TY  - BOOK
AU  - MILAN Francesco F.
AU  - TABRIZI Aniseh Bassiri
TI  - Armed, unmanned, and in high demand: the drivers behind combat drones proliferation in the Middle East
PY  - 2020///
KW  - DRONE
KW  - MIDDLE EAST
KW  - PROLIFERATION
N2  - This article examines the operational and strategic considerations driving Middle Eastern states' UCAV procurement policies, analysing those countries who have been focusing on armed drones for combat purposes and additional intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) needs. The main drivers behind this trend are the operational and strategic advantages brought about by UCAVs, where the benefits related to cost, reliability, and operational risk mitigation are matched by the increased ability to project power that the platform allows, either through deniability or by making UCAVs available to proxies and allies
UR  - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09592318.2020.1743488
ER  -