Special Issue: Future of Military Unmanned Systems in India

Contents

Editorial

Guest Editorial

Focus

Unmanned Battlefield Systems: Future Unknowns
– S. Guruprasad

Global Developments in Sea-based Unmanned Crafts
– Sanur Sharma

‘Anusandhan’-led ‘Atmanirbhar’ UAS Industry in India
– R.K. Narang

Maintenance Ecosystem of Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) in Military Aviation
– A. Karunakaran

The Matador’s Sword: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Against Urban Terror
– A.V. Chandrasekaran

Drones and Arms Control
– Manish

Nuclear Mission of Drones
– Rajiv Nayan

Biological and Chemical Threats and UAV Delivery Systems: A Lethal Combination
– Mrinmayee Bhushan

Counter UAS Technologies for India: A Prognosis
– Akshat Upadhyay

Concerns for Drone Proliferation in India and Challenges to Air Space Management
– Swaim Prakash Singh

Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS): Future of Warfare
– Apratim Sharma

Commentaries

Drone Warfare: History, Evolution and Future
– Krutika Patil

Military Drones in India: New Frontier of Warfare
– Pintu Kumar Mahla

Mathematical Conceptualisation of Shooting Down a Drone/Helicopter
– Neeraj Pant and Satyanarayana Gedela

The Reality of AI Drones: Are they Overhyped?
– Kritika Roy

AI and the Future of Air Combat in India
– Bulbul Prakash

Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles: Some Ethical Considerations for the Defence Applications of AI
– Halima Z. Ansari

Guidelines for Contributors