Drones and the Future of Air Warfare

The Evolution of Remotely Piloted Aircraft

Michael P. Kreuzer

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English

Routledge
02 June 2016

Military history; Politics & government; Air forces & warfare; Military aircraft

Series: Cass Military Studies

This book examines the evolution of airpower and specifically the growth and proliferation of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPAs).

While most existing literature examines either the law or ethics of RPAs, and some newer scholarship looks to the battlefield effectiveness (the gains from strikes versus the potential for ‘blowback, etc.), this work investigates it from a broader military perspective. It examines the strategy for employment of RPAs across the spectrum of warfare, the potential deterrent value of RPAs in some circumstances, and the resulting ability of RPAs to fundamentally shift the character of when and how wars are fought. The central aim of this book is to evaluate the role of ‘drones’ in warfare to date, and make basic projections on how states will adopt RPAs and UCAVs in the future. At the core is the goal of answering a broad, underlying research question: How will the RPA innovation impact military strategy and international security?

This book will be of much interest to students of airpower, drone warfare, military and strategic studies, security studies and IR.

By: Michael P. Kreuzer
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9781138187122
ISBN 10: 1138187127
Series: Cass Military Studies
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 02 June 2016
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction 2. U.S. Employment of RPAs 3. The Human Challenges of ‘Unmanned’ Aircraft 4. The Global Diffusion of RPAs 5. Planning for the Future of RPAs and UCAVs

Michael P. Kreuzer is a career Air Force officer. He is a Non-Resident Fellow at Princeton’s Liechtenstein Institute on Self Determination and a Military Fellow at William and Mary’s Program on International Peace and Security. He holds a PhD in International Security Studies from Princeton University.