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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795027103321

Autore

Snowden Ernest <1948->

Titolo

Maritime unmanned : from Global Hawk to Triton / / Ernest Snowden, and Robert F. Wood, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Annapolis, Maryland : , : Naval Institute Press, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

1-68247-718-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Disciplina

359.62120973

Soggetti

Triton (Drone aircraft) - History

Global Hawk (Drone aircraft) - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Inception  -- Disruptors to the Fore  -- Turbulence  -- Momentum: A Requirement Emerges -- Disruption: Momentum Stalls -- Gaining a Foothold -- Interregnum -- Shaping the Capture Strategy -- Competing to Win -- Protest.

Sommario/riassunto

Maritime Unmanned recounts the promising beginning, demoralizing setbacks, and ultimate success of the visionaries who championed unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) technology for the U.S. Navy.