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UAS are everywhere, and it takes all types of technology to defeat them
The drone buzzed over U.S. ground troops in southern Syria. It was big, about the size of a Predator, and it was armed. Without warning, it fired. The munition “hit dirt,” a P...
By Paul Scharre
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ISIS fight shows US military can use lower-cost weapons with lethal results
The fight against the Islamic State has become a learning opportunity for the U.S. military as it looks to a future taking on very adaptable and resourceful opponents. There's...
By Paul Scharre
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What will the future of warfare look like?
War. War never changes. From ancient Rome to the Second World War, it seems like it’s the same story being repeated. The tools of war might change, but war itself is always th...
By Paul Scharre
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Disposable Drones Could Deliver Supplies Under Enemy Fire
Gliders offer many advantages on the battlefield, not the least of which are low cost and silent operation—two things the military loves. That explains their prevalence during...
By Paul Scharre
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How to Manage a Swarm
Our interview for the April -- June Critical Thinking with Paul Scharre--he's a Ranger vet who did tours in Iraq and Afghanistan who is now a robotics expert at the Center for...
By Paul Scharre
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Trump’s Military Buildup Promises Little For The Working Grunts
The USS Gerald R. Ford, the new aircraft carrier President Donald Trump praised recently, is costing some $13 billion to build. That doesn’t count the airplanes. It’s the most...
By Paul Scharre
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CNAS, Bard College’s Center for the Study of the Drone Launch New Database on UAS
The Center for a New American Security and Bard College’s Center for the Study of the Drone have introduced a database designed to help the public and policymakers learn about...
By Ben FitzGerald, Paul Scharre & JaRel Clay
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Center for a New American Security and the Center for the Study of the Drone Release “The Drone Database”
The Center for a New American Security has released The Drone Database, a tool aimed at helping policymakers and the public understand the scope and implications of global dro...
By JaRel Clay
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CNAS Releases Report on Automation and the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System
Press Release
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Future of Warfare Initiative has released a new report, “Patriot Wars: Automation and the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System....
By Neal Urwitz
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Watch the Pentagon’s new hive-mind-controlled drone swarm in action
In what will probably be considered a step forward for autonomous military technology, the Pentagon said in a statement Monday that it had successfully demonstrated “one of th...
By Paul Scharre
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CNAS Commentary: Trump Administration Defense Priorities
Press Release
As President-elect Donald Trump weighs his options for the next secretary of defense and for his defense agenda, CNAS Future of Warfare Initiative Director Paul Scharre and CN...
By Paul Scharre & Lauren Fish
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CNAS Press Note: What Does a Trump Administration Mean for Defense?
Washington, November 17 – As the transition to the Trump administration begins and markets predict a growth in defense spending, Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Defe...
By Paul Scharre
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Pentagon is worrying about 'Terminator' coming true. Seriously.
Senior fellow Paul Scharre discusses the risks of autonomous weapons systems in the Christian Science Monitor....
By Paul Scharre
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How Technology Could Create 'Super Soldiers'
In National Defense, senior fellow Paul Scharre discusses the use of performance-enhancers in the military....
By Paul Scharre
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Attack of the Killer Robots
In BuzzFeed, senior fellow Paul Scharre explains the meaning and importance of "meaningful human control" when discussing autonomous weapons systems....
By Paul Scharre
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On Ivy League campuses, military brass find a warmer welcome
In Reuters, Bacevich fellow Katherine Kidder praises Ivy League schools for introducing ROTC to the elite. ...
By Katherine Kidder
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Global Perspectives on Israel and Russia
This week on the Proliterated Drones website, drone experts explain how Israel and Russia use drones and see drones being used in the future. ...
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CNAS Press Note: Autonomous Weapons at the United Nations
CNAS experts Paul Scharre and Kelley Sayler have written a press note on autonomous weapons at the United Nations....
By Kelley Sayler & Paul Scharre
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Arms Control Groups Urge Human Control of Robot Weaponry
In The New York Times, Senior Fellow Paul Scharre discusses human involvement in lethal force....
By Paul Scharre
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Going for the ZAP
In USA Today, Senior Fellow Paul Scharre discusses the benefits of using directed-energy weapons on the battlefield....
By Paul Scharre
