AERIAL DRONES

By taking a global picture of the world of UAVs, an industrial sector in constant evolution, this book establishes a situation report on the subject and tries in particular to define the real added value of these machines, as well as their complementarity with manned aircraft. By taking into account technical and economic constraints as well as regulatory requirements, it highlights what is real, fantasy or pure communication. Moreover, with several levels of reading, this book is aimed at both the specialist with an aeronautical culture and the lay reader. For this reason, it has been designed as a tool for deciphering current events, both in the general and professional press. Its lexicon of French and Anglo-Saxon acronyms will provide the keys to terminology that may allow for further research on the web. Finally, while telling the origin and the filiation of these automated systems,&nbsp