“We just won a war with lots of heroes flying around in planes. The next war could be fought by airplanes without men on board. Take everything you've learned about aviation in war, throw it out the window, and let's go to work on the aviation of tomorrow. It will be unlike anything the world has ever seen.” – General Hap Arnold, VJ Day, August 1945 The word drone is the most widely recognized definition and an umbrella name for an unmanned aircraft; the etymology of the name itself is believed to derive from the characteristic low hum produced by the machines, or rather from entomological connotations, from the first drones painted with black stripes on the fuselage, making the aircraft look like a male bee (a drone). As the years have progressed, drones have developed numerous different names; Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Unmanned aerial system (UAS) and Remotely piloted aircraft (RPA). In a military context, a drone is a small unmanned aircraft with video surveillance technology, it can be as large as a commercial airplane or as small as a bird; the key feature of a drone is that it can be controlled remotely, eliminating the possibility of danger to a pilot's life. “UAS have been in development for nearly half a century and have been deployed on the battlefield since the Vietnam War.” -Nurkin and Drewry. (2010) Over the past decade, drones have become vital to modern battlefields: the US Department of Defense has expanded its department of drones from 50 to over 7,500 and spent a total of $5 billion; and over the next decade, global spending on drone research and manufacturing is expected to exceed $94 billion. How technology is natural... at the heart of the document... and Conflict Resolution Clinic (2012) Living Under Drones; Civilian Death, Injury, and Trauma Due to US Drone Practices in Pakistan's Standford Law School. [Online]. Available at: http://www.livingunderdrones.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Stanford-NYU-Living-Under-Drones.pdf (Accessed: 2 January 2014) Stanley, J & Crump, C (2011 ). Protecting privacy from aerial surveillance: Recommendations for government use of drone aircraft. New York: American Civil Liberties Union. p5-22.Stanley, J. (2013) “Drones” vs “UAVs” – What's behind a name? [Online]. Available at: https://www.aclu.org/blog/technology-and-liberty-national-security/should-we-call-them-drones-or-uavs (Accessed: 2 January 2014) ISTAR's contribution to operations (2010) [online]. Available at: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910/cmselect/cmdfence/225/225.pdf (Accessed: 2 January 2014)