ABSTRACT
The work in this paper is concerned with models of mini unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems. Mini-UAVs have been designed to be operated by two people (in comparison with teams of 8 to 80 in medium and large UAVs) and are being used for a wide range of intelligence gathering operations in the military and, increasingly, by Civil Uniformed Services. While we can accept that a two person team can launch, fly and monitor such a UAV, it is likely that this team will form part of a larger organisation that will receive the resulting intelligence and act accordingly. This organisationwill provide support for theUAV team (in the form of Force Protection), or authorise the mission that is being undertaken (in the form of Tasking Orders). Thus, there is a need to consider the relationship between the operators of mini-UAVs and the broader organisational framework within which they will operate.
