Capabilities of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Logistic Support

• Authors: Michalska Anna , Karpinska Katarzyna
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The main focus of this paper is the capabilities of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles as a military logistic support in conflicts areas. The conducted research addresses the problems of traditional military delivery methods. Next, the problem of using UAVs only for civilian purposes is considered. The paper begins with short elucidation of logistic support and further provides the classification of logistic materials and discusses five categories of military equipment from the logistics point of view. Next, the paper discusses the characteristics of the parameters and properties of the chosen existing UAVs that are used for the delivery of materials. Consequently, a comparison of the UAVs is carried out, and new technologies for logistic transport are presented. This paper is concluded with the claim that it is necessary to modernize the process of logistic support in the military.

Keywords

EN

air freight; drones; logistics; logistic support; UAVs; Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

• Publisher: Centrum Rzeczoznawstwa Budowlanego Sp. z o.o.
• Journal: Safety & Defense
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 4(1)
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 22-26

Dates

published

2018-06-30

Contributors

author

Michalska Anna

• National Security and Logistics Faculty, Polish Air Force Academy, ul. Dywizjonu 303 nr 35, 08-521 Dęblin, Poland

author

Karpinska Katarzyna

• 49th Air Base Pruszcz Gdański, Powstanców Warszawy 28B, 83-000 Pruszcz Gdański, Poland

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Identifiers

ISSN

2450-551X