Bibliograph

Drones, Alix Wood

Type

Label

Drones, Alix Wood

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Drones

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

922912732

Responsibility statement

Alix Wood

Series statement

Today's high-tech weapons

Summary

Discusses the military use of pilotless aircraft as both weapons and surveillance devices, and describes how they work, what it is like to pilot one, and defenses against them

Table Of Contents

What are drones? -- Watching over a war zone -- Global hawk -- Killing machines -- Tiny sky spy -- A UAV pilot's day -- Hunter in Kosovo -- The sensor operator -- Disposable drones -- Predator strike -- Reaper MQ-9 -- Takeoff and landing -- Defending against drones -- Glossary -- For more information -- Index

Target audience

juvenile

Classification