Implications
Further research and development into the humanitarian applications for unmanned vehicles and
autonomous systems will proceed regardless of a recommendation here. However, as recommended
above, the Department of Defense would benefit from using and training on commercial, "off-the-shelf"
technology in humanitarian operations. These can be more cost-efficient than deploying manned military
vehicles, for one, and they are further unencumbered by any need for classifying the data produced, the
untangling of which could hinder a timely response to a disaster.
Event Description
This lesson is based primarily on the following articles:
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Conger, Kate, and Dell Cameron. “Google is Helping the Pentagon Build AI for Drones.” Gizmodo.com,
March 6, 2018.
Faggella, Daniel. “11 Robotic Applications for Search and Rescue.” Huffington Post online, November 23,
2017.
Meier, Patrick. “Automatically Analyzing UAV/Aerial Imagery from Haiti.” Irevolutions.org, June 9, 2014.
Meier, Patrick. “Humanitarians in the Sky: Using UAVs for Disaster Response.” Irevolutions.org, June 25,
2014.
Vergun, Dave. “Game-changing weaponry in development, says Army secretary” Army News Service, May
17, 2018.
Lesson Author: Christopher Flaherty, FHA Lessons Learned Analyst, PKSOI
A TRV-80 SUAV being tested by
the Marine Corps’Combat Logistics
Battalion 8 for unmanned aerial
logistics support.
(Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Jenkins, 2 nd Marine Logistics Group. 7 May 2018)
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