Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Support of Artillery Operations

• 發表在: Strategos
• Main Authors: Valentina Bartulović, Zvonko Trzun, Matija Hoić
• 格式: Article
• 語言: 英语
• 出版: Croatian Defence Academy 2023-01-01
• 主題: unmanned aerial vehicle; Croatian Armed Forces; artillery; forward artillery observer; classes; artillery armament
• 在線閱讀: https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/440574
• ISSN: 2459-8771; 2459-8917

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) recently gain more importance due to their use in military operations and the fight against terrorism. Military forces must follow and encourage the development of modern technologies to improve their tactical and strategic capabilities. It has been shown that in the 21st century, the countries that more extensively use UAVs typically dominate in military operations. The UAVs development announces a significant change in the concept of warfare. An analysis of the UAVs’ employment in the Croatian Armed Forces (CAF) shows poor usage of the UAVs. This paper analyses the application of UAVs in the role of the forward observer for artillery operations, based on the experience of the armed forces worldwide. It is proposed to introduce UAVs into the artillery fire support system to increase the capabilities of artillery weapons, including the suggestion to equip the CAF with contemporary UAVs to match capabilities that the armed forces of some other countries have already achieved.