unmanned aerial vehicles

Drone Losses Impact Turkey’s Fighting in Libya

ZFTWARNING — Sun, 10 May 2020 20:39:27 +0000

Drone Losses Impact Turkey’s Fighting in Libya ZFTWARNING Sun, 05/10/2020 - 4:39pm

Libya experienced a steep increase in fighting last month. The April fighting produced significant lessons learned, especially with respect to drones and counter drone technology. These included the employment of unmanned “kamikaze” loitering munitions by the GNA and HAF, the appearance of handheld counter drone systems, and advanced commercial-off-the-shelf flight components being used to support reconnaissance and surveillance.

RPA Ethics: A Focused Assessment

SWJED — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 15:46:25 +0000

RPA Ethics: A Focused Assessment SWJED Wed, 04/17/2019 - 11:46am

To a large extent, the question of whether remote warfare waged by RPAs is ethical depends on if one believes riskless war is dangerous, destructive, and overly easy. The ethical issues of asymmetric risk, moral hazard, and destructive behavior are difficult considerations to face, but necessary to reconcile. Ultimately, despite these concerns, the RPA is an ethical instrument of air warfare which leaders should certainly take advantage of, if they do so judiciously as they should with any weapon.

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2 New Weapons for Drone Warfare – Part 1 of 2

SWJED — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 15:19:58 +0000

2 New Weapons for Drone Warfare – Part 1 of 2 SWJED Sat, 03/16/2019 - 11:19am

As America’s Army prepares for a conventional war and develops multidomain doctrine, new technologies will be developed. However, there are several places where existing technology can be used to fill gaps that have appeared as the Army transitions. This is especially true for urban combat and drone warfare. Here, I propose 2 new platforms that can be adapted from existing technology to answer the changes brought about by the mass introduction of drones onto the modern battlefield. In Part 2, I will address urban combat separately.

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Micro-UAV Augmented 3D Tactics

SWJED — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:29:34 +0000

Micro-UAV Augmented 3D Tactics

Written as a tactics, techniques and procedure analysis, this paper attempts to extend the notion of 3D tactics in the context of new and emerging technology. The paper will also look at the implications for modelling the observe-orient-decide-act (OODA) loop decision making process.

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Narco-Drones: A New Way to Transport Drugs

SWJED — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 05:34:19 +0000

Narco-Drones: A New Way to Transport Drugs

A narcotrafficking technique first used in Mexico now expands to other countries in Central and South America.

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The Evolution of Punishment: Drones, High-Value Targeting, and the Neurobiology of Mechanical Justice

SWJED — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 17:49:16 +0000

The Evolution of Punishment: Drones, High-Value Targeting, and the Neurobiology of Mechanical Justice

An illusion persists where people seem somehow convinced that the use of unmanned aerial vehicles to kill is somehow safer or better than available alternatives.

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