Tuesday, 26 April 2016

Are Drones More Precise Than Manned Aircraft? (Micah Zenko, Amelia M. Wolf, CFR)

A U.S. airman guides a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone as it taxis to the runway at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan on March 9, 2016. (Josh Smith/Reuters)

In our latest piece at ForeignPolicy.com, we evaluate the Obama administration’s long-standing claim that drone strikes are more “precise” and cause fewer civilian fatalities than airstrikes by manned aircraft. We approach this challenge recognizing the limits of understanding who is being targeted and killed by all U.S. aerial operations. In addition, we admit that there are no wholly reliable or independently verifiable data sources, either from the U.S. government or research NGOs.

http://blogs.cfr.org/zenko/2016/04/25/are-drone-more-precise-than-manned-aircraft/

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