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Drone Warfare
Context
Drone warfare is now transforming the way nations wage wars. During the recent India-Pakistan tensions, drones were employed to attack targets without deploying soldiers across the border. This method of warfare has been witnessed earlier -- in Ukraine, Israel, and elsewhere in the world.
What is Drone Warfare?
- Drone warfare refers to a mode of warfare employing unmanned or remotely controlled devices. Such drones have the capability of staying in the air, on land, at sea level, or underwater.
- The drones may be operated by manual control, and others may utilise auto-pilot systems on their missions.
- UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), is commonly known as a drone. It is the flying component of the RPAS, operated without a human pilot onboard.
- RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft System) refers to a set of components that include the drone, its ground-based control system.
- Drone Advancements
- Earlier: Used mainly for surveillance and target acquisition (1960s–2000s)
- Now: Capable of autonomous navigation, AI targeting, swarming, and electronic warfare
- Examples:
- DJI Matrice 300: Used in Ukraine with AI for target locking
- Small, cheap drones are evading modern air defences better than large drones (e.g., Predator, Reaper)
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