Author : Lance Menthe
Publisher :
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 35,1 MB
Release : 2014
Category : TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
ISBN : 9780833086945
Author : Lisa Parks
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 40,15 MB
Release : 2017-10-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0822372819
This volume's contributors offer a new critical language through which to explore and assess the historical, juridical, geopolitical, and cultural dimensions of drone technology and warfare. They show how drones generate particular ways of visualizing the spaces and targets of war while acting as tools to exercise state power. Essays include discussions of the legal justifications of extrajudicial killings and how US drone strikes in the Horn of Africa impact life on the ground, as well as a personal narrative of a former drone operator. The contributors also explore drone warfare in relation to sovereignty, governance, and social difference; provide accounts of the relationships between drone technologies and modes of perception and mediation; and theorize drones’ relation to biopolitics, robotics, automation, and art. Interdisciplinary and timely, Life in the Age of Drone Warfare extends the critical study of drones while expanding the public discussion of one of our era's most ubiquitous instruments of war. Contributors. Peter Asaro, Brandon Wayne Bryant, Katherine Chandler, Jordan Crandall, Ricardo Dominguez, Derek Gregory, Inderpal Grewal, Lisa Hajjar, Caren Kaplan, Andrea Miller, Anjali Nath, Jeremy Packer, Lisa Parks, Joshua Reeves, Thomas Stubblefield, Madiha Tahir
Author : T. Mark Mccurley
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 19,7 MB
Release : 2015-10-13
Category : History
ISBN : 0698161467
The first-ever inside look at the US military’s secretive Remotely Piloted Aircraft program—equal parts techno-thriller, historical account, and war memoir Remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), commonly referred to by the media as drones, are a mysterious and headline-making tool in the military’s counterterrorism arsenal. Their story has been pieced together by technology reporters, major newspapers, and on-the-ground accounts from the Middle East, but it has never been fully told by an insider. In Hunter Killer, Air Force Lt. Col. T. Mark McCurley provides an unprecedented look at the aviators and aircraft that forever changed modern warfare. This is the first account by an RPA pilot, told from his unique-in-history vantage point supporting and executing Tier One counterterrorism missions. Only a handful of people know what it’s like to hunt terrorists from the sky, watching through the electronic eye of aircraft that can stay aloft for a day at a time, waiting to deploy their cutting-edge technology to neutralize threats to America’s national security. Hunter Killer is the counterpoint to the stories from the battlefront told in books like No Easy Day and American Sniper: While special operators such as SEALs and Delta Force have received a lot of attention in recent years, no book has ever told the story of the unmanned air war. Until now.
Author : Nancy J. Cooke
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 35,62 MB
Release : 2016-10-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1118965914
Highlights the human components of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, their interactions with the technology and each other, and the implications of human capabilities and limitations for the larger system Considers human factors issues associated with RPAS, but within the context of a very large system of people, other vehicles, policy, safety concerns, and varying applications Chapters have been contributed by world class experts in HSI and those with operational RPAS experience Considers unintended consequences associated with taking a more myopic view of this system Examines implications for practice, policy, and research Considers both civil and military aspects of RPAS
Author : T. Mark McCurley
Publisher :
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 17,88 MB
Release : 2015-11-26
Category :
ISBN : 9781459699915
Hunter Killer is the first ever inside look at the US military's secretive remotely piloted aircraft program - equal parts techno - thriller, historical account and war memoir. Remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), commonly referred to by the media as drones, are a mysterious and headline - making tool in the military's counterterrorism arsenal. Previously, their story has been pieced together by technology reporters, major newspapers, and on - the - ground accounts from the Middle East, but it has never been fully told by an insider. In Hunter Killer, Air Force Lt. Col. T. Mark McCurley provides an unprecedented look at the aviators and aircraft that forever changed modern warfare. This is the first account by an RPA pilot, told from his unique - in - history vantage point supporting and executing Tier One counterterrorism missions. Only a handful of people know what it's like to hunt terrorists from the sky, watching through the electronic eye of aircraft that can stay aloft for a day at a time, waiting to deploy their cutting - edge technology to neutralize threats to America's national security. Hunter Killer is the counterpoint to the stories from the battlefront told in books like No Easy Day and American Sniper. While special operators such as SEALs and Delta Force have received a lot of attention in recent years, no book has ever told the story of the unmanned air war. Until now.
Author : Ronald D. Senger
Publisher :
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 50,26 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Drone aircraft
ISBN :
"The United States Air Force Chief of Staff and senior airpower leaders are continually striving to shorten the kill chain for destruction of emerging, time-sensitive enemy targets. Recent operations have revealed remotely operated aircraft are providing the flexibility, persistence and lethality to achieve astonishing results in this endeavor. As the MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle evolved and transitioned from a purely reconnaissance and surveillance role to an armed reconnaissance role, Airmen recognized the need for a more robust armed "recce" capability on the modern battlefield. Thus, the United States Air Force developed and refined requirements for the MQ-9 (Predator B) "Hunter-Killer" remotely operated aircraft system. The research methodology investigates whether armed reconnaissance capabilities provided by the MQ-9 will provide significant strides toward resolving a challenging problem, the interdiction and destruction of emerging time-sensitive enemy targets. It discusses effective capabilities and systems the Hunter-Killer will employ to improve the speed and lethality of the find-fix-track-target-engage-assess (F2T2EA) process. Also included is a brief discussion of the Hunter-Killer's potential secondary roles of close air support, combat search and rescue, and suppression of enemy air defenses. A comprehensive system description, as well as an assessment of the strengths and limitations of the Hunter-Killer system reveals it will be more than just a "niche" player."--Abstract.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 15,98 MB
Release : 2017
Category :
ISBN :
Highlighting the human components of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, this detailed resource looks at their interactions with the technology and each other, and the implications of human capabilities and limitations for the larger system. --
Author : United States United States Air Force
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 23,63 MB
Release : 2014-05-09
Category :
ISBN : 9781499397499
The character of future international conflicts represents a complex and unpredictable set of challenges that necessitates a significant shift in the United States' approach to warfighting. Strategic guidance in Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense reinforces that -...the United States will continue to take an active approach to countering...threats by monitoring the activities of non-state threats worldwide, working with allies and partners to establish control over ungoverned territories, and directly striking the most dangerous groups and individuals when necessary. The U.S. Air Force (USAF) Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Vector-Vision and Enabling Concepts: 2013-2038 balances the effects envisioned in the USAF Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Plan 2009-2047 with the reality of constrained resources and ambitious national strategy for a complex world. More importantly, as a visionary document, the RPA Vector opens the aperture beyond current austere fiscal realities to explore art of the possible technologies in the 2013-2038 timeframe. The intent is to examine technological advances necessary to enable the Air Force's future RPA force.
Author : Ilse Verdiesen
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 36,81 MB
Release : 2021-10-18
Category : Law
ISBN : 9004449086
The deployment of Autonomous Weapons gives rise to ongoing debate in society and at the United Nations, in the context of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. Yet little empirical research has been done on this topic. This volume fills that gap by offering an empirical study based on military personnel and civilians working at the Dutch Ministry of Defence. It yields insight into how Autonomous Weapons are perceived by the military and general public; and which moral values are considered important in relation to their deployment. The research approach used is the Value-Sensitive Design (VSD) method that allows for the consideration of human values throughout the design process of technology. The outcome indicates that military personnel and civilians attribute more agency (the capacity to think and plan) to an Autonomous Weapon than to a Human Operated Drone. In addition, it is clear that common ground exists between military and societal groups in their perception of the values of human dignity and anxiety. These two values arise often in the discourse, and addressing them is essential when considering the ethics of the deployment of Autonomous Weapons. The text of this volume is also offered in parallel French and German translation.
Author : Ltg John J. Tolson
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 48,89 MB
Release : 2011-09-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1105081699
This is the exciting story of the development of U.S. airmobile power from theory to practice, involving air transport, fixed wing aircraft, and attack helicopters culminating in Vietnam War operations. It includes analysis of airmobile combat operations; doctrinal and interservice disputes; equipment descriptions; and the organization of combat and support units. It also includes data about airmobility in South Vietnam's army and it features personal reflections of the author, who was at the center of airmobility development and who commanded large airmobile units. John J. Tolson in June 1939 participated in the first tactical air movement of ground forces by the U.S. Army. He was in all combat jumps of the 503d Parachute Infantry Regiment during World War II, became an Army aviator in 1957, and served as Director of Army Aviation and Commandant of the Army Aviation School. From April 1967 to July 1968 he commanded the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), Vietnam. (Includes many maps and photographs)
