Chapter 18: The game of drones/weapons makers' war on drones

Mohamed Zied Chaari; Somaya Al-Maadeed    Computer Science and Engineering Department, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

Abstract

This chapter is aimed at reviewing the security threats posed by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in areas such as illegal surveillance, terrorist attacks, reconnaissance, smuggling, electronic snooping, and mid-air collisions. We are discussing the categories of the drone in terms of intention and level of complexity of the operators. Senior experts from the US military, as well as security agencies, said that the drone could be used by militants groups and jihadist groups, as well as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The Levant is reshaping conflicts ...

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