drones Archives - Page 2 of 2

Update: “Undeclared Drone Wars” and “Secret Drone Bases”

September 21, 2011erchristensenLeave a comment

This is a quick update to my post yesterday about the potential for fully automated drones and the consequences of such a development. Today, the Washington Post has an article that is getting quite a lot of buzz. The article is about the U.S. building a global network of drone bases and the potential for…

What if…and “Fully Automated Killing Machines”

September 20, 2011erchristensenLeave a comment

In an article in yesterday’s Washington Post, Peter Finn examined the possibilities, for better and worse, of fully automated drones participating in future conflicts. As a bonus, he even makes reference to The Terminator. Currently, there are a few automated systems already at work on the battlefield: robotic sentries, antimissile batteries, and surveillance drones that…