as indicated by the arrow 320 as the uav 120 elevates the electric motor and winch 205 of the tether management system 200 shown in fig2 release the drum 210 so that the tether 130 plays out the uav 120 elevates to some desired altitude to remotely sense the environment in which the ugv 100 is situated typically the ugv 100 will not be moving during the deployment or will move only very little also the deployment will typically be of relatively short duration once the remote sensing is completed the uav 120 is retracted back into the recess 300 as indicated by the arrow 322 note that the recess 300 may be oversized as shown and that the positions of the clamps 315 may be so dimensioned as to facilitate the retraction to terminate the deployment the electric motor and winch 205 can spool the drum 210 with force sufficient to overcome the lift exerted by the ducted fans 162 a u2013 162 d the ducted fans 162 a u2013 162 d may be powered down some to facilitate retraction the tether 130 is attached to the uav 120 in a position selected in part to facilitate the retraction as well as the uav 120 retracts into the recess 300 the clamps 310 engage the uav 120 to secure it in the recess 300 until the next deployment note that the clamps 310 may be omitted in some embodiments where the recess 300 is deep enough the uav 120 may be stowed and deployed from the ugv.