Event
The Future of Drone Warfare and NATO Security
Defence experts convened at Cornell for Full Spectrum Drone Warfare 2050, a workshop on drone deployment across all domains, funded by the NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme.
In late August, leading defence experts convened at Cornell to address the future of drone warfare and its implications for NATO security. The workshop, Full Spectrum Drone Warfare 2050: Developments in Drone Deployment Across All Domains, was hosted by James Patton Rogers, Executive Director of the institute, with Dominika Kunertova, Senior Researcher at ETH Zurich's Center for Security Studies.
The event formed part of a broader project analysing military drone technologies, supported by a $65,000 grant from the NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme.
The project brings experts together to explore the evolving role of drones across land, air, and sea, as warfare enters what Patton Rogers calls the Third Drone Age. The research aims to give NATO members and partners insight into the development of drone and counter-drone capabilities, with a focus on mitigating the threats posed by drone proliferation to hostile actors.
The meeting was designed to support NATO and its allies as drone warfare becomes an increasingly central threat, encouraging discussion that crosses traditional boundaries.