Military Unmanned Systems: Current State, Prospects for Limitation and Control
The paper examines different types of modern military unmanned systems — unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), unmanned ground systems and unmanned maritime systems — in terms of related R&D in different countries, changes in world market demand as well as opportunities and prospects for their li...
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| description | The paper examines different types of modern military unmanned systems — unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), unmanned ground systems and unmanned maritime systems — in terms of related R&D in different countries, changes in world market demand as well as opportunities and prospects for their limitation and control. The authors provide an updated classification of these three types of unmanned systems. Based on the analysis of contemporary R&D projects and procurement data the paper shows that global market of unmanned systems will grow in the near future and that this will become a major impediment for promoting control and limitation of such systems. It is therefore equally difficult to expect expansion and strengthening of effective export control of the unmanned systems. On the contrary, opposite trends are likely to prevail, including, among all, artificial adjustment of the unmanned systems to the categories of export products with relaxed requirements. The authors conclude that it would be equally difficult to overcome other drawbacks of export control regimes, such as possibilities of non-material technology transfer or nonadherence to corresponding restrictive regimes of countries which are the largest producers and exporters of unmanned systems.Concerning UAVs’ limitation and control, the authors outline two main tracks of debate at the international level — the UN discussions on restriction of use of the unmanned platforms classified as lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS) and less institutionalized discussions on prospects for incorporating of unmanned systems in the set of arms control agreements.The authors identify main barriers to providing effective control over the development of the military UAVs, as well as prospects for advancement in that direction, and, finally, formulate some policy relevant recommendations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-112c4372f92c45d39faace2884bccfc72025-02-02T11:10:30ZengMoscow University PressВестник Московского Университета. Серия XXV: Международные отношения и мировая политика2076-74042020-11-0111316019722Military Unmanned Systems: Current State, Prospects for Limitation and ControlM. G. Yevtodyeva0S. K. Oznobishchev1Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of SciencesPrimakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of SciencesThe paper examines different types of modern military unmanned systems — unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), unmanned ground systems and unmanned maritime systems — in terms of related R&D in different countries, changes in world market demand as well as opportunities and prospects for their limitation and control. The authors provide an updated classification of these three types of unmanned systems. Based on the analysis of contemporary R&D projects and procurement data the paper shows that global market of unmanned systems will grow in the near future and that this will become a major impediment for promoting control and limitation of such systems. It is therefore equally difficult to expect expansion and strengthening of effective export control of the unmanned systems. On the contrary, opposite trends are likely to prevail, including, among all, artificial adjustment of the unmanned systems to the categories of export products with relaxed requirements. The authors conclude that it would be equally difficult to overcome other drawbacks of export control regimes, such as possibilities of non-material technology transfer or nonadherence to corresponding restrictive regimes of countries which are the largest producers and exporters of unmanned systems.Concerning UAVs’ limitation and control, the authors outline two main tracks of debate at the international level — the UN discussions on restriction of use of the unmanned platforms classified as lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS) and less institutionalized discussions on prospects for incorporating of unmanned systems in the set of arms control agreements.The authors identify main barriers to providing effective control over the development of the military UAVs, as well as prospects for advancement in that direction, and, finally, formulate some policy relevant recommendations.https://fmp.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/23unmanned systemsunmanned aerial vehicles (uavs)unmanned ground systemsunmanned maritime systemsresearch and developmentexport controlarms controlmissile technology control regimewassenaar arrangementsarms trade treatyunlethal autonomous weapon systemsintermediate-range nuclear forces (inf) treatyconventional arms control in europe |
| spellingShingle | M. G. Yevtodyeva S. K. Oznobishchev Military Unmanned Systems: Current State, Prospects for Limitation and Control Вестник Московского Университета. Серия XXV: Международные отношения и мировая политика unmanned systems unmanned aerial vehicles (uavs) unmanned ground systems unmanned maritime systems research and development export control arms control missile technology control regime wassenaar arrangements arms trade treaty un lethal autonomous weapon systems intermediate-range nuclear forces (inf) treaty conventional arms control in europe |
| title | Military Unmanned Systems: Current State, Prospects for Limitation and Control |
| title_full | Military Unmanned Systems: Current State, Prospects for Limitation and Control |
| title_fullStr | Military Unmanned Systems: Current State, Prospects for Limitation and Control |
| title_full_unstemmed | Military Unmanned Systems: Current State, Prospects for Limitation and Control |
| title_short | Military Unmanned Systems: Current State, Prospects for Limitation and Control |
| title_sort | military unmanned systems current state prospects for limitation and control |
| topic | unmanned systems unmanned aerial vehicles (uavs) unmanned ground systems unmanned maritime systems research and development export control arms control missile technology control regime wassenaar arrangements arms trade treaty un lethal autonomous weapon systems intermediate-range nuclear forces (inf) treaty conventional arms control in europe |
| url | https://fmp.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/23 |
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