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Author
Series
CSR volume Number 69
Publisher
Council on Foreign Relations
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
This book aims to further build capacity in the conservation community to use drones for conservation and inspire others to adapt emerging technologies for conservation.
"Increasing numbers of ecologists and conservation biologists have begun to explore the use of drone technology to obtain accurate and up-to-date data on the distribution and density of species, as well as the threats to their habitats, in their ongoing attempts to conserve and monitor...
105) Crash course: lessons learned from accidents involving remotely piloted and autonomous aircraft
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Series
NASA SP volume 2013-600
Publisher
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Publishing services provided by Archangel Ink
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Small unmanned aircraft are already transforming warfare, with hand-launched scouts like the Raven and lethal tactical drones like Switchblade already in use by US forces. A bigger revolution is on the way, as swarming software allows a single operator to control large numbers of drones, and smartphone technology means they can be built for $1,000 each - by anybody, not just governments. This book looks at the history of drone warfare, the rise of...
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Publisher
Lexington Books
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
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"The use of drone warfare has become a controversial foreign policy weapon to keep the United States safe from further terrorist attacks. This book is an assessment of American targeted killing practices through drone warfare in the Middle East and Africa, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen."--Provided by publisher.
Publisher
Commercial Drone Pilot Test Prep
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"This comprehensive FAA Part 107 test prep and study guide for the Unmanned General Recurrent (UGR) exam enables you to get re-certified as a U.S. commercial drone pilot quickly and easily. This study guide contains the most relevant and important items you need to know to pass the recertification (UGR) exam quickly, and efficiently while maximizing your time as well as eliminating guesswork. In addition to the study guide, a practice UGR exam is...
119) Predator drones
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Not Supplied
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Not Supplied
Language
English
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"Explains the technologies and capabilities of the latest generation of military Predator planes. Intended for grades 3 through 7 "--Provided by publisher.