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Enabling Science for Military Systems 5 Propulsion Technologies
If the performance required of a UAV is similar to the
performance of conventional aircraft, the propulsion system may
also be similar. Many UAVs will weigh more than 1,000 pounds,
fly at subsonic and supersonic velocities at altitudes below
60,000 feet, maneuver at 9g’s or less, and will be maintained in
ways similar to current