MILITARY DRONE – THE WEAPON OF THE 21ST CENTURY
MILITARY DRONE – THE WEAPON OF THE 21ST CENTURY

Summary/Abstract: This article is dedicated to the emergence and development of civilian and military drones, in the context of armed conflicts, especially in recent times. The military field has undergone profound changes through the diversity of combat actions and weapons. It has been demonstrated that the use of all means and forces in an armed confrontation significantly changes the physiognomy of the battle and the armed operation/conflict as a whole. The content and the nature of security threats. Armed conflicts are increasingly showing their dependence on artificial intelligence, profoundly changing the art of war. Technological advantages, especially those related to artificial intelligence (AI), have become decisive, and military superiority is no longer determined by the number of troops and the power of conventional weapons. Drones and AI-guided missiles are omnipresent in combat operations. Thus, drones in the near future will be equipped with increased artificial intelligence, which will ensure a maximum degree of efficiency. It is possible that drones will have unlimited access and the ability to changes (adapts), so that it can move from one environment to another or move on the ground. The drone may become the symbolic weapon of the 21st century.But, as soon as a new type of combat weapon has appeared, new changes must immediately appear in the doctrines and tactics of conducting combat operations.

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