MICRO AIR VEHICLES: A drone of your own

Mini-UAVs - or micro air vehicles (MAVs) - are unmanned aerial vehicles that can be carried in a soldier's backpack and used to deliver images to frontline troops. As well as their operational appeal, MAVs cost a fraction of their larger cousins such as the Predator, Reaper and Global Hawk - te...

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Published in:The Engineer 2008-09, p.24
Main Author: Ripley, Tim
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Aircraft
Armed forces
Awards & honors
Defense industry
Design engineering
Drone aircraft
Military aspects
Military strategy
R&D
Research & development
Soldiers
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Vehicles
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Summary:Mini-UAVs - or micro air vehicles (MAVs) - are unmanned aerial vehicles that can be carried in a soldier's backpack and used to deliver images to frontline troops. As well as their operational appeal, MAVs cost a fraction of their larger cousins such as the Predator, Reaper and Global Hawk - tens of thousands rather than millions of pounds for a single system. The diminutive class of UAV began to earn recognition during the past seven years of conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan. The defining feature of MAVs is that they can be carried and deployed by a single soldier. This means the air vehicle, radio downlink and control unit can all be packed into a single rucksack, then taken into a combat zone.
ISSN:0013-7758