TY - BOOK AU - NITSCHKE Stefan TI - Unmanned aircraft systems: naval thinking favours shipboard drones PY - 2012/// KW - UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES N2 - Navies around the globe have eyed the acquisition of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to provide long-range, around-the-clock surveillance coverage, tracking of multiple targets, terrain analysis, and intelligence preparation of the battlefield. More than ever, shipboard UAS will enable maritime forces to achieve a continuous in-theatre presence in varying mission scenarios. Significantly, this will be achieved with a minimum of human intervention ER -