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Commitments to Unmanned Systems
“Now it is clear the military does not have enough unmanned vehicles. vehicles.
We're entering
an era in which unmanned vehicles of all kinds will take on greater greater
importance -- in
space, on land, in the air, and at sea.” President George W. Bush, Citadel Speech, 11 Dec 2001
“The U.S. military has little choice but to pursue integrated battlefield battlefield
robotics – autonomous
machines working together that can replace humans for many warfighting warfighting
functions. If the U.S.
doesn’t pursue the fielding of thinking, lethal machines, potential potential
adversaries will. It is not a
question of how it will be done, but of when and by whom.” Project ALPHA (APL/JHU)
“Unmanned Vehicles. The technology and cost
risks are great, but the potential is high to eventually
reduce manpower costs and risks to U.S. service
personnel and improve our position on the
battlefield. . .This fork is one we recommend the
Navy investigate further.” (Rand Study)
“Roles Missions, Functions, Concept of Operations. Interest in
unmanned vehicles has increased. . . it has become clear that unmanned
vehicles hold great promise. We are just beginning to understand how to
use and build these vehicles. The concepts of operations are in their
infancy, as is the technology. The Navy must think about how to exploit
the unmanned concepts and integrate them into the manned operations.”