Women Warriors: Why the Robotics Revolution Changes the Combat Equation

Abstract

So began the testimony of General Barrow before the Senate Armed Services Committee in June 1991 regarding his opinion on women in combat during which he gave his ultimate conclusion: women cant do it.and there is no military need to put women into combat. 2 That is about to change. The revolution in robotics and autonomous systems is poised to alter the debate from whether women are able to meet combat standards to how gender diversity in combat will improve the US militarys fighting capability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2015
Accession Number
AD1013441

Entities

People

  • Linell A. Letendre

Organizations

  • United States Air Force Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Handbooks
  • International Relations
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Robotics
  • United States
  • Unmanned Ground Systems
  • Warfare
  • Wearable Technology

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • Autonomy