De Gruyter Handbook of Drone Warfare

"Edited by one of the world's leading experts on drone warfare, this is essential reading for all scholars, students, and policymakers concerned with the proliferation of drones."
Anthony King, Professor of Defence and Security Studies and Director of the Strategy and Security Institute, University of Exeter, UK

"An insightful exploration of how drones are reshaping the political, strategic, operational, and tactical dimensions of modern warfare."
Dr Claudio Palestini, Head of NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme and Chair of the NATO Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems Working Group

"This is an essential contribution to the fi eld, striking a responsible balance between technical detail on the history and likely future of drone technology, and the human cost and impact when these technologies are used."
Emily Tripp, Director of Airwars

"A first-class and streamlined effort [...] it should be considered the standard handbook-type work in the evolving field of drone warfare studies."
Dr Robert J. Bunker in Small Wars Journal

James Patton Rogers is the Executive Director of the Cornell Brooks Tech Policy Institute at Cornell University and the NATO Country Director of the Full Spectrum Drone Warfare project, supported by NATO SPS. An expert on drones, disruptive technologies, and the history of weaponry and strategy, James has worked with the UN Security Council, UNOCT, and UNCTC (amongst others). He is the author of ‘Precision: A History of American Warfare’ (Manchester, 2023).