LONG TERM DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES FOR UAV POTENTIAL

Teodora Petrova¹ and Zhivo Petrov^2
1Assist. Prof. Ph.D., Georgi Benkovski Air Force Academy, Dolna Mitropoliya, Bulgaria, teodorapetrova33@abv.bg
²Assist. Prof. Ph.D., Georgi Benkovski Air Force Academy, Dolna Mitropoliya, Bulgaria, zhpetrov@gmail.com

Abstract

The long-term perspectives in the potential development plan are based on the analysis of trends in global development. On this basis, an assessment of the requirements for future military capabilities is made. The long-term trends caused by the development of military technology are viewed. As a result, the use of robotic systems will increase in the armed forces. All this poses new challenges for the EU armies. In this regard, groups of factors can be distinguished which shape the trends in the development of military UAVs. And since technology will inevitably be transferred from the military to the civilian sphere sooner or later, it would be particularly useful for national security to analyze which of the areas of application of UAV complexes could be of greatest benefit in the civilian sphere and in the interests of national security.

Keywords: unmanned aerial aircraft, military integration, national security, planning.