Aerospace/ Drones

Report: International rules needed for armed drone use

The future of global warfare will be dominated by long-range drones operated by any number of rogue states engaged in an apocalyptic battle to control the world.

Or perhaps not.

A new report from the Rand Corp. challenges several popular ideas about the impact of drones on armed conflict, and without dismissing the strategic and tactical advantages of the weapons, the study suggests that unmanned aerial vehicles “do not win wars, and wars can be won without them.”