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The UAV Commander: Control Station Simulator game provides access to multi-UAV mission control station (MCS) technology that is more advanced than many UAV control stations currently in use. Unlike most UAV control stations, UAV Commander allows you to manage multiple UAVs. You will direct missions such as those performed by the Hunter and the Predator. But with multiple vehicles, you manage the whole operation, from collecting the imagery to overseeing the strike.

As UAV Commander, you are a member of an elite team. UAV commanders need a mix of talent, skill, and experience. Although automated tools generate plans, the UAV commander plays an essential role in optimizing mission effectiveness. During mission execution the UAV commander must maintain situation awareness by monitoring the progress of the mission and checking for changes in the environment and other new information. A UAV commander must have quick reactions, but must also exercise good judgment, which is the product of experience. Experience will help you understand the strengths and limitations of the automated MCS tools. The success of your mission will depend on your ability to monitor the situation, to react quickly, and to make good decisions

Your mission, if you decide to accept it, is to use your UAVs to search for and attack targets. As the UAVs fly their search missions, you monitor the images you take and the health and status of the vehicles. The vehicles are not authorized to shoot without your consent. You are to command your UAVs to find and verify two targets. The MCS displays the UAV target imagery for you to review. The targets are mobile and high value. Because of the chance of escape, the strike mission must be planned and executed quickly. While you check the imagery to verify the target and to check for the possibility of collateral damage, the autonomous planning modules generate route plans for your UAVs. Each of the targets must be imaged to pinpoint their locations and verify the objectives, then each be struck with two weapons, and finally there must be post-strike bomb damage assessment (BDA) of both targets. The MCS displays the plans generated by the automated tools, and you give the plans a sanity check before authorizing the strike. After the mission, you inspect the BDA report. Because of the importance of the targets, you may have to order two of your UAVs to take a second look. Once you are satisfied that the targets have been destroyed, you order your UAV team to the next hot area.