4차 산업혁명과 항공무인무기체계 발전 전망

Abstract

Today, the 4th industrial revolution has become a major issue in all areas of the world, and the defense sector is no exception. In particular, the characteristics of the future battlefields will be further expanded through the main technologies that will lead the 4th industrial revolution. The CPS(Cyber-Physical System) will strengthen the network characteristics and the IoT(Internet of Things) will expand the information gathering ability. In addition, big data technology will contribute to providing quality information, and artificial intelligence will make the best judgment based on the information provided through big data analysis. Finally, the robot performs an operational mission on behalf of human beings. Robots are expected to affect the future weapon system more specifically. UAVs(Unmanned aerial vehicles) are already in the process of being deployed and newly developed. UCAV(Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle) is expected to be used in combination with manned aerial vehicle due to technical limitations, but UAV is expected to replace all existing aircraft. The rate at which the 4th industrial revolution affects our daily lives and national defense is different from that of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd industrial revolutions. Therefore, it is necessary to hasten the investment in research and development of the weapon system. In addition, we must hasten establishment of operational concept based on combined UAV and manned aerial vehicle operations. In the future, it will be necessary to prepare an air operations mission using only UAV.