Drones: An Illustrated Guide to the Unmanned Aircraft That Are Filling Our Skies

by Martin J. Dougherty

Drones are found in the airspace throughout the world and are more popular now than ever before. We see them in the newspaper, on the TV, in films, at sporting events, and soon, they might be delivering our shopping. One of the most significant developments in contemporary warfare is the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones as they are more commonly known. Drones can fly autonomously or be controlled by remote control their deployment is transforming the way wars are fought across the globe. Drones are not only used for fighting wars but for a wide-range of daily tasks such as photography, mapping, policing, delivery, search and rescue, meteorology and many more. Drones explores the history behind unmanned aircraft, it explains how they work and features the most well-known military and civilian drones in action today. From the armed and deadly MQ-9 Reaper, the long endurance RQ-4 Global Hawk to the small hand-launched Cropcam and the Remus autonomous underwater vehicle. Illustrated with 200 color photographs and artworks Drones is an exciting, accessibly written narrative about the latest in military and civilian aviation technology.REVIEWS Well written commentary and an interesting overview of the way the drone Military Modeling.com"

224 pages, Hardcover

Published September 17, 2015

About the author

Hailing from northeast England, Martin J Dougherty is a professional writer specialising in military history. He has been at times a games designer, an engineer, a self-protection instructor, a teacher and a defence analyst. Martin has published a range of books covering topics as diverse as self-protection, medieval warfare and space flight, and has addressed international conferences on anti-shipping missiles and homeland security issues.

Martin's interests include martial arts and fencing. He has coached Fencing, Ju-Jitsu, Self-Defence and Kickboxing for many years at the University of Sunderland, and has competed to national level as a fencer. As a martial artist he holds black belts in Combat Ju-Jitsu, Nihon Tai-Jitsu and Self-Defence. Martin is a Senior Assessor with the Self-Defence Federation and an IL1 instructor/assessor with the Britsh Federation for Historical Swordplay, specialising in the Military Sabre and the Smallsword.

Reviews

[Kiryl Maroz · Rating 3 out of 5]

"В реальной жизни никакой революции беспилотников не произошло". Эта фраза из русского издания сейчас выглядит очень мило и наивно. Однако книга еще годится для разжевывания основных принципов работы и конструкции беспилотников, да и как иллюстрированный обзор - сойдёт.

[Reggie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good