Military Drones Research Paper

Mallen 1 In the United States of America there has been a debate on whether the use of drones should be continued for military purposes. Drones are unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVS), that are controlled by pilots from the ground or set up to follow a pre-programmed mission. The use of drones basically follows into two categories: those used for surveillance purposes and those that are armed with missiles and bombs for defense purposes.(Cole,Wright 1). This is an important topic today, because the use of this kind of technology in warfare is fairly new and broadly unknown by the public. Especially in America, where drones are being used in a variety of military exercises in and out of combat. The use of drones in the military helps keep soldiers …show more content…
The American military use of drones for surveillance has helped fight against possible attacks and has lead to the death or capture of America’s most valuable targets. “Over the past decade, the Pentagon has amassed more than 400 Predators, Reapers, Hunters, Gray Eagles and other high-altitude drones that have revolutionized counterterrorism operations. Some of the unmanned aircraft will return home with U.S. troops when they leave Afghanistan. But many of the drones will redeploy to fresh frontiers, where they will spy on a melange of armed groups, drug runners, pirates and other targets that worry U.S. officials.”(Whitlock 1). The author is explaining how drones are being taken from Afghanistan into other places where America can track people they're interested in. The U.S. use of combat drones to survey and ultimately capture or kill other targets in separate nations helps the U.S. slowly stop combat in the middle east, and helps them focus on other targets that threaten America. Places America will fly the drones over will be in the continents of Asia and the Americas. In April, Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter said the Pentagon is planning for the first time to send Reaper drones to parts of Asia.(Whitlock 1). Others involved in the U.S. department of defense also commented on the use of drones in other countries that are closer to America. “In South and Central America, U.S. military commanders have long pined for drones to aid counternarcotics operations.” (Whitlock 1) “Surveillance drones could really help us out and really take the

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