Computer hardware and software for launch, operation, and retrieval of unmanned aerial vehicles; computer hardware, namely, data processors, satellite signal processors, signal processors, video processors, mobile data receivers, radar receivers; computer software for gathering, analyzing, transmitting, maintaining and organizing data and images for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance purposes, for control of remote ground control systems used in launching, operating, and retrieving unmanned aerial vehicles, and for airborne control of unmanned aerial vehicles; unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) components namely, acceleration sensors, ultrasonic sensors, timing sensors, proximity sensors, temperature sensors, vehicle mounted GPS sensor for determining the rate of motion for a vehicle, motion sensors, pollutant sensors, biological sensors, chemical sensors, nuclear contamination sensors, pressure sensors, inertial navigation sensors and avionic sensor systems, namely, aircraft airspeed, altitude, and attitude sensors; unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) components and ground control components, namely, remote ground control terminals comprised of manipulators for remote operation of unmanned aerial vehicle UAVs and cameras, remote ground controls for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs) and cameras, computer hardware for remote ground control of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and cameras; radio, electronic, electro-magnetic, satellite, infrared, fiber-optic and optical data links comprised of ground control terminals and airborne data terminals that allow the unmanned aerial vehicle be controlled by the ground operators and further allow data to be transmitted from the unmanned aerial vehicle to the ground operators; ground control stations for use with unmanned aerial vehicles consisting of computer hardware and operating software, video monitors, antenna assembly, display processors, video receivers; ground control station operating software for use with unmanned aerial vehicles; training simulators, namely, integrated software and hardware components to simulate unmanned aerial vehicle flight; computer software featuring programs used for interactive training courseware in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles; video tapes featuring training in and utilization of unmanned aerial vehicles; electrical and scientific apparatus, namely airborne surveillance and aircraft control apparatus, namely, radars, low light cameras, thermal imaging cameras, GPS receivers, radio altimeters, inertial navigation systems and ground proximity sensors