DEFENDING THE ROMANIAN COASTLINE WITH UNMANNED MILITARY CAPABILITIES
DEFENDING THE ROMANIAN COASTLINE WITH UNMANNED MILITARY CAPABILITIES

Author(s): Alexandru Ionuț DOBRE
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Security and defense
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: unmanned military capabilities; coastline; air; surface; underwater;
Summary/Abstract: Since the beginning of the 21st century, unmanned military capabilities have gained great importance in the military field, but not only and their technology has developed greatly and continues to develop further. It can be seen how unmanned military capabilities have gained great importance in the military field through their increasingly frequent use on the battlefield and very often the use of unmanned military capabilities has been preferred to the detriment of conventional capabilities and due to their effectiveness, these capabilities have proven their importance in the military field. In addition to the conventional capabilities that Romania currently has, unmanned military capabilities will increase the way in which defence can be consolidated in all three combat environments, namely air, surface and underwater warfare.The purpose of the article is to demonstrate the advantages of using unmanned military capabilities in the defence of the Romanian coastline and the benefits that these capabilities can bring in such a situation. Moreover, this article wants to highlight the effectiveness of these unmanned capabilities, the minimization of loss of human life and their ability to carry out combat or information gathering missions in a very large operating area depending on autonomy. Each technology comes with its drawbacks such as limited autonomy or limitations in maintaining communication or operating these unmanned capabilities. The article highlights the importance of using these unmanned military capabilities by the Romanian Naval Forces, as well as the need to develop or acquire them. This article is addressed to decision-makers in the Romanian Naval Forces, but is not limited to them.

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