An UN-Manned Misconception: A Case for Unmanned-Aerial-System Support to Peacekeeping OperationsBy Kyle AmonsonAt the heart of every peacekeeping operation is the peacekeeper, the populace, and the mandate. This contract, and the follow-on support to MONUSCO, was the first formal UAS support package for a UN PKO. DelineationThe UN needs to clearly delineate which missions will receive contract UAS support and which are receiving TCC UAS support, regardless of UAV class. The UN cannot accept the risk in added complexity of contract based UAS support also having to manage use of force to support the mandate. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/sta.boLadsous, Hervé, Remarks by the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations to the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, 2014, https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/remarks-under-secretary-general-peacekeeping-operations-to-special-committee-peacekeeping-1MENA Report.

Source: Washington Post March 06, 2023 01:40 UTC