Drone Warfare: Expert Reveals Shocking Military Secrets

The video discusses the importance and advantages of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in modern military operations, particularly through expert analysis.
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Timothy Heath analyzes China's military use of UAVs, highlighting their growing importance in modern combat.
Today, it flies a fleet of thousands of drones that have operated in countries including Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Drones are going to become very important in modern combat. Timothy Heath has been studying China's military strategy for more than 20 years and is a senior researcher at RAND Corporation, a non-profit organization that contributes strategic analysis to the U.S. Department of Defense.
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The advantages of drones in combat are discussed, including lower risk to human life, precise targeting capabilities, and cost-effectiveness.
Drones offer options unavailable to manned aircraft, since they can be remotely operated or autonomously follow pre-programmed paths. There is a low risk of human casualties. You get the ability to loiter, for example, and to use advanced sensors so you can have more precise targeting. In general, drones are lower cost than manned aircraft.