Terrorist and Insurgent Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Use, Potentials, and Military Implications (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781535181358)

The work is divided into an introduction to the topical area, a UAV historical overview and discussion of present use by the U.S. military, a chronological narrative of terrorist and insurgent UAV use (and attempted use) from 1994 through 2015, the ensuing baselines and trending identified, and the foreseen potentials derived from these trends-based upon tactical, operational, and strategic influencing scenarios, and the resulting military implications and suggested policy responses this will entail. The analysis not only has immediate value for Army force protection and counterterrorism programs, but also for research being conducted on projected robot-on-human force-on-force engagements in insurgency type environments, as well as strategic considerations related to emerging "drone swarm" concepts and the changing character of warfare as robot Landpower technologies evolve and are increasingly fielded.

Author: U. S. Army War College Press, Strategic Studies Institute
ISBN-10: 1535181354
ISBN-13: 9781535181358
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 07/09/2016
Pages: 68
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.23lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.14d