Dear Commons Community,
The Ukraine War has revealed — if you don’t have an army of drones, you’re behind the times. Drones, the modern Swiss Army Knife, are a nation’s best eyes, ears, fists and helping hands. That’s why the US Military is pursuing the development of drones and other advanced tech. As reported by The Tomorrow Investor.
In the Ukrainian War, drones have proven an essential tool for offensive operations but also as humanitarian aid workers, army spotters, and mine clearers such as:
- Delivering supplies and medicine into besieged areas or disasters zones.
- Measuring the temperature of a field throughout the day — using variations to spot metal, plastic or wooden mines buried underground.
- Surveilling an area to make sure it’s safe to move through.
They are also cost-effective, easy-to-use tools that save human lives — both by doing dangerous jobs that otherwise humans would do, or by delivering life-saving tools, including portable defibrillators, where they are needed most.
They are generally the fastest way to move through urban areas — making them ideal first responders and scouts.
In the Ukraine War, they have already proven invaluable in helping limit the human cost of the conflict. And the intelligence they give the Ukrainian army has allowed the smaller force to hold its own against the much larger Russian army. In addition, compared with other systems used by the military, drones are cheap enough to be considered a single-use disposable item. And most importantly, they reduce the need for large-scale deploying boots on the ground.
Undoubtedly, drones will play a role in what’s to come next — whether gathering intelligence, or bringing aid to civilians caught in the crossfire.
And there are the companies like Draganfly that have perfected civilian uses of drones. The world will soon have drones following medics and responding to 911 calls, with medical supplies as needed. They will also provide 24/7 security surveillance, deliverable wherever it is needed, no matter how dangerous the environment.
In sum, the world of tomorrow is being built by the armies of today.
Tony
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