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Author Hawley, John K., author

Title Patriot wars : automation and the Patriot air and missile defense system / John K. Hawley
Published Washington, DC : Center for a New American Security, [2017]
©2016

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Description 1 online resource (14 pages) : color illustrations
Series Ethical autonomy series
Voices from the field
Contents Introduction -- A personal history with the Patriot system and its automation -- Ineffective human-automation integration in Patriot -- Observations, lessons, and cautions -- Automation challenges going forward -- Prudent use of automation -- Conclusion
Summary "Automation and autonomy are core components of the Department of Defense's 'third offset strategy,' designed to reinvigorate American military technological dominance. Effective collaboration between humans and machines is central to harnessing the advantages of automation and autonomy. As Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work has explained, it is 'human-machine collaboration and combat teaming' that will turn rapid advances in autonomy and artificial intelligence into operational game changers. As the U.S. military begins to grapple with the challenges of incorporating ever more sophisticated autonomous systems into the force, it can draw upon decades of experience with highly automated combat systems, including some that use lethal force. Unfortunately, this experience has not always been positive"--Publisher's web site
Notes "January 2017."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 14)
Notes Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (CNAS, viewed January 17, 2017)
Subject Weapons systems -- Automation
Autonomous robots.
Military robots.
Human-machine systems.
Patriot missile.
Man-Machine Systems
Autonomous robots.
Human-machine systems.
Military robots.
Patriot missile.
Weapons systems -- Automation.
Form Electronic book
Author Center for a New American Security, publisher