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Drones : what everyone needs to know / Sarah E. Kreps and James Patton Rogers.

By: Contributor(s): Series: What everyone needs to knowPublisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, ©2025Edition: Second edtionDescription: 258 pagesContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780197795644
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: DronesLOC classification:
  • UG1242.D7 K73 2025
Contents:
Foreword: A new drone world -- Defining drones -- Military drones: A history -- Drone proliferation -- Debates about the use of armed drones -- Drones for the ground and sea -- Non-combat drones -- The future of drones.
Summary: "This opening chapter explains how the world of drones, both commercial and military, has changed since the first edition of the book was released over a decade ago. From revolutions in drone logistics and transportation, through to the transformative impact of drones on Russia's offensive war against Ukraine, this chapter introduces some of the core topics covered in this new volume and the considerable ways in which drones have changed, and are changing, the world around us"-- Provided by publisher.
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"First Edition published in 2016. Second Edition published in 2025"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword: A new drone world -- Defining drones -- Military drones: A history -- Drone proliferation -- Debates about the use of armed drones -- Drones for the ground and sea -- Non-combat drones -- The future of drones.

"This opening chapter explains how the world of drones, both commercial and military, has changed since the first edition of the book was released over a decade ago. From revolutions in drone logistics and transportation, through to the transformative impact of drones on Russia's offensive war against Ukraine, this chapter introduces some of the core topics covered in this new volume and the considerable ways in which drones have changed, and are changing, the world around us"-- Provided by publisher.

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