Drone Wars: Pioneers, Killing Machines, Artificial Intelligence, and the Battle for the Future
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Drones are transforming warfare through the use of artificial intelligence, drone swarms, and surveillance – leading to competition between the US, China, Israel, and Iran. Who will be the next drone superpower?
In the battle for the streets of Mosul in Iraq, drones in the hands of ISIS terrorists made life hell for the Iraq army and civilians. Today, defense companies are racing to develop the lasers, microwave weapons, and technology necessary for confronting the next drone threat. Seth J. Frantzman takes the listener from the midnight exercises with Israel’s elite drone warriors, to the CIA headquarters where new drone technology was once adopted in the 1990s to hunt Osama bin Laden.
This rapidly expanding technology could be used to target nuclear power plants and pose a threat to civilian airports. In the Middle East, the US used a drone to kill Iranian arch-terrorist Qasem Soleimani, a key Iranian commander. Drones are transforming the battlefield from Syria to Libya and Yemen. For militaries and security agencies – the main users of expensive drones – the UAV market is expanding as well; there were more than 20,000 military drones in use by 2020. Once the province of only a few militaries, drones now being built in Turkey, China, Russia, and smaller countries like Taiwan may be joining the military drone market. It’s big business, too – $100 billion will be spent over the next decade on drones. Militaries may soon be spending more on drones than tanks, much as navies transitioned away from giant vulnerable battleships to more agile ships. The future wars will be fought with drones and won by whoever has the most sophisticated technology.
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Customers find the book informative, with one review noting it’s based on extensive research and observation. They appreciate its readability, with one customer describing it as a real page-turner.
11 reviews for Drone Wars: Pioneers, Killing Machines, Artificial Intelligence, and the Battle for the Future
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Charles Perkins –
Comprehensive and timely.
Drone technologyââUnmanned Systemsâ in military parlanceâis perhaps the most well known among the array of emerging innovations transforming the 21st century battlefield. From cheap quadcopters used by ISIS and other terrorists to sophisticated autonomous aerial platforms deployed by regional powers for both surveillance and pinpoint strikes, drone warfare is a feature of modern conflicts that cannot be ignored by the defense policy community, the media, military historians or the public at large.Will dronesâon land, sea or in the airâultimately reduce the human cost of war by replacing soldiers and pilots or do increasingly autonomous weapons presage the worst robotic visions of the future?Frantzman offers the most accessible and compelling account to date of the weaponized unmanned aircraft phenomenon. Written with the instincts of a journalist rather than an engineer or policy academic, he has traveled through many of the conflict zones in which all combatants are employing these systemsâfor good or ill. Readers seeking a clearer understanding of the tactical, technical and ethical implications of the mounting drone wars will find a fast-paced and informative overview in Frantzmanâs narrative.
Moshe K –
A Real Page-Turner
The author does an excellent job weaving together personal experiences, exclusive interviews, and other sources to trace the evolution of the use of drones in warfare by state and non-state actors alike. With drones playing an ever-expanding role in national and international security, this book is a must read for those trying to get a better understanding of this important issue. There’s nothing like reading about it from someone who has experienced first-hand the fear of being under threat by drones controlled by ISIS.
Ed Singer –
Great book written by a very cool guy.
This is a must read for anyone interested in technology, war, drones, or general information on how the world in 2020 is coming together.
Ali Al Hashem –
Drone Wars
This book amazed me from the first page I couldn’t put it out of my hand. It is a great review of the drone warfare and good prediction of its future.With a marvelous outlook to this futuristic field in aerial warfare, the book takes you in wide view of the expectation and probable utilization of the robotic flying machines.I highly recommend this book for who’s looking into this field.
SAS –
Interesting but more of a marketing document for Israeli drone industry
As an Israeli author his focus on his national industry is understandable but the book reads like a marketing brochure for Israeli capabilities in the drone industry. A more detailed analyses of Iranian, Turkish and Chinese capabilities would have added a lot.
Matthew Churchill –
On the Transformation of Future Global Battlefields
Dr. Frantzman has written very insightful snapshots into the rapid changes facing global warfare. The book is clearly based on numerous hours of research and observation, with each chapter eloquently bringing us up to speed on the roles of such players as Israel, China and the United States of America in regards to drone technology. I listened to this book on Audible, but found myself going back to reread passages that were packed with pithy historical insight. Seth is a master at drawing parallels to past revolutions in modern warfare which really helps connect the dots and puts drones into historical perspective. A new world order seems to be upon us and anyone seeking a balanced account of how drones transformed military strategies should read Drone Wars.
Will –
Drone Wars is insightful
This book lays a strong historical foundation for the first half and is followed by an insightful and analytical view on the back half. A must read to understand whereâve been and where we are headed with unmanned autonomous drones.
RB –
Highly informative
Anyone interested in this subject seeking updated info should grab this title . The author who had himself observed drones in action in the Middle East and the Ukraine delivers very convincing description of the drone wars.
Sir Gilmour –
Badly written and juvenile in places this book reads like a compilation of Google search results that have been machine translated from the Authorâs native Hebrew into English.
Joseph Myren –
AWESOME
salomone negrin –
This book is a collection of badly written and fragmented pieces of information that do not give the reader any valuable insight in the subject. My point of view is that it is not worth the paper is was written on. I am sorry for the author: he was probably looking to make a fast buck.