Unmanned Ground Vehicles in Support of Irregular War: A Non-lethal Approach

Abstract

Due to. the unique demands of Irregular Warfare (lW), a variety of technological shortfalls, and the legal, moral, and ethical issues surrounding armed unmanned system capabilities, Unmanned Ground Vehicle development should be focused at meeting the challenges associated with future warfare as a Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition (RSTA) platforms, not as systems capable of employing lethal force on the battlefields of tomorrow.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 15, 2011
Accession Number
ADA600852

Entities

People

  • David M. Moreau

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Autonomous Weapons
  • Cognition
  • Combat Operations
  • Control Systems
  • Employment
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Teleoperation
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Warfare

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs