2. Background
• Drones are UAVs(unmanned aerial vehicles)
• Flown remotely
• Highly trained men operated many in a control room
• Used to target highly dangerous enemies from afar
• Usually very precise
• Sometimes excessive casualties(civilian)
• Limits our military casualties
3. Why have drones been in the news so
much in recent years?
• They came to their recent military
prominence due to two factors:
– Technological advances allowing unmanned flying
objects to be accurately guided over large
distances.
– Better intelligence gathering on the ground, which
makes it possible to pinpoint and strike high-value
military targets while keeping civilian casualties
and other collateral damage as low as possible.
4. For The Use Of Drones
• Extremely effective at disabling enemies
• Limits our military losses
• Gives us a reconnaissance of areas
• Used to patrol borders
• Piloted by some of the most capable soldiers in
our military.
5. Facts about Drone
The United States & Israel are the two
most important manufacturers. Israel
was the first country which developed
military drone technology.
It costs $4.5 million-$11 million per unit
or the larger and more advanced
Reaper cost $30 million per unit.
It can also stay in the air for more than
20 consecutive hours & can reach up to
altitude of 12Kms.
6. Known Drone Stocks
700
600
500
400
Series1
300 Series2
200
100
0
France Germany India Israel Italy Turkey UK USA
7. Uses in Indian Perspective
• Can be used to Curb Naxalism & Maoism.
• Can be used for Blowing up Terrorist training
camps in Kashmir.
• Can be used for Coastal Surveillances.
• Can be used for investigating other countries
military strategies.
8. Against the use of drones
• Immoral
• Desensitizes
• Civilian casualties
• Angers many people in foreign countries(infringe
upon sovereignty)
• Can be hacked or given viruses
9. Bibliography
"The Drone Controversy." WorldDenver. WorldDenver, n.d. Web. 26
Nov. 2012. <http://www.worlddenver.org/content/drone-
controversy>.
Beaumont, Peter. "Are Drones Any More Immoral than Other
Weapons of War?" The Guardian. Guardian News and
Media, 18 Aug. 2012. Web. 26 Nov. 2012.
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/aug/19
/peter-beaumont-drone-warfare-debate>.
"Debate 3: Brushing The Surface Of The Drone Controversy." Debate 3:
Brushing The Surface Of The Drone Controversy. N.p., n.d. Web.
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