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181) Reaper: drone strike
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"On a classified mission to help the Israeli Defense Forces stop a Syrian and Hezbollah invasion to seize the Golan Heights, Ranger sniper Vick Harwood and his spotter go deep undercover. Operating with limited support from the American and Israeli governments, Vick is out on the edge. Alessandra Cavezza, Director of Operations in Syria for the Italian UN Commission for Refugees, is moving families out of an embattled neighborhood. The nearly vacant...
Author
Series
In focus volume IF11550
Publisher
Congressional Research Service
Pub. Date
2020-
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Love Inspired
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When Thad Hanson hears gunshots fired on his ranch, the last thing he expects to find is game warden Carrie Caldwell pinned down by an armed drone-- and an unknown assailant closing in. Now Thad's determined to stay between Carrie and the threat at all times. But with the shooter following their every move, can Thad get Carrie to safety ... without leading them both into a trap"--Back cover.
184) Drone
Publisher
Screen Media
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Drone pilot and family man Neil has spent his career conducting deadly, covert missions overseas all from the comfort of his suburban hometown. When an enigmatic, Pakistani businessman shows up at his home seeking revenge, Neil must confront the consequences of his actions.
Author
Publisher
Bombardier Books/Post Hill Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Drones are transforming warfare through the use of artificial intelligence, drone swarms, and surveillance - leading to competition between the US, China, Israel, and Iran. Who will be the next drone superpower?"--
186) Regulation of drones
Publisher
Law Library of Congress, Global Legal Research Center
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Armed unmanned aerial vehicles -- combat drones -- have fundamentally altered the ways the United States conducts military operations aimed at countering insurgent and terrorist organizations. Drone technology is on track to become an increasingly important part of the country's arsenal, as numerous unmanned systems are in development and will likely enter service in the future. Concerned citizens, academics, journalists, nongovernmental organizations,...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Seventeen year-old dirt-bike-riding daredevil Arlo Santiago catches the eye of the U.S. military with his first-place ranking on a video game featuring drone warfare, and must reconcile the work they want him to do with the emotional scars he has suffered following a violent death in his family"--
Author
Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The uses of drones are increasing as more understand their capabilities. With all the different sizes and types of drones and accessories available, several different types of surveillance and security missions can be accomplished with them. Law enforcement use them to find suspects. Park rangers use them to locate lost climbers. Homeowners use them to provide home security"--
190) 24: Live another day
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Exiled in London for four years, former counter terrorist unit agent Jack Bauer must spring into action to try to save U.S. President James Heller. In retribution for a drone strike he ordered, Heller sits in the crosshairs of the window of an al-Qaeda leader. Along the way, Jack faces his ex-love, Heller's daughter Audrey, who's married to chief of staff Mark Boudreau. Teaming with CTU operative-turned-hackivitst Chloe O'Brian, Jack risks everything...
Author
Series
Future warfare volume no. 60
Publisher
U.S. Air Force Center for Strategic Deterrence Studies, Air University
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
192) New pup on the block
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins Children's Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Wednesday's brother's drone went missing in their own backyard. And that can mean only one thing--the thief is one of their friends! Can the neighborhood's newest service dog help Wednesday and Woof sniff out the bandit? Or will the case of the missing drone be a doggone disaster?" --back cover
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The "author and his colleagues at the investigative website, The Intercept, expose stunning new details about America's secret assassination policy."--NoveList.
When the US government discusses drone strikes publicly, it offers assurances that such operations are a more precise alternative to troops on the ground, but the implicit message from the administration has been trust, but don't verify. The online magazine The Intercept obtained a cache...
Author
Publisher
Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"While supporters claim that drone warfare is not only legal but ethical and wise, others have suggested that drones are prohibited weapons under International Humanitarian Law (IHL) because they cause, or have the effect of causing, indiscriminate killings of civilians, such as those in the vicinity of a targeted person. The main legal justification made by the Barack Obama Administration for the use of armed drones is self-defense. However, there...
Author
Series
Publisher
Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
SUMMARY. While there is widespread opposition to the acquisition and deployment of drones for both surveillance and combat units at the mass and elite levels, individuals and groups differ in the specifics of their arguments. Among domestic and international opponents of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies, we can identify arguments that take issue with: specific aspects of the weapons themselves (such as their ability to target precisely);...
Publisher
Candlewick Entertainment
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
It's Christmas morning, and Santa has left presents under the tree for everyone. No one is more delighted than Grandpa Pig. His gift is something he has always wanted: a drone! Everyone rushes outside to try it out. Peppa and George love watching where the drone flies --- until the battery runs low. When that happens, the drone is meant to fly home. But where is that? Could it be ... the North Pole?--