Drone Wars

Pioneers, Killing Machines, Artificial Intelligence, and the Battle for the Future

By: Seth J. Frantzman

Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross

Drones are transforming warfare through the use of artificial intelligence, drone swarms, and surveillance - leading to competition between the US, China, Israel, and Iran. Who will be the next drone superpower?

In the battle for the streets of Mosul in Iraq, drones in the hands of ISIS terrorists made life hell for the Iraq army and civilians. Today, defense companies are racing to develop the lasers, microwave weapons, and technology necessary for confronting the next drone threat. Seth J. Frantzman takes the listener from the midnight exercises with Israel’s elite drone warriors, to the CIA headquarters where new drone technology was once adopted in the 1990s to hunt Osama bin Laden.

This rapidly expanding technology could be used to target nuclear power plants and pose a threat to civilian airports. In the Middle East, the US used a drone to kill Iranian arch-terrorist Qasem Soleimani, a key Iranian commander. Drones are transforming the battlefield from Syria to Libya and Yemen. For militaries and security agencies - the main users of expensive drones - the UAV market is expanding as well; there were more than 20,000 military drones in use by 2020. Once the province of only a few militaries, drones now being built in Turkey, China, Russia, and smaller countries like Taiwan may be joining the military drone market. It’s big business, too - $100 billion will be spent over the next decade on drones. Militaries may soon be spending more on drones than tanks, much as navies transitioned away from giant vulnerable battleships to more agile ships. The future wars will be fought with drones and won by whoever has the most sophisticated technology.

©2021 Seth J. Frantzman (P)2021 Recorded Books

Fantastic timeline

This book is a great timeline through the production of drones from the d21 to present vehicles.

The future of war

Seth Frantzman‘s new book, The drone wars, is an important addition to the library of books that attempt to foresee the future of war and its geopolitical implications. Drone warfare will play a greater role in all theaters of battle for the foreseeable future. Frantzman looks back at the origins of drone warfare and brings you right up to its current development. It is essential reading for all students of the military and those that care about American national security interest in the future

Great book by someone I respect IRL and on Twitter

This book is so good you could almost buy the hardcover version along with the audible edition . . . if you are a super drone enthusiast that is.

Great history of drone warfare

Very informative book on drone warfare; past present and future. It was a short read with good narration. Listen speed at 1.60

Fascinating and detailed

Seth Frantzman does a very good job going around the world and covering the various drone producers and consumers and discussing the implications and challenges.