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Manned-Unmanned Teaming—An Analysis Of UAVs And Their Interoperability With Manned Aircraft

LTA Chan, Jing Yi
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In this essay, the author discusses the increased usage of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) in the Singapore Armed Forces. She highlights that the Republic of Singapore Air Force has now fully operationalised the H-1 Heron and H-450 Hermes as UAVs of the 3rd Generation SAF while the Singapore Army and the Republic of Singapore Navy have utilised the surveillance capabilities of smaller, shorter-range tactical UAVs extensively in their operations, with the addition of Skyblade III and ScanEagle, respectively to their existing platforms. The author also explores the potential development of UAV applications in the RSAF, covering a discussion on the possible adoption of Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T), which refers to the coupling of a manned platform with one or more designated unmanned platforms in such a way that the interaction between the two types of platforms capitalises on their respective strengths.
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