Osama Bin Laden (Shafton)

The history of drones goes all the way back to World War I. The first drones that were used by the U.S. military were used in 1914-1918. The drone was called Kettering Aerial Torpedo and it was able to carry a 180 pound payload of explosives. Although this drone was never operational in war, this set up the future for other drones. The next time drones have seen a lot of use was during the cold war era. During the cold war era U.S made a drone called SD-2 Overseer

In many cases, sending in a seal team to capture a high-value target would be much more expensive than sending a drone. Additionally, the cost of transporting and detaining the target in a place such as Guantanamo Bay is very high. Through the use of drones, the US government can cut military costs without risking lives.

In the article Drone On, Gretchen West addresses the possibilities for drones and her issues with FAA and the slow pace their taking to establish rules for drone operating. She begins with the history of drones. She discusses that drones were primarily use for the military and other government sectors like Homeland Security, until private companies started developing an interest in drones. Instead of helping in wars and watching our boarders, drones were now being used for farming and bridge inspection. Now drones are an international and multibillion dollar industry. Drones, are as a faster and safer way to do things like helping farmers with their crops or help filmmakers shoot amazing footage; drones will benefit everyone. Commercial drones

Osama bin Laden’s hatred towards the United States drove him to do horrifying and unreasonable things. This is one example of why I believe mankind in inherently evil.

To start out, Osama bin Laden was the 7th in 50 children of his father. He was originally born Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden on March 10,1957(Biograpghy.com). When he was a kid he didn't know his father as much before both his father and mother got divorced. After his parents got divorced his mother took him to live with his new stepfather. He barely spent time with any other kids, most of the time he spent it with his step siblings. Osama’s father was a successful person. “He started his professional life in 1930”(biography.com). By 1960 he was able to get large government contracts. He was looked like an influential figure. His father had a dominating personality. He wanted to keep all of his kids in one property. He had a tough

Osama bin Laden is a powerful influential leader to his followers. He also has significance approaches to them as well. Bin laden created a new group in 1988 called al-Qaeda (“the base”) to where it would focus on a symbolic act of terrorism instead of military campaign. A year later in 1989 the Soviets withdrew from Afghanistan, soon after that bin laden returned to Saudi Arabia to step up fundraising for the new and more complicated mission (History.com 2009). The pro-Western Saudi royal family feared that bin Laden’s fiery pan-Islamist rhetoric might cause trouble in the kingdom, so they tried to keep him quite as they could. Therefore, the royal family took away his passport and refused to accept his offer to send “Afghan Arabs” to guard the borders after Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990 (History.com 2009). However, the Saudi royal family did not make it any better when they sought help from the “infidel” U.S. instead. Since bin Laden was furious about being snubbed by the Saudi royal family, he vowed that it would be al-Qaeda, and not the Americans, who would one day; prove to be “master of this world.”

Technology has continuously advanced throughout the decades and we have seen advances in military weaponry, telecommunication, social networks, healthcare/medical, automobile engineering, and aerospace. In light of several technological advancements previously stated, the invention of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has evolved tremendously, and provided tactical advantages for both the military and law enforcement in numerous critical situations. The use of drones received both criticism and praise for what it is capable of. First and foremost, drones are not solely used as “killing machines”. A drone is a form of surveillance and dataveillance system, and is used for nonlethal purposes since the 1950s (Carpenter & Shaikhouni, 2011).

The war on terror is a never-ending battle. The United States has been in many wars since the day our country was founded. There has been an estimated 651,008 deaths in war battle, 1.2 million deaths during war. An estimated 42 million service men and women have joined the armed forces in protecting our country (Science Line). Every day our state and policy makers are finding new ways to protect the 42 million service men and women. In the early 1990s’ the U.S created the Predator Program (Woods). This program allows air force men and women to fly unoccupied aircrafts in remote locations for intelligence gathering as well as executing high profile terrorist networks. This program protects thousands of service

Drones are very useful during warfare, from delivering supplies to soldiers, to leading reinforcements to the right direction, to actually being reinforcements with the missile technology implied into a variety of them. “Drones could also be delivering emergency medical supplies, fighting fires, and protecting endangered animals in Africa” (Source A). Not only can they deliver supplies such as food and water, but they can also deliver medical need that most troops require. Drones also stop attacks before they happen, which

Drones are an effective counter insurgency tool deployed extensively throughout the world, especially by clandestine intelligence organizations often with the help of the country’s respective Air Force. Not only do they serve as an effective weapon, they minimize human

They help save troops by going in and doing unman bombing and helping keep the one using the drone safe and hidden. “the Federal Aviation Administration will begin to coordinate all drone-related air traffic over the skies here in the U.S." (para 1). as drones become a bigger part of our time and aviation’s there need to be very strict international laws over them. in the article they discuss that the federal aviation administration will begin to start tracking all drones which is a great idea, but even tracking the drones you still cannot see anything it is seeing. they cannot hack in to the camera of the drone then leaving the camera to see anything it wants and only letting the FAA know its location. a drone is fine to drive by your house but if they could see the camera and see that the pilot is spying on you it could make the drone world a much safer environment and keep private life’s

Drones can be used for good objectives in this world to succeed and be the best there is."There are as many potential uses for drones as there are types of them, so whether drone technology should be considered a positive thing or a dangerous thing depends very much on who one asks"(Thompson). This can be good for the people to use them for many reasons to make their lives easier. What can create a type of positive influence for drones in this age of era. This will turn out to be the time when people use drones for everything. Drones are meant to be used for multiple reasons such as transportation, deliveries, and save soldiers lives.

Saving the military money on aircraft can service the military in many ways. That saved money could go towards keeping soldiers on the grounds safer removing them from harm's way completely. US operations in the Middle East over the past 13 years have resulted in 1558 major limb amputations, and 118,829 cases of post-traumatic stress disorder. Statistics show that, combined costs of future medical outlay for veterans of the Iraq and Afghan missions are estimated to be US $836.1 billion. In this context, the benefits of soldier-less modes of operation to military planners are clear. Considering the cost of just the soldiers medical expenses alone, drones would eliminate a great deal of that budget. Adding on the cost of the vehicles that would be damaged in a war-zone, that amount of money increases significantly. Drones are all around cheaper than fighter jets and would save the military cost on medical attention. But drones would save the US military money in more ways than one. The drones themselves are actually less expensive to build in comparison to a human piloted fighter jet. Data shows that, the cost of a Boeing F-22 Raptor is $206一$216 million in comparison the MQ-1 Predator UAV which runs at a cost of $4.03 million (as of 2010) per unit. (Popularmechanics) The detail that makes the jet so

Amazon’s idea for drone deliveries was the biggest news story for several weeks because of it being considered cutting edge technology. While drones are being used for many different things, they were created first by the government to use in military operations. They are used for a magnitude of jobs, mainly recon, intelligence, and combat. Shortly after the attacks on September 11th 2001, drones began to see a massive increase in usage for the U.S. Military. Drones offered a way to remotely attack potential threats and to gather intel at any given point.

Drone technology is advancing rapidly and it is changing the way in which things are being done. Drones are widely used by many people as a hobby or for career purposes, as well as for military purposes by the United States. Drones provide the U.S military with many benefits, which helps the military to operate efficiently and in a safe manner. Businesses are utilizing this technology as well in order to make their companies run more efficiently, as well as to improve their customer service. Drone technology will positively impact our society; drastically change our culture and political system and definitely advance our economy as well as help enhance our environment.