Sentences with phrase «unmanned military drones»

The next frontier for unmanned military drones may not be solely in the skies.

Not exact matches

Taking the plight of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or «drones» as an example, Bunger sees police forces 15 years behind the military with ground - based military just starting to adopt robots.

Although Paul's filibuster was technically against Brennan's nomination, his remarks focused primarily on civil liberties issues, offering a scathing critique of the Obama's administration's use of unmanned drones, and refusal to rule out military strikes against American citizens on U.S. soil.

Initially, the development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) was an exclusively military affair; only in recent times have civilian drone developers started to appear on the scene.

Flying robots (aka unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones) to check power lines or deliver emergency aid have become an important and controversial part of military capacity in recent years.

Rise of the Machines Thousands of unmanned aerial drones, tanks, and submarines have been developed and deployed by militaries in up to 50 nations.

Conflating the universal symbol for peace with the form of an unmanned aircraft used by the US military in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and elsewhere, the Drone Dove (2013) soars above visitors» heads, at once ominous and beautiful.

In those days, the main uses of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)-- aka drones — were military, either for reconnaissance or for attack.

Military necessity during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, however, prompted the secretary of defense, Robert Gates, to authorize the deployment of new drone systems — unmanned air vehicles, or UAVs, with very little autonomy — before they were fully tested.

Drone technology has become a multi-billion-dollar business, as consumer uses multiply and the U.S. military begins phasing out manned vehicle operations in favor of unmanned flights, leading real estate investors and developers to pay attention...

While the debate rages on regarding the use of drones — also known as unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or unmanned aircraft vehicle (UAV)-- for military and intelligence purposes, some far less controversial uses have emerged in the real estate industry.