Not exact matches
Last year Arkin ran computerized battlefield simulations involving an
armed,
autonomous aerial
drone, viewable on his Web site.
Armed drones and other
autonomous weapons systems with decreasing levels of human control are currently in use and development by high - tech militaries including the US, China, Israel, South Korea, Russia, and the UK.
May: Dutch NGO IKV Pax Christi issues a report outlining its ethical and legal concerns with the use of
armed drones and
autonomous weapons.
The year opened with a resolution by the European Parliament on 27 February on the use of
armed drones that included a call to «ban the development, production and use of fully
autonomous weapons which enable strikes to be carried out without human intervention.»
Portugal (9 October)-- «On new and emerging threats, such as
armed drones,
autonomous weapons, cyberspace and militarization of outer space, we should encourage transparency and adapt applicable international law or develop new regulatory multilateral security frameworks responsive to the objective of protecting civilians and Human Rights.»