Description
Major Larm examines the feasibility of developing expendable remotely piloted vehicles (RPV) and explores future concepts of conventional US offensive airpower roles. He outlines the historical base of the larger category of unmanned aerial vehicles. Major Larm does not propose to take the pilot out of the cockpit, but he examines the concept of taking the cockpit out of the aircraft. By incorporating the added dimension of employing one-use vehicles to this concept, he attempts to reveal representative-though not all-encompassing-innovative airpower ideas. Major Larm’s conclusion is that the use of expendable RPVs for strategic offensive airpower roles is a viable concept.
