Introduction to UAV Systems / Paul Gerin Fahlstrom, Thomas James Gleason. Fahlstrom, Paul Gerin. Gleason, Thomas J. Drone aircraft. Cruise missiles. Engineering. Military art and science. UG1242.D7 .F34 2012 623.7469 Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been widely adopted in the military world over the last decade and the success of these military applications is increasingly driving efforts to establish unmanned aircraft in non-military roles. Introduction to UAV Systems, 4th & nbsp;edition & nbsp;provides a comprehensive introduction to all of the elements of a complete Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). It addresses the air vehicle, mission planning and control, several types of mission payloads, data links and how they interact with mission performance, and launch and recovery concepts. Hoboken : Wiley, 2012. 2012. 2012 Text 1 online resource (308 pages). http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118396780 eng Aerospace series Aerospace series (Chichester, England) Introduction to UAV Systems. Introduction to UAV Systems.