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The Legal and Moral Problems of Autonomous Strike Aircraft
The U.S. Navy’s move toward developing a carried-based unmanned combat aircraft might eventually afford the service the ability to strike targets at long-range, but there are ethical and legal questions that linger should the Pentagon develop a fully autonomous system.
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The Murky World of Military Aid
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said Tuesday the U.S. government is “working with the Iraqi government, the Iraqi security forces, to get military equipment to the peshmerga."
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U.S. Sending 100 Air Missions Daily Over Iraq
The U.S. Navy and Air Force are scheduling as many as 100 attack, reconnaissance and support missions daily over Iraq, according to a U.S. military official.
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DoD CT Fund Could Support Missions Like Current Iraq Campaign
The $5 billion counterterrorism fund that the White House requested in the Pentagon and State Departments’ 2015 budget proposal would likely fund missions like the ones the US military has been conducting in Iraq over the past several months, an expert said.
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Why Obama’s Campaign in Iraq Could Require 15,000 Troops
President Obama says it all the time – no combat troops will return to Iraq.
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Crunch Time For UCLASS: USD Kendall, Rep. Forbes, & The Requirements Fight
August is the month of decision for UCLASS, the Navy’s controversial program to build armed drones that fly off aircraft carriers. At stake: whether the “Unmanned Carrier-Launched Surveillance & Strike” aircraft will be primarily a scout (surveillance) or a bomber (strike). The new Deputy Secretary of Defense, Bob Work, delayed the Navy’s release of an official Request For Proposals (RFP)while he studied the question, with a crucial meeting in the new few weeks.