... systems, miniaturization, big data and cutting-edge manufacturing, including 3D printing. The programme focused on drone operations, which entailed the development low-observable forward-looking long-range unmanned aerial vehicles (including sea-based UAVs), and a family of various unmanned combat aerial systems.
The current U.S. military strategy envisages increasing the significance of operations involving strike drones and surface and undersea drones.
Autonomous refuelling aircraft make it possible to
double the safe distance
for U.S. aircraft carriers to deliver strikes against enemy territory. According to the U.S. Naval Air Force’s MQ-25 Stingray programme,...
... violence and, thus, power without regarding the basic principles of state sovereignty. Applying Thomas Hobbes’ philosophical paradigm of states’ unitary, aggressive nature, the state is naturally encouraged to perpetuate warfare. In the case of drones, the timeless war becomes even more intense due to the gap between countries’ UAV’s capabilities. As the proverb goes, Homo Homini Lupus est — the great shall hunt the small.
Broadly speaking, states, owning and producing drones and frequently appearing to be regional hegemons, are the most invested in drone policy. Not only ...
The implications of advanced technologies for subversive activity
During a military-related event on 4 August, 2018 Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro came close to being assassinated by a pair of drones. While Maduro escaped unscathed, the attack did injure seven soldiers. Various media outlets noted that this was the first known
drone assassination
attempt on a president. This development was, however, long in the offing.
The type of drone used ...
