The idea of the armed; combat-configured unmanned aerial vehicle entered the 21st Century in the same manner as the idea of military airplanes had entered the 20th Century. It was an untried and untested concept suddenly thrust into the spotlight in an unexpected global war. By 1999; few people outside the military recognized the potential of armed; unmanned flying vehicles; or Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles (UCAVs); as they were called. Today; UCAVs form a vital arm of U.S. strike forces and are controlled from halfway around the world.In this book; the author picks up the UCAV story where he left off in his 2010 Specialty Press book Birds of Prey: Predators; Reapers and America’s Newest UAVs in Combat. Since that time; both technology and battlefield doctrine have evolved considerably and this book is a new window into that world. It provides a detailed look inside the present and future of robotic aerial warfare systems and technologies.Yenne's first book on UCAVs covered the period of early development through the end of the 20th Century. Drone Strike! takes you from that time through today's latest technical wonders; covering such amazing unmanned aircraft capabilities as aerial refueling and landing aboard aircraft carriers even more accurately than manned aircraft. This book also contains recently declassified photographs of the latest U.S. Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles; and provides detailed coverage of international UCAVs with a great deal of hard-to-find insight into UCAV development in Israel; Turkey; Iran; and China (among others).
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A rare glimpse into a brilliant scholar's immersive journeys in post-war JapanBy Darby[Review written Aug 2004]This review covers "Sake Satori"; which is part 2 (of 2) of a real-life journey around the world undertaken by Joseph Campbell. "Baksheesh Brahman" (part 1 of 2) covers the first half of his adventure.Allow me to backpedal a bit; because; as with nearly all of Dr. Campbell's works; a bit of background information and explanation is required in order to put things in their proper perspective.Back in 1955; Dr. Campbell was a senior professor in the literature department of Sarah Lawrence College in the USA; where he taught classes in medieval literature and comparative religion. He was also a master of languages (speaking more than 12 at the time; and later many more); a recognized authority on art history; and already fast becoming a highly sought after authority and lecturer in a wide range of fields in various academic circles. He was one of those rare and blazingly bright intellects that people just seemed to LOVE to gravitate to and hover around; like moths to an open flame. Even after his death in 1987; people continue to be fired by his brilliant and far-reaching works ... even though much of it was unfinished at the time of his death and is only just now being released posthumously (as this book was).In any case; in 1955 he received a very generous travel grant from the Bollingen Foundation that enabled him to take a 1 year hiatus from his teaching duties; and literally travel around the world. During those travels; he kept a daily personal journal of his adventures; including his day to day experiences; meetings conversations (both chance; social; and professional); thoughts and insights; and even his plans for the future.That journal formed the source material for 2 books (published posthumously):* "Baksheesh Brahman: Asian Journals - India (part 1 of 2)* "Sake Satori: Asian Journals - Japan" (part 2 of 2)
