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Gieves to the Fore    by Barry Tighe
Price: $0.99 USD. 90020 words. Published by Can Write Will Write  on May 18, 2010. .

Aunt Dahlia rues the day she sold Milady’s Boudoir. Gussie Fink-Nottle regrets deserting his fiancée Madeline in a moment of vegetarianism. So does heavily-armed Pop Stoker. Madeline has qualms about accepting Spode’s marriage proposal. When Bertie is baffled, there is only one thing to be done. Press the buzzer and bring Gieves to the Fore.
2009 - 2034 Unmanned Systems Integrated Roadmap - Unmanned Aircraft (UAS), Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), UGV Ground Vehicles, UMS Maritime Systems, Drones, Technologies, Current and Future Programs    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 56790 words. Published on October 13, 2010. .

This ebook provides an abridged reproduction of an important illustrated military document about current and future unmanned systems (drones and robots), Unmanned Aircraft (UAS), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), UGV Ground Vehicles, UMS Maritime Systems, and technologies - providing a comprehensive guide to the state of the art in this critical area of military technology.
21st Century Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Reliability Study – Predator, Pioneer, Hunter, UAS – Power, Propulsion, Flight Control, Communication, Human Factors    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 21440 words. Published on December 28, 2010. .

This important Department of Defense document, issued by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, presents a comprehensive study of the reliability of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The combined U.S. military UAV fleet (Predators, Pioneers, and Hunters) reached the 100,000 cumulative flight hour mark, a milestone that is a good point at which to assess the reliability of these UAVs.
2011 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Encyclopedia: UAVs, Drones, Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), Weapons and Surveillance - Roadmap, Flight Plan, Reliability Study, Systems News and Notes    by Progressive Management
Price: $19.99 USD. 121310 words. Published on May 25, 2011. .

This comprehensive 500 page report provides detailed information about UAS aircraft and weapons systems, with reproductions of three high impact Pentagon reports along with an extensive news and notes chapter, all in one convenient ebook. There is coverage of systems used by the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Homeland Security, Coast Guard, NOAA, NASA, and Customs and Border Patrol.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Operations in the National Airspace System: Safety Considerations, FAA Rules and Regulations, Plans for Expanded Use, Military Integration (UAVs, Drones, RPA)    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 60160 words. Published on May 26, 2011. .

This report, compiled from official sources at the Pentagon, FAA, and the GAO, reviews the status of UAS operations in the National Airspace System (NAS). It includes information about safety risks posed by UAS operations, FAA rules and regulations, plans for expanded use of unmanned aircraft, and the integration of military UAS into the airspace.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS): Integration of Weaponized Unmanned Aircraft into the Air-to-Ground System, Air War College Paper (UAVs, Drones, RPA)    by Progressive Management
Price: $7.99 USD. 11570 words. Published on May 26, 2011. .

This Air Force paper deals with the issues raised by using weaponized unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in battle, exploring mission employment and doctrinal problems.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS): Unmanned Aerial System Sensor Operator (UAS SO) Career Field Education and Training Plan (U.S. Air Force)    by Progressive Management
Price: $4.99 USD. 10690 words. Published on May 27, 2011. .

This Career Field Education and Training Plan (CFETP) for the Unmanned Aerial System Sensor Operator (UAS SO) is a comprehensive education and training document that identifies life-cycle education/training requirements, training support resources, and minimum core task requirements for this specialty.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS): Role of DoD Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Homeland Security - Border Security, History of UAVs (Remotely Piloted Aircraft - RPA, Drones)    by Progressive Management
Price: $4.99 USD. 9050 words. Published on May 28, 2011. .

This paper seeks to identify roles in which the nation can leverage these assets in the defense of the homeland. Drug interdiction, port security, disaster relief, search and rescue, and border patrol are just a few potential roles. Finally, this paper looks at potential obstacles, both legal and policy, to implementing a proposed way-ahead.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS): Enhancing Combat Survivability of Existing Unmanned Aircraft Systems - Components, Warning Systems, Jammers, Decoys, Shortcomings (UAVs, Remotely Piloted Aircraft)    by Progressive Management
Price: $7.99 USD. 32430 words. Published on May 28, 2011. .

Combat survivability is the capability of UAS to avoid or withstand a man-made hostile environment. This report explored how to enhance the combat survivability of existing UAS. Potential survivability enhancement options: changes in tactics, improving the situation awareness of the operator, equipping with the capability to counter an incoming threat, improving payload performance, and more.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS): U.S. Air Force Role in Future Air Warfare - Manned or Unmanned? (UAVs, Remotely Piloted Aircraft)    by Progressive Management
Price: $4.99 USD. 7610 words. Published on May 28, 2011. .

This paper examines the role of unmanned aircraft in the future of the U.S. Air Force. For over eight years the USAF has been continuously deployed to both theaters, flying tens of thousands of sorties each year—mostly manned missions, but some unmanned. The unmanned flights are primarily for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions.