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The precision revolution: GPS and the future of aerial warfare

By:

RIP Michael Russell

Contributor(s):

HASIK James M

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Annapolis, Md. USA: Naval Institute Press, 2002Description: 552pISBN:

1557509735 (hbk.):

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Summary: Thanks to satellite based GPS, precision guided munitions have reached a high degree of sophistication and accuracy. This book explains what GPS is, how it works and how the the military systems and weapons that rely on it have evolved. Notes that although GPS is effectively available to all the maximum military advantage is only achieved with high level integration of GPS capabilities in netcentric warfare. Also considers the limitations of geospatial precision. Glossary and index.

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Thanks to satellite based GPS, precision guided munitions have reached a high degree of sophistication and accuracy. This book explains what GPS is, how it works and how the the military systems and weapons that rely on it have evolved. Notes that although GPS is effectively available to all the maximum military advantage is only achieved with high level integration of GPS capabilities in netcentric warfare. Also considers the limitations of geospatial precision. Glossary and index.

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