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Occuper sans envahir: drones aériens et stratégie
In: Politique étrangère: PE ; revue trimestrielle publiée par l'Institut Français des Relations Internationales, Band 78, Heft 3, S. 105-117
ISSN: 0032-342X
Drones have been in use for around 50 years, but have developed rapidly since 2001, the year of the first operational armed drone flight. Their swift progress has opened up new strategic horizons. In particular, drones allow "aerial occupation of the ground" whilst minimizing risks and losses for the offensive force. Their use, however, does not only present advantages and political decision makers would be wrong to make light use of them. (Politique étrangère (Paris) / SWP)