The Increasing Role of Robots in National Security

Abstract

When most people think of national security and the global war on terrorism, they often focus on the activities taking place in Afghanistan and Iraq. However, the war on terrorism is genuinely global and is being fought in many places beyond U.S. Central Commands area of responsibility in the Middle East and the Horn ofAfrica. From Asia to South America, service members are pursuing multiple strategies to prevent the planning and execution of terrorist attacks. These strategiesinvolve working with our partner nations around the world to conduct humanitarian missions, secure their borders, exchange intelligence, and help traintheir militaries. A major challenge for the Department of Defense is that there are various issues in many parts of the world and only so many personnel to go around.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2008
Accession Number
AD1016191

Entities

People

  • Ellen M. Purdy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Autonomous Vehicles
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Environment
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Robotics
  • Robots
  • Security
  • United States Pacific Command
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Unmanned Vehicles
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.

Technology Areas

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