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The Empirical Determinants of Violent Nonstate Actor Drone Adoption.

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Title: The Empirical Determinants of Violent Nonstate Actor Drone Adoption.
Authors: Chávez, Kerry (AUTHOR), Swed, Ori (AUTHOR)
Source: Armed Forces & Society (Sage Publications Inc.). Oct2024, Vol. 50 Issue 4, p883-912. 30p.
Subjects: Surface phenomenon, Commercial drones, Non-state actors (International relations), Weapons systems, Terrorism
Abstract: Commercial drone advancements have enabled terrorists with crude airpower, challenging states' aerial dominance. Today, many groups skillfully use drones for propaganda generation, surveillance and reconnaissance, command and control, and attacks. Despite their obvious value, there is wide variation in adoption begging questions about who is using drones and why. Prominent in practitioner and security provider circles, academics are just skimming the surface of this important phenomenon. The small existing literature suggests that violent nonstate actor drone use is little more than Iran-sponsored jihadist terrorists with territory in the Middle East. Using an original data set on characteristics across 998 armed nonstate groups from 1995 to 2019, we explore the empirical determinants of drone adoption. Although Iran-sponsorship is a significant factor, we find that network affiliations are the strongest predictors of adopting a drone program. We also demonstrate that groups with more intensive attack profiles and narco groups are more likely to pursue unmanned aerial systems. Our study provides the first quantitative probe of the drivers of armed nonstate drone use, putting academic assertions and policy prescriptions on firmer empirical ground. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: Commercial drone advancements have enabled terrorists with crude airpower, challenging states' aerial dominance. Today, many groups skillfully use drones for propaganda generation, surveillance and reconnaissance, command and control, and attacks. Despite their obvious value, there is wide variation in adoption begging questions about who is using drones and why. Prominent in practitioner and security provider circles, academics are just skimming the surface of this important phenomenon. The small existing literature suggests that violent nonstate actor drone use is little more than Iran-sponsored jihadist terrorists with territory in the Middle East. Using an original data set on characteristics across 998 armed nonstate groups from 1995 to 2019, we explore the empirical determinants of drone adoption. Although Iran-sponsorship is a significant factor, we find that network affiliations are the strongest predictors of adopting a drone program. We also demonstrate that groups with more intensive attack profiles and narco groups are more likely to pursue unmanned aerial systems. Our study provides the first quantitative probe of the drivers of armed nonstate drone use, putting academic assertions and policy prescriptions on firmer empirical ground. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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