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hundreds of millions Dollars while a UAV of only four to five million Dollars for
the medium range. This UAV is as good as a rescue mission. The search and rescue
speed are an important part of a rescue mission then the UAV is the perfect fit for this
mission. Likewise, for surveys and border surveillance operations, UAV is ideal for
use instead of the ship because it may be a long way to get to a place that is long and
time-consuming, but the UAV can monitor crime movements or foreigners quickly.
Remote pilots can launch a UAV inspection within a very short time upon request.
It only takes minutes to launch an UAV and it is suitable for both regular and emergency scenarios. Besides, the UAV is fast and there is no need for long preparation
for deployment or launch because it takes about 5–15 minutes. As such, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), sea patrol, or search and rescue (SAR)
missions can be easily requested, and results can be available in less than one hour.
The UAV can give flexibility and easing the access to hard-to-reach places and
it can be efficiently, economically, and safely captured by a UAV. It minimizes the
obvious dangers and enables easy and safe inspections. They eliminate the need
for workers to physically access hostile environments, where factors such as height,
wind, waves, weather, radiation, and enemies can lead to loss of a life. Moreover,
UAVs are making it possible for professionals to easily collect aerial data in places
where it would be logically impossible. It is less risky and safer to use UAVs in
hostile environments for applications, such as radiation monitoring, inspecting highvoltage lines, and other activities that can cause injuries or death. Especially during
reconnaissance, the navy does not need to send a suicide squad, thus, the UAV can
contribute or substitution regular soldiers. UAVs can easily access difficult-to-reach
areas while eliminating the need for a human to go there using risky mechanical
tools.
1.4.5 Challenges of UAVs
Security is a very sensitive issue for every country. Is it transparent when hiring
outsiders for maintenance due to this new technology and lack of local skills and
experience. The Navy only operates the UAVs while for the maintenance external
experts are used. This threatens the navy in terms of security due to its dependence on
external experts for maintenance. The same goes for vulnerabilities in the command
and control of UAV operations. It is a good idea to apply a UAV within the RMN;
it is just that one needs to think about the operation and maintenance culture. This
is because sometimes when adopting a technology, it will be obsolete or forgotten
how to fix it and use it. In other words, the successor for the next generation to share
knowledge about UAV is less emphasized and when this happens, the expertise to
use the UAV is lost and the UAV is no longer available. Therefore, the operation and
maintenance culture must be sharpened and polished.
The UAV has its weaknesses such as the inability to recognize and avoid other
aircrafts and airborne objects in a manner like manned aircrafts. Other than that,
UAVs only give information instead of taking action. If we look at the concept of
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hundreds of millions Dollars while a UAV of only four to five million Dollars for
the medium range. This UAV is as good as a rescue mission. The search and rescue
speed are an important part of a rescue mission then the UAV is the perfect fit for this
mission. Likewise, for surveys and border surveillance operations, UAV is ideal for
use instead of the ship because it may be a long way to get to a place that is long and
time-consuming, but the UAV can monitor crime movements or foreigners quickly.
Remote pilots can launch a UAV inspection within a very short time upon request.
It only takes minutes to launch an UAV and it is suitable for both regular and emergency scenarios. Besides, the UAV is fast and there is no need for long preparation
for deployment or launch because it takes about 5–15 minutes. As such, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), sea patrol, or search and rescue (SAR)
missions can be easily requested, and results can be available in less than one hour.
The UAV can give flexibility and easing the access to hard-to-reach places and
it can be efficiently, economically, and safely captured by a UAV. It minimizes the
obvious dangers and enables easy and safe inspections. They eliminate the need
for workers to physically access hostile environments, where factors such as height,
wind, waves, weather, radiation, and enemies can lead to loss of a life. Moreover,
UAVs are making it possible for professionals to easily collect aerial data in places
where it would be logically impossible. It is less risky and safer to use UAVs in
hostile environments for applications, such as radiation monitoring, inspecting highvoltage lines, and other activities that can cause injuries or death. Especially during
reconnaissance, the navy does not need to send a suicide squad, thus, the UAV can
contribute or substitution regular soldiers. UAVs can easily access difficult-to-reach
areas while eliminating the need for a human to go there using risky mechanical
tools.
1.4.5 Challenges of UAVs
Security is a very sensitive issue for every country. Is it transparent when hiring
outsiders for maintenance due to this new technology and lack of local skills and
experience. The Navy only operates the UAVs while for the maintenance external
experts are used. This threatens the navy in terms of security due to its dependence on
external experts for maintenance. The same goes for vulnerabilities in the command
and control of UAV operations. It is a good idea to apply a UAV within the RMN;
it is just that one needs to think about the operation and maintenance culture. This
is because sometimes when adopting a technology, it will be obsolete or forgotten
how to fix it and use it. In other words, the successor for the next generation to share
knowledge about UAV is less emphasized and when this happens, the expertise to
use the UAV is lost and the UAV is no longer available. Therefore, the operation and
maintenance culture must be sharpened and polished.
The UAV has its weaknesses such as the inability to recognize and avoid other
aircrafts and airborne objects in a manner like manned aircrafts. Other than that,
UAVs only give information instead of taking action. If we look at the concept of