... crisis that heightened the risk of a direct military confrontation between the two nuclear-capable states.
Russia’s and the USA’s escalation strategies and potential nuclear escalation risks
In June 2020, Russia and the U.S.
agreed on expert-level ... ... least because of existing and evolving concepts of escalation.
Both Russia and the U.S. have designated hypersonic missiles and UAVs as pressing military threats. Russia’s ‘Fundamentals of State Policy on Nuclear Deterrence’ (2020)
stipulates
that ...
... ammunition. Since the mainstream small arms used today were designed some 50 years ago, replacing them will mark a real revolution.
We may witness a similar revolution in the widespread adoption of a new type of weapon—small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for both reconnaissance and strike missions (subject to size and weight limitations, wearable strike drones will be represented by single-use “kamikaze” drones in the near future). Reconnaissance UAVs have already become mainstream equipment ...
... creates additional risks for strategic stability. It is known that projects are under way in the United States to develop reusable space hypersonic systems and micro spacecraft, intercept spacecraft with “inspector” satellites, and carry out kinetic ... ... could reach the necessary level in a few years. The Pentagon is considering deploying combat lasers in orbit, as well as on UAVs patrolling the upper boundaries of the atmosphere, on ships and on anti-missile defence platforms. The Indirect Fires Protection ...
... fulminant spread, and the overwhelming divergence between drone and strike aircraft
costs
, the issue of a legal framework UAV-executed targeted killings is a pertinent research subject.
Existent legitimation of targeted killing and drone use employs ... ... sovereignty — the keystone of contemporary international relations. One example is when the Pakistani government invited the USA to execute drone strikes within its territory [
1
]. However, when there is no legal invitation for drone-based violations ...
... anti-ship missiles and land-based aircraft. At that time this was done against the background of China’s growing military capability and ambitions. Now, in the “
post-Crimea era
”, Russia too is gradually retaking its place among the USA’s likely adversaries.
An important feature of UCLASS is that unlike the majority of other remote-controlled UAVs with a greater or lesser degree of automation, it is autonomous. This means that it performs the majority of its actions from take-off to landing independently, reacting autonomously to the changing circumstances in accordance with pre-programmed ...
... effective means of tactical air reconnaissance through remote image transmission to the HQ. To date,
UAVs are domestically produced in more than 50 countries
including the US, Great Britain, France, China and Israel. General Atomics, Northrop Grumman (USA), EADS – Talarion (EU), Elbit Systems (Israel) are among the largest UAV manufacturers. In 2005 the total UAV market value
was estimated at two billion USD
.
Neither traditional nor guerilla war can be won by pinpoint air attacks.
As the technology advanced, weight-lift ability and flying range of unmanned vehicles increased,...
