Admiral Fitzwallace

  The UK Ministry of Defence has revealed a new drone which will replace the current fleet of drones and have advanced capabilities, named the ‘Protector’. It is said to “epitomise[s] the second drone age, characterised by a global expansion in both type of drones being used by States and the scale of operations, including domestic sphere.” Given that the ‘Protector’ will carry Brimstone 3 Missiles and Paveway IV (laser guided bombs), the term ‘expansion’ can also be applied the lethality of UK’s drones. U.K's new drone: The Protector The release of these new drones might celebrate a new style of warfare which offers a level of protection for soldiers as the ‘Protector’ will help would allow the “ removal of aircrew from the aircraft, making the cost of intervention a monetary one,without the need to consider the human cost .” The appeal of such weaponry can be great when a war weary public no longer has to see their soldiers put at risk, as the fighter and the fight become ...

COVID-19 has seen resources mobilized at both a national and international level; from funding medical research to significant emergency restrictions. Technological solutions however, have proved themselves to be essential to combatting and flattening the curve of infections. Drones, as well as other forms of artificial intelligence, have all been implemented to enforce restriction measures and generate data to anticipate further outbreaks. Naturally, this has led to a sense of optimism amongst the public in relation to drone use. They relieve a certain level of stress from emergency services by collecting imagery, delivering food and medicine to the vulnerable, monitor situations and can even disinfect large urban areas – but most importantly, they can do all of these tasks without a generating a further risk of spreading the virus. They hold “ a special appeal in the age of social distancing and viral spread by providingremote, act-at-a distance services .”   An Italian police of...