The 'trump card' of the future

The explosive growth of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is having an impact on many areas, from socio-economic to military.

Using UAVs to transport goods is becoming familiar in many countries. Illustration photo. (Source: gihub.org)

Da-Jiang Innovations (the world's leading UAV manufacturer, headquartered in Guangdong, China) has just completed the world's first UAV delivery test at the top of Mount Everest.

Everest is the world’s highest mountain, at 8,848m. The UAV took off from Base Camp at 5,364m and flew to Camp 1 at 6,000m. On the outbound flight, the drone carried three oxygen tanks and 1.5kg of other supplies to deliver to a group of climbers, and returned with the same weight of trash.

UAV is defined as a vehicle that can move in the air, can fly autonomously, or be remotely controlled, can be recovered and reused or not, can carry a payload or not.

With their compact design and unique features, UAVs are now used in many fields.

Mission Impossible Realization

Initially, UAVs were used for tasks that were too expensive or dangerous for humans. Although originally intended for military applications, UAVs quickly expanded to scientific, commercial, recreational, agricultural, and other fields.

UAVs carrying goods from a few kilograms to hundreds of kilograms are no longer strange in the world. In some countries, UAVs are used as a means of delivering goods, supplementing traditional means of transport, especially in rural or remote areas.

Experts note that UAVs are not simply flying devices but also data collection tools.

Mr. Reese Mozer, co-founder and CEO of the company that produces the smart UAV version of drones called American Robotics (USA), believes that the ultimate product of this industry is data, not flying devices.

The advent of UAVs is considered a revolution in the field of surveying, data collection, and tracking of objects in the field. In practice, there are many applications that must be deployed on a large scale such as monitoring, collecting forestry data, ensuring the safety of power transmission lines, recording natural disaster data such as floods, landslides, etc. If using traditional techniques, it would be very costly and time-consuming. However, drones do these jobs very well.

Mr. Richard Schwartz, President and CEO of data service company Pensa Systems (USA), said that it is necessary to understand that drones are very light, agile, and especially hundreds of times cheaper aerial robots than bulky ground robots, can easily overcome obstacles and change position in space very flexibly.

UAVs are often used in agriculture, helping to monitor plants, forests and large, difficult-to-control farms.

The role of UAVs in rescue work is undeniable. They help people detect victims, go deep into complex, inaccessible terrain to capture live images such as landslides, floods, fires, earthquakes, etc.

UAVs are also used in meteorological agencies to observe the weather, collect meteorological information, prevent natural disasters, etc.

The film industry cannot be ignored. The image that is often considered the milestone of UAVs in the film industry is the scene recording the tense chase between agent 007 and the villain in the movie Skyfall. Since then, UAVs have become indispensable technology in the process of filming “blockbuster” movies because it allows filmmakers to achieve angles that were previously impossible.

Potential, benefits and concerns

One thing that can be affirmed is that the first UAVs were invented for military purposes. Over the past decades, the rapid development of science and technology has made UAVs an important part of the military of many countries, serving reconnaissance, intelligence gathering, early warning and attack activities. Currently, UAVs in the military field are entering a new stage of development as they are becoming more compact, smarter, faster, and cheaper.

The reality of recent military conflicts is proving that there will be a revolution in the art of combat of this type of flying vehicle and that will have a huge impact on the military strategies of many countries in the near future.

UAVs have proven their danger and changed the way of fighting in modern warfare. UAV attacks have shown their fierceness in the wars in Syria, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh and especially in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

The growing reliance on UAVs in modern warfare has also raised some ethical concerns, with some arguing that the expanding range of UAVs could lead to a loss of human control over the use of lethal UAVs with serious consequences.

The proliferation of UAV technology has also raised concerns about the potential for an arms race, as more and more countries develop advanced UAVs, raising the risk of increased tensions and potential conflict.

Despite these concerns, UAVs have become an integral part of modern life and their impact will only increase as the technology continues to advance.

Experts emphasize that UAV production has the potential to expand into a large-scale industry, providing multi-industry solutions.

The quality of UAVs will continue to improve and artificial intelligence models will be gradually integrated, allowing UAVs to operate more efficiently and perform more difficult tasks in the future.

Therefore, investing in UAV technology research is considered a field with great potential and many benefits.

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/thiet-bi-bay-khong-nguoi-lai-at-chu-bai-cua-tuong-lai-274976.html