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Elizabeth Quintana
Position: Senior Research Fellow, Air Power and Technology
Elizabeth runs the Air Power and Technology programme, looking specifically at the future of air power for UK and for NATO at a time of increasing commitments and decreasing resources.The programme also explores the doctrinal, strategic and ethical implications of emerging technologies. She is responsible for conducting research, writing articles and organising events related to these topics.
Elizabeth has lectured specifically on the Ethics of Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems and Cyber Operations to the French Air Force Academy, Bundeswehr and US Air Force Academy.
She is responsible for the Chief of the Air Staff's annual conference and the annual RUSI Defence Information Superiority conference, which is also supported by the UK Ministry of Defence.
Prior to joining RUSI, Elizabeth worked for two years running technical conferences for the international defence community. In 2001 she took a graduate assistant position at the University of Texas A&M where she worked for two years on a DARPA project investigating collaborative robotics. Elizabeth holds an MEng in Automatic Control and Systems Engineering from the University of Sheffield and an MSc in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas A&M
RUSI articles and analysis by this author
Manning the Unmanned
3 May 2013As the UK steps up its drone capability, it is changing the RAF’s training programmes for pilots and operators
The RAF and the Olympics
29 Jan 2013
The London 2012 Olympic Games were a tremendously positive experience for the UK in many ways, reinvigorating a sense of Britishness, of pride in being British and in British values, but also in the country’s institutions like the Armed Forces. RUSI’s Senior Research Fellow of Air Power and Technology, Elizabeth Quintana, looks at the RAF’s contribution to the security of the Games
The London 2012 Olympic Games were a tremendously positive experience for the UK in many ways, reinvigorating a sense of Britishness, of pride in being British and in British values, but also in the country’s institutions like the Armed Forces. RUSI’s Senior Research Fellow of Air Power and Technology, Elizabeth Quintana, looks at the RAF’s contribution to the security of the Games
Cross-Domain Operations and Interoperability
4 Jul 2012The new US Joint Operational Access Concept will have implications for the British military and its allies
Securing the Fifth Environment: The RAF and the Importance of Cyber
29 Mar 2012
RUSI’s Elizabeth Quintana examines the development of cyber-capabilities within the Royal Air Force and looks at some of the high-tech threats that the service may face
RUSI’s Elizabeth Quintana examines the development of cyber-capabilities within the Royal Air Force and looks at some of the high-tech threats that the service may face
Choosing Plan B: Reviewing the UK's Choice of Joint Strike Fighter
23 Mar 2012As the full ramifications of the austerity measures become clear, the UK may be reconsidering the choice of F-35 variant which it will buy under its Joint Combat Aircraft programme. For costs and operational reasons, Variant B is the logical choice.
New US Defence Strategy: Implications for the United States Air Force
9 Jan 2012President Obama's new defence strategy with its reorientation towards the Pacific is good news for airpower and the US Air Force. Despite proposed budget cuts, there will be a continued reliance on strategic air assets.
Accidental Heroes: Britain, France and the Libya Operation - RUSI Interim Libya Campaign Report
23 Sep 201123/09/11: A RUSI report looks at the diplomatic, strategic and military aspects of the recent Libya campaign.
The RAF and Expeditionary Operations
12 Aug 2011
Elizabeth Quintana assesses whether the British contribution to operations in Libya has been helped or hindered by the UK Government’s Strategic Defence and Security Review
Elizabeth Quintana assesses whether the British contribution to operations in Libya has been helped or hindered by the UK Government’s Strategic Defence and Security Review
Post-Conference Report: Chief of the Air Staff's Airpower Conference, 2011
17 Jul 2011In July 2011, RUSI hosted the UK Chief of the Air Staff's Airpower Conference, entitled 'Air Power in an Age of Uncertainty'.
When Will Directed Energy Weapons See the Light?
2 Jun 2011Directed energy may now be reaching a new phase of maturity
Unmanned Systems: Confusing Ethics
20 Apr 2011Unmanned Aerial Vehicles have prompted widespread criticism, despite having proven their value in a variety of contexts. In many cases, their use may be the most logical - and safest - option.
Space and the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure
23 Mar 2011
Elizabeth Quintana argues that space is as important as the cyber domain, both to the UK economy and national resilience
Elizabeth Quintana argues that space is as important as the cyber domain, both to the UK economy and national resilience
Beyond the Convention: The Cluster Munitions Debate
18 Oct 2010The Convention on Cluster Munitions is a welcome step forward, but it needs clarity
NATO Cannot Sustain its Current Fuel Addiction
8 Oct 2010The closure of the Afghan/Pakistan border earlier this week and consequent targeting of NATO fuel supplies has highlighted a critical vulnerability for the International Security Assistance Forces: Fuel. But what can be done to overcome ISAF's Achilles heel?
Review: The Robots and Robotics Debate
3 Mar 2010Two recent books on robots and robotics raise the issue of whether we are as wired for war as robots
Fighting Green: The Next Revolution in Military Affairs
4 Nov 2009
The UK's MoD is not alone in its effort to become green - US forces are also developing the efficiency and security of their energy supplies
The UK's MoD is not alone in its effort to become green - US forces are also developing the efficiency and security of their energy supplies
The New Challenges of Cyber Security
25 Jun 2009The UK’s new Cyber Security Strategy outlines governmental response to these new threats: Britain will work closely with international networks to identify and prosecute a new brand of ‘e-criminal’.
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