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Analysis and commentary on issues relating to aerospace, airpower and technology.
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RUSI Newsbrief: Manning the Unmanned
3 May 2013 by Elizabeth QuintanaAs the UK steps up its drone capability, it is changing the RAF’s training programmes for pilots and operators
UK Defence Armed Forces UK Europe Aerospace Equipment and Acquisitions Military Personnel
RUSI Newsbrief: Mr Emmerson Takes on Washington
3 May 2013 by Adrian JohnsonWith a UN panel now investigating US drone strikes, the mounting backlash against targeted killing highlights the political costs of drone warfare (Free access)
United States Americas United Nations International Institutions Aerospace Pakistan Central and South Asia The War on Terror Terrorism
Videos: Should We Ban Autonomous Weapons Systems?
25 Apr 2013 by Elizabeth QuintanaElizabeth Quintana, Senior Research Fellow, RUSI, assesses calls made by human rights groups to ban the use of autonomous weapons systems.
Aerospace Technology
News: New RUSI Paper: Hitting the Target - Hitting the Target? How New Capabilities are Shaping International Intervention
26 Mar 2013 British public divided on whether drones make the West more or less safe, but small majority support targeted killing of known terrorists unless civilian casualties involved
Aerospace Technology
RUSI Newsbrief: Syria: Securing Weapons Caches After Assad
8 Mar 2013 Worries about the proliferation of hand-held anti-aircraft missiles from Syria point to the need to carefully manage these weapons.
Syria Middle East and North Africa Terrorism Aerospace
RUSI Newsbrief: Russia’s Fifth-Generation Combat Aircraft: Gaining Momentum
8 Mar 2013 by Dr Igor SutyaginAs development of the Russian T-50 fighter continues, stealth capability may be about to spread beyond just the US and its allies.
Russia Europe Aerospace
RUSI Newsbrief: ‘Que Sera, Sera’: The UK and the F-35
8 Mar 2013 by Professor Trevor TaylorWhile the F-35 may be very capable, the UK's inability to withdraw from the programme places the country in a position of dependence on the US. (Free access)
Equipment and Acquisitions UK Defence United States Americas UK Europe Aerospace
Analysis: Drones in the Service of Peace: Unmanned Aircraft in UN Deployments
18 Feb 2013 by Adrian JohnsonLong associated with the CIA's targeted killing programme, there are concerns that drones are a weapons system out of control. But a suggestion to deploy them on the UN mission in the Congo underscores the potential the system has in keeping the peace.
Aerospace United Nations International Institutions Africa Congo
RUSI Defence Systems: Meteor on the Market
29 Jan 2013
The MBDA Meteor air-to-air missile is a game changer with strategic importance. With this in mind, Rob Hewson, Editor of IHS Jane’s Air-Launched Weapons, looks at the export potential for such a weaponAerospace Equipment and Acquisitions UK Defence
The MBDA Meteor air-to-air missile is a game changer with strategic importance. With this in mind, Rob Hewson, Editor of IHS Jane’s Air-Launched Weapons, looks at the export potential for such a weapon
Aerospace Equipment and Acquisitions UK Defence
RUSI Defence Systems: The Weaponisation of Future Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
29 Jan 2013
David Hayes is a Mechanical Engineer in the defence industry, and has previously worked on secondment at the Royal United Services Institute as a research analyst. In this article he provides an overview of current and future development trends in weapons technology that could be integrated onto unmanned aerial vehicles, and looks at the implications this has had and will have on military operationsAerospace Intelligence
David Hayes is a Mechanical Engineer in the defence industry, and has previously worked on secondment at the Royal United Services Institute as a research analyst. In this article he provides an overview of current and future development trends in weapons technology that could be integrated onto unmanned aerial vehicles, and looks at the implications this has had and will have on military operations
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