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A Review of Manned/Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Cooperative Technology and Application in U.S. Military Cover

A Review of Manned/Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Cooperative Technology and Application in U.S. Military

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|Jul 2024

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

Hierarchical combat style of the Aerial Borg project
Hierarchical combat style of the Aerial Borg project

Figure 2.

Lockheed Martin manned-unmanned combat scenario
Lockheed Martin manned-unmanned combat scenario

Figure 3.

The three phases of the Air Combat Evolution program
The three phases of the Air Combat Evolution program

Figure 4.

XQ-58A Valkyria UAV
XQ-58A Valkyria UAV

Figure 5.

A C-130 transport aircraft carrying a Gremming drone
A C-130 transport aircraft carrying a Gremming drone

Figure 6.

MQ-4C and P-8A are working together on reconnaissance
MQ-4C and P-8A are working together on reconnaissance

Other project information

TimeProject nameVerification platformMain content
1993Bird Dog/Develop the concept of manned/unmanned collaboration
1997TCSP-3C, F/A-18, AV-8B/RQ-8A, MQ-4C, X-47B, UTAP-22The focus is on the test and verification of cooperative combat projects to achieve the 5-level control of UAVs
2006HSKTAH-64D /RQ-5BVerify manned helicopter/UAV/fighter aircraft coordination capabilities
2021UxS IBP21E-2C, EA-18G, MH-60/MQ-9The focus is on assessing the capabilities of manned/unmanned systems in areas such as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
2022The Marines train in tandem with the NavyUH-1Y, AH-1Z/MQ-8CVerify the ability of manned/unmanned formations to work together in future coastal environments

XQ-58A parameters

Serial numberParameters
1Length 8.8m
2Wingspan 6.7m
3Maximum take-off weight 2.7t
4Maximum speed Mach 0.72
5Maximum range 4800km
6The maximum combat radius is 2500km
Language: English
Page range: 100 - 107
Published on: Jul 21, 2024
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© 2024 Wenguang Li, Fengming Shi, Weizhao Zhang, Yong Liu, Yuefei Zhao, Zhili Wang, published by Xi’an Technological University
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