Question

Q25. Consider the following statements:

1. Armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are not fully autonomous.

2. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles are regulated by specific international treaties that relate to their use, production, or trade.

Which of the following statements are correct?

• A. a) 1 only
• B. b) 2 only
• C. c) Both 1 and 2
• D. d) None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A

a) 1 only

Armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

• Armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), often referred to as drones, are defined as aircraft designed to operate without a pilot on board. Armed UAVs carry ordnance and are remotely controlled by a human from the ground and are not fully autonomous.
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles are not regulated by specific international treaties that relate to their use, production, or trade.
• To determine the legality of the use of UAVs in warfare, there must be an examination of current treaty law as well as its application and regulation to conventional weapons.
• Armed UAVs are conventional weapons and are therefore regulated under the many treaties which regulate such weapons, including the Geneva Conventions, the Hague Conventions, and the Arms Trade Treaty