TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hopia,Henna
ED  - Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies
TI  - Dawn of the Drones: Europe's security response to the cyber age 
SN  - 9782930632377
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Brussels
PB  - Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies
KW  - Drone aircraft
KW  - Government policy
KW  - Europe
KW  - Information warfare
KW  - Security, International
KW  - Military policy
N1  - Cont.: Introduction -- Drones: debatable but indispensable devices -- Cyber-attacks: complex and camouflaged -- Conclusions -- Policy recommendations
N2  - This research paper examines two modern disruptive military technologies that are being used increasingly frequently: remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) and cyber-attacks. Europe is falling behind in developing or even dealing with new technologies. Insufficient investment has been made in research and development (R&D) and, due to a decline in military technology programmes, the European defence industry is suffering. If this continues we might lose important capabilities that have already been jeopardised by defence-budget cuts in recent years, and the existence of European military technology know-how could even be endangered. Creating European projects, such as a common RPAS, and economies of scale will be necessary to support the European defence industry
ER  -