Drones are the Future
One of the latest and most controversial topics that has risen over the past five to ten years is whether or not drones should be used as a means of war, surveillance, and delivery systems. Common misconceptions usually lead to people’s opposition to the use of drones; which is the reason it is important for people to know the facts about how and why they are used. Wartime capabilities will provide for less casualties and more effective strikes. New delivery and surveillance systems in Africa, the United Air Emirates and the United States will cut costs and increase efficiency across the board. Rules and regulations on drones may be difficult to enforce, but will not be impossible to achieve. The use of drones as weapons of war and delivery and surveillance systems should not be dismissed because many people do not realize the real capabilities of drones and how they can be used to better the world through efficient air strikes, faster delivery times, and useful surveillance.
Some of the most common misconceptions about drones arise due to the lack of knowledge about what drones are. A drone is a remote controlled, pilotless aircraft that can be used to survey an area, conduct stealth missions, and deliver supplies into difficult to reach areas (Drone). Unmanned aircrafts are also, contrary to popular belief, not solely machines that kill without even a thought to who is being fired upon. They have proved to be effective surveillance units in areas that may be dangerous for manned aircrafts to fly, along with the potential to be reliable delivery units (Drones). With the new delivery capabilities, the time it takes for packages to be delivered across long distances could be cut down to a matter of hours...
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When we think about the drones we always associated them with dirty works where humans don’t have to get their hands dirty . But in reality we can also use drones at many other places .For example we can use delivery drones to deliver stuff . Drones that are used for commercial purposes are called the commercial drones. Commercial drones are same as drones but they are smaller in the size. Commercial Drones are usually controlled by the user who can set the speed and height ,when drones take off. Delivery drones can handle up to -115 to 122 degree temperature and handle up to 40 mile per hour wind. Commercial drones are used for multiple purposes . One of their major purposes is to deliver the item . Amazon Ceo has currently stated that they are working on the Drone delivery system which will deliver the item within the half an hour after the pay . Commercial Drones are also used for surveillance purposes. Surveillance applications include livestock monitoring, wildfire mapping, pipeline security, home security, road patrol, and anti-piracy. They also used in commercial and motion picture film making. So basically we can use this technology to make the service faster .
(Global Security, 2014) There seems to be numerous drone flights, conducted by the Air Force’s
On the use of drones, NYT’s Peter M. Singer (“Do Drones Undermine Democracy?”) makes the comprehensive argument that the use of drones goes against the how wars are meant to be fought—human participation. It can be counter argued that these automatons are better in terms of expendability; personnel are not easily replaced while drones are easily replaceable. The Bush 43 strategy relied more on men, and it did yielded adverse results politically. The switch to drones presented dynamic political benefits, for which Singer argued allowed for circumvention of aggravated/emotive discourse among members of the American populace, academics and mass media. It is imperative to remember that the cost of the campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq—increases in casualties—was detrimental to the American credibility and brought about victory to Obama in 2008 elections.
Evidence: Drones have many beneficial uses, including in search-and-rescue missions, scientific research, mapping, and more. But deployed without proper regulation, drones equipped with facial recognition software, infrared technology, and speakers capable of monitoring personal conversations would cause unprecedented invasions of our privacy rights. Interconnected drones could enable mass tracking of vehicles and people in wide areas. Tiny drones could go completely unnoticed while peering into the window of a home or place of worship.
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The FAA works on the gradual incorporation of rules and considerations in order to guarantee security and privacy. The U.S. Congress expects that in 2015 commercial drones will be ready to fly under regulated circumstances, but experts said that it would be until 2020 that unmanned aerial system are fully integrated. Nevertheless, laws will be published step by step according to their complexity and grade of autonomy. First small drones will be allowed to fly than larger ones, first drones operated by a ground-based pilot than automate long distance flights, and areas wi...
Another name for drones are Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVS). These are “aircraft either controlled by ‘pilots’ from the ground or increasingly, autonomously following a pre-programmed mission” (Cole 4). Even though there are many unique types of drones, but they usually fall under two main categories: ones that are armed and equipped with missiles and bombs and others that are used for surveillance. In the past couple of years the use of drones has increased dramatically. The reason being because “unlike manned aircraft they can stay aloft for many hours and are flown remotely so there is no danger to the flight crew” (Cole 13). There are drones that can actually fly over more than fifty hours. In countries such as Afghanistan and Iraq, the Predator and U.S Reaper are physically there. Cause of the power of technology th...
Drones create the newest job as well as an opportunity for people. This allows people to have many choices for jobs. For those who study engineering as drones will be more advanced in the future, they will have an easier time getting the job because they are new and so they need people. There are many jobs with drones that offer quite a sum of money. For example, drone pilots start salary about fifty dollars an hour and there is no danger at all.
The military will be saving money with the use of drones. “By using less ships, planes and troops, but continuing to fund elite special forces like drones, the Obama administration plans to achieve 487 billion dollars in cuts over the next decade” (Martinez). This is because “drones cost about 2,500-3,500 dollars per flight hour while planes can cost ten times as much at 30,000 dollar an hour” (Understanding Drones). Overall, drones will be cheaper to purchase and maintain than other aircraft because they have a cost advantage over
Drones can be very useful to commercial agriculture and real estate in providing and conveying information and photographs or videos of properties. These types of uses and benefits of drones do not seem to be a safety issue, an inappropriate use, or infringing on anyone's right of privacy. This is causing some individuals and organizations to hire attorneys to fight for their right to own and use drones
Drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVS) are controlled via two ways which are by pilots from ground or by a self directed pre-programmed mission. Cole and Wright (2010) identify that having various types, drones basically meant to serves the following two purposes:
Introduction Drones, also known as UAVs or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, are becoming an increasing problem as technology continues to progress. More and more uneducated people are acquiring these machines and using them in ways that violate moral codes and standards in society. In the article, “Misbehaving Drones Continue to Plague UK and US Skies,” Lisa Vaas touches on some of the most pressing issues concerning these drones in everyday life, with the issues of privacy, danger, and theft being some of the most pressing. Today’s society is full of innovation and because there are so many people that are not aware of the impact these drones can make, they can unknowingly put themselves and others in danger. However, many people wonder when enough
Furthermore, drones provided a more cost-efficient and time effective way for farmers to better view their farm as a whole, instead of walking up and inspecting each of the potentially thousands of trees one by one. Farmers can instead have a drone fly over multiple trees and getting a good aerial look at them without the need of an expensive (and potentially overpriced) satellite photo which may not be that good. In conclusion, companies, businesses, and individuals are beginning to see the benefits of using drones commercially and are now trying to implement ways to use drones to improve their business practices. These improvements will hopefully lead to better goods and services. If the government were to pass a law restricting the access of these drones, businesses may find it harder to implement drones into their practices, goods, or services. This would lead to less advancement in business practices from drones. (This of course won't stop businesses from improving, it just means that drones won't be able to contribute anything
Drones Should Be Developed and in Use New technologies always advance gradually over the years and many think drones have the potential to be way more popular. For example, phones have come a long way. Old cellphones, or button Nokias are considered outdated and many people now carry smartphones with them, and smartphones are considered to be superior to old Nokias or cellphones in possibly every way. In computers too, the old heavy desktop computers are now replaced by a compact and more efficient version called the laptop, of which a prominent example is the MacBook by Apple. Drones too can soon be compared to these, from the beta version to a final product.
One great defining cultural aspect of drone technology in America, is its magnificent history. According to Newcome (2004), Radioplane Company in Hollywood, was owned by a British Actor and WWII pilot and built over 15,000 small drones for the military. A young President Ronald Reagan, when he was in the Airforce, directed an Army journalist to do a story on the Radioplane Company, where he took the first photographs of Norma Jean assembling radio-controlled airplanes. The young Army photographer told Norma she could be a model and only a few years later Marilyn Monroe emerged.