Ground forces doctrine maintains the need for highly mobile integrated combat arms, able to engage enemy forces at the forward line of troops. Timely artillery fire coordination permitting mutual support of armor, infantry and artillery during the deep attack operations is paramount to successful tactical operations and a logical mission for the UAV. This coordination, coupled with the usual imaging missions of reconnaissance, battle damage assessment, and targeting make the UAV system a valuable tool for the battlefield commander.

Date Published: 20 December 1993
PDF: 10 pages
Proc. SPIE 2023, Airborne Reconnaissance XVII, (20 December 1993); doi: 10.1117/12.165523

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 2023:
Airborne Reconnaissance XVII
Paul A. Henkel; Thomas W. Augustyn; Wallace G. Fishell, Editor(s)