Cope...........................109—118

High Performance RPVs
—Firebrand — Anti-Ship Missile Target................119—123
—Firebolt — Mach 4.3; 103,000 Feet...................124—129
—SLAT — Supersonic Low Altitude Target...............130—131

A Flock of New Birds
—Mid-Range Preview.......................................133
—High-Flying 'Spirit'................................132—134
—Mini-Drones, Models 262, 326, 328...................135—138
—Targets For Laser Weapons...........................139—141

Return to Active Duty
—Over-the-Horizon....................................142—144
—North Warning Radar.................................145—147
—'Aegis' Cruiser Tests...............................148—150

New Generation UAVs
—The Affordable 410..................................151—156
—Egypt's 324 Scarab..................................157—174
—BQM-145A UAV-MR.....................................175—193

Appendix and Index...................................194—205