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4 books on Military Air Drones [PDF]
May 21, 2025 | 14 |
These books are covering drone surveillance, strike and reconnaissance capabilities, remote piloting technology, autonomous flight systems, counter-insurgency applications, intelligence gathering and the ethical implications of drone warfare.
1. The Drone Wars: Pioneers, Killing Machines, Artificial Intelligence, and the Battle for the Future
2021 by Seth J. Frantzman
Drones, once the humble hobby of people who enjoyed crashing expensive things into trees, have now become the future of warfare, business and mildly unsettling surveillance. The Drone Wars: Pioneers, Killing Machines, Artificial Intelligence and the Battle for the Future dives headfirst into the strange and sometimes terrifying world of unmanned combat, where artificial intelligence, high-powered lasers and microwave weapons are no longer the stuff of science fiction but are actively making battlefields look like something out of a cyberpunk fever dream. Seth J. Frantzman takes readers on a whirlwind tour through everything from ISIS jury-rigging off-the-shelf drones into weapons of war to secretive midnight training exercises with Israel’s elite drone operators. Along the way, there are shadowy CIA operations, billion-dollar defense contracts and a whole lot of ethical questions about whether the machines are getting just a little too clever. As war and security evolve at breakneck speed, one thing is certain: the sky will never be boring again.
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2. The Drone Age: How Drone Technology Will Change War and Peace
2020 by Michael J. Boyle
Drones, once the preferred gadget of enthusiastic tech hobbyists and people determined to terrify their pets, have quietly taken over everything from warfare to law enforcement to the eerie feeling that someone, somewhere, is watching you. The Drone Age takes a deep dive into the unsettling, exhilarating and occasionally absurd implications of a world where flying robots do everything from precision airstrikes to delivering your late-night pizza. Michael J. Boyle ponders the big questions: Will drones make war cleaner, or just easier to start? Will they replace soldiers on the battlefield, or simply make soldiers wish they had a better Wi-Fi signal? And what happens when terrorists, police forces and humanitarian agencies all start using the same technology—but for very different reasons? As governments and non-state actors alike scramble to deploy drones for power, profit and possibly just to show off, one thing is certain: the future is airborne, slightly ominous and probably watching you from 30,000 feet.
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3. Drone: Remote Control Warfare
2016 by Hugh Gusterson
Drones, in theory, allow war to be fought with pinpoint precision, minimal risk and an almost video game-like detachment from all the messy, inconvenient consequences of actual combat. In Drone: Remote Control Warfare, Hugh Gusterson explores whether this is a brilliant leap forward in military efficiency or just a deeply unsettling way to wage war while wearing slippers. From drone operators piloting lethal machines from thousands of miles away to the people on the receiving end who have rather strong opinions about it, Gusterson examines how drones have redrawn the boundaries of warfare—sometimes literally, by striking places where war was never officially declared. Advocates insist drones make war cleaner, more humane and safer for American pilots, while critics argue that pushing a button to eliminate someone from the sky is, at best, ethically dubious and, at worst, the world’s most high-tech form of assassination. With military thinkers, international lawyers, activists and government officials all tangled in the debate, this book asks the big question: has war become too easy to wage and if so, who’s really in control—the people, the politicians, or the machines?
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4. Drones: What Everyone Needs to Know
2016 by Sarah Elizabeth Kreps
Drones: once the stuff of science fiction, now the stuff of modern warfare, doorstep deliveries and the occasional awkward surveillance scandal. In Drones: What Everyone Needs to Know, Sarah E. Kreps, an international relations scholar and former air force officer (so she knows her flying robots), offers a crash course—hopefully not literally—on the past, present and slightly unsettling future of these buzzing marvels. From their uncanny ability to wage war without anyone actually being there to their increasing presence in everyday life (spying on crops, delivering pizza and occasionally getting stuck in trees), Kreps explores how drones are reshaping everything from military strategy to your local airspace. With this technology spreading faster than a cat video on the internet, the book provides the essential knowledge you need to stay informed, whether you're worried about aerial privacy, futuristic warfare, or just wondering when your drone-ordered takeout will arrive.
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1. The Drone Wars: Pioneers, Killing Machines, Artificial Intelligence, and the Battle for the Future
2021 by Seth J. Frantzman
Drones, once the humble hobby of people who enjoyed crashing expensive things into trees, have now become the future of warfare, business and mildly unsettling surveillance. The Drone Wars: Pioneers, Killing Machines, Artificial Intelligence and the Battle for the Future dives headfirst into the strange and sometimes terrifying world of unmanned combat, where artificial intelligence, high-powered lasers and microwave weapons are no longer the stuff of science fiction but are actively making battlefields look like something out of a cyberpunk fever dream. Seth J. Frantzman takes readers on a whirlwind tour through everything from ISIS jury-rigging off-the-shelf drones into weapons of war to secretive midnight training exercises with Israel’s elite drone operators. Along the way, there are shadowy CIA operations, billion-dollar defense contracts and a whole lot of ethical questions about whether the machines are getting just a little too clever. As war and security evolve at breakneck speed, one thing is certain: the sky will never be boring again.
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2. The Drone Age: How Drone Technology Will Change War and Peace
2020 by Michael J. Boyle
Drones, once the preferred gadget of enthusiastic tech hobbyists and people determined to terrify their pets, have quietly taken over everything from warfare to law enforcement to the eerie feeling that someone, somewhere, is watching you. The Drone Age takes a deep dive into the unsettling, exhilarating and occasionally absurd implications of a world where flying robots do everything from precision airstrikes to delivering your late-night pizza. Michael J. Boyle ponders the big questions: Will drones make war cleaner, or just easier to start? Will they replace soldiers on the battlefield, or simply make soldiers wish they had a better Wi-Fi signal? And what happens when terrorists, police forces and humanitarian agencies all start using the same technology—but for very different reasons? As governments and non-state actors alike scramble to deploy drones for power, profit and possibly just to show off, one thing is certain: the future is airborne, slightly ominous and probably watching you from 30,000 feet.
Download PDF
3. Drone: Remote Control Warfare
2016 by Hugh Gusterson
Drones, in theory, allow war to be fought with pinpoint precision, minimal risk and an almost video game-like detachment from all the messy, inconvenient consequences of actual combat. In Drone: Remote Control Warfare, Hugh Gusterson explores whether this is a brilliant leap forward in military efficiency or just a deeply unsettling way to wage war while wearing slippers. From drone operators piloting lethal machines from thousands of miles away to the people on the receiving end who have rather strong opinions about it, Gusterson examines how drones have redrawn the boundaries of warfare—sometimes literally, by striking places where war was never officially declared. Advocates insist drones make war cleaner, more humane and safer for American pilots, while critics argue that pushing a button to eliminate someone from the sky is, at best, ethically dubious and, at worst, the world’s most high-tech form of assassination. With military thinkers, international lawyers, activists and government officials all tangled in the debate, this book asks the big question: has war become too easy to wage and if so, who’s really in control—the people, the politicians, or the machines?
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4. Drones: What Everyone Needs to Know
2016 by Sarah Elizabeth Kreps
Drones: once the stuff of science fiction, now the stuff of modern warfare, doorstep deliveries and the occasional awkward surveillance scandal. In Drones: What Everyone Needs to Know, Sarah E. Kreps, an international relations scholar and former air force officer (so she knows her flying robots), offers a crash course—hopefully not literally—on the past, present and slightly unsettling future of these buzzing marvels. From their uncanny ability to wage war without anyone actually being there to their increasing presence in everyday life (spying on crops, delivering pizza and occasionally getting stuck in trees), Kreps explores how drones are reshaping everything from military strategy to your local airspace. With this technology spreading faster than a cat video on the internet, the book provides the essential knowledge you need to stay informed, whether you're worried about aerial privacy, futuristic warfare, or just wondering when your drone-ordered takeout will arrive.
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2. Enter Book ID to the search box and press Enter
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* - note that for yellow books only preview pages are downloaded
