The Second Drone Age
The Second Drone Age Recent conflicts in Syria and Nagorno-Karabakh show how armed drones are reshaping the battlefield of the future KARACHI: Soaring high above the clouds, a lone aircraft scans the ground for movement. With its mechanical eye, it spots a column of tanks and mobile artillery moving into position for an offensive. The pilotless plane relays everything it sees to a ground controller in real time. In a matter of moments, a swarm of smaller drones appears over the armoured column. Each of them seeks out an individual target before launching into a decimating kamikaze attack. It ...