Scientific Military Advancements
In war, to gain power over the other side (referring to different countries or territories at conflict), you can call upon technology to aid you. Technology has always been in the midst of warfare, from machine guns invented in 1862, to the invention of fighter jets invented in 1939. War has always caused technology to advance due to the dire circumstances of soldiers, and to upgrade tools to suit their needs. These new scientific advancements have pushed the boundary of how far a human being could go in terms of destruction. Cities, people, agriculture, history, even, have been destroyed by armed forces in the name of war. Nuclear warfare is generally new, first founded in the 1930's from a scientific breakthrough. The scale of military funding for science after WWII has brought about historical assessment and writing analyzing the effects of the funding, especially to American sciences. The United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada all collaborated on this project, starting a long journey of nuclear bombings and complete destruction of life. This just one example of many that perfectly describe scientific and technological advancements, when used by the hands of war. Both good and bad can come from the merits of advanced warfare.
As new technology arises, there are more opportunities to save lives and prevent injury, one of those options is to replace human soldiers with drones. Drones can have a variety of uses, and not all are for destruction. Some drones are able to use newly invented lasers to detect hidden bombs in the ground that haven't yet gone off. Others are equipped with long - distance cameras to scope out terrain, and transmit these signals back to the base where it is controlled from. Drones are unmanned aerial vehicles controlled by pilots from the ground, programmes with missions to complete, usually in enemy territory. The first truly modernized drones were first used by the CIA around 2000, during the Afghanistan war. There are two categories that these unmanned aerial vehicles fall into; reconnaissance and surveillance, and those that are armed with bombs and missiles. Both are currently used by the U.S military, and are still being further developed.
The use of drones has increased in the current years because, unlike manned aircraft, they stay up for much longer. This gives us an enormous advantage, to survey enemy terrain for longer hours, and gather double the information. Drones are also on the cheaper side compared to aircraft carrying soldiers, so this gives more of a flexible budget. One of the most important issues of flying aircraft is the safety of the people inside them. Many issues have arisen due to the fact that basic human nature is to eat and sleep. Soldiers inside fighter jets don’t really have many of those opportunities. Hunger is irritating and distracting, which can make the pilot lose focus over a very important mission. Some missions take place over a long period of time, and sleep is key when you are under a great deal of stress. Pilot errors, enemy confrontation, even bad weather conditions have led to the deaths of many soldiers flying aircraft. Drones give the opportunities for 100% pilot death - free assignments. Meaning, that if any drone runs into a storm that somehow destroys some wiring or an engine, or is shot down, no life is at risk.
Obviously, free - range of drones isn't acceptable, and whatever passes as usable to either the community or military, has to be compliant with the law.
Not only is "war" technology advancing drone warfare, but these new discoveries as to what a human being can achieve have pushed the envelope. Meaning, that these new inventions are no longer being considered for war alone. Some of these new ideas are being minimized, and being thought of as options for public law enforcement. This doesn't necessarily mean that we will have drones flying around town, but some of their tracking abilities may be absorbed into daily - modern life. From looking back, at past wars - world wars one and two - there are two main things that go hand in hand. Usually, war drives technological and scientific advancements, and these new discoveries sometimes cause war.
Although technology and scientific advancements have added an enormous load of comfort and luxury to our lives, it has never truly contributed to the peace and happiness of this world. Many new innovations have led to the uprising of conflicts over claiming and the restrictions of these resources. Many conflicts (war) have incorporated new technologies and counted on scientific research to "sort of boost them ahead in the game" as you might say. A perfect way to win a war is complete superiority over the other side. An example of gaining the upper hand was the invention of the machine gun in 1884. This basically raised the level of ferocity of face to face battles.
New warfare technology (brought on by scientific advancements) have been increasingly dangerous, yet smarter and technology - relient. But these machines have posed questions about the humanity of what they are capable of; you are willing to go to great lengths to defend your country, but at what point is it too much?