Improved upgrades in weapons technology results in several mystifications related to standardizing the military operations of the nation in future.
Advances in robotic weapons systems give rise to complex issues
One area for discussion is advanced autonomous lethal systems called killer drones, which are robotic aircraft that constantly strikes the targets without the assistance or control of any human pilots or crew. The modification of these drones can contribute to high defense capabilities, manpower costs management, and other features that comply with the modern warfare demands.
The Arizona State University’s Security and Defense Systems Initiative, Werner Dahm has clearly put forth his outlook on the issue in the latest Wall Street Journal column. Dahm was the former chief scientist of the U.S. Air Force and directed a major 2010 study to evaluate the technological capabilities that required to face the national defense challenges in the forthcoming years.
Dahm, in the Wall Street Journal column marked that it is better to maintain human intervention in crucial decision-making steps while installing autonomous systems. The technological outlook clearly demonstrates that human beings should be maintained ‘in the loop’, as stated by Dahm.
The initiative of ASU’s Security and Defense Systems accentuates developing solutions that meets the challenges of global security. In addition to technology, issues of homeland security, national defense, cyber warfare and border security, counterterrorism, outlook on social, public policy and legal aspects of security operations have been involved.
Source: http://www.asu.edu/