August 29, 2014
Report Preview - Robotics on the Battlefield Part II: The Coming Swarm
In this preview of the forthcoming report, Robotics on the Battlefield Part II: The Coming Swarm, Fellow and 20YY Warfare Initiative Director Paul Scharre explores how rising platform costs are leading to shrinking quantities, and the potential for low-cost unmanned systems to bring mass back to the battlefield.
Authors
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Paul Scharre
Senior Fellow and Director, Technology and National Security Program
Paul Scharre is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Technology and National Security Program at the Center for a New American Security. He is the award-winning author of Army ...
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