Drones Under Fire

The Institute of International Strategic Studies identifies 56 types of drones used by 11 countries. Besides the United States and the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Iran, Israel, Italy, India, Russia, China, and Turkey maintain drones. On Feb. 4, 2002, the CIA first used a Predator drone in a tar...

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Published inThe Officer Vol. 89; no. 4; p. 32
Main Author Hanson, Marshall A
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Reserve Officers Association 01.07.2013
Subjects
Armed forces
Bush, George W
Leadership
Military strategy
Presidents
Terrorism
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Iran
United Kingdom > UK
United States > US
China
Italy
Israel
Yemen
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Summary:The Institute of International Strategic Studies identifies 56 types of drones used by 11 countries. Besides the United States and the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Iran, Israel, Italy, India, Russia, China, and Turkey maintain drones. On Feb. 4, 2002, the CIA first used a Predator drone in a targeted attack when an attempt was made to kill Osama bin Laden. In testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, NAF stated that "upon taking office in January 2009, President Barack Obama almost immediately made drones one of his key national security tools.
ISSN:0030-0268