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In the twenty-first century, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have gone through big development, and more and more UAVs are used in operations. UAVs have a lot of advantages compared with manned aircraft. UAVs could not only release pilots from dangerous battlefield but also perform various tasks with good efficiency. UAVs can be used in reconnaissance and surveillance tasks and strike targets directly as well as carrying out other missions. However, UAVs still have some limitations, which should be overcome in the future. Especially, the command and control system of UAV is vulnerable. The future UAVs will be stealthy, more intelligent and autonomous. The self-defense capability of UAVs is also undergoing big improvement.
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Wang, H., Cheng, H., Hao, H. (2020). The Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in Military Operations. In: Long, S., Dhillon, B.S. (eds) Man-Machine-Environment System Engineering. MMESE 2020. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 645. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6978-4_108
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