Not the Drones You're Looking for: Civil Drones Invading Stability Operations

Abstract

This study examines the implications to military operations of the proliferation of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into civil applications. It argues that, by maintaining separate discussions on the topics of civil UAS expansion and military efforts to counter state-based UASs, military planners fail to recognize a changing military operating environment brought about by the proliferation of civil UASs and are therefore unprepared for its emergence.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1030370

Entities

People

  • David M. Hall

Organizations

  • School of Advanced Air and Space Studies

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Control Systems
  • Employment
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Mobile Phones
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs