A drone strike is an air strike delivered by one or more unmanned combat aerial vehicles or weaponized commercial unmanned aerial vehicles. Only the United States, Israel, China, Iran, Italy, India, Pakistan, Russia, Turkey, and Poland are known to have manufactured operational UCAVs as of 2019.

What is the purpose of drone strikes?

Proponents of drone strikes assert that drone strikes are largely effective in targeting specific combatants. Some scholars argue that drone strikes reduce the amount of civilian casualties and territorial damage when compared to other types of military force like large bombs.

What are the two types of drone strikes?

Personality strike: A drone strike targeting a particular individual based on their identity. Precision strike: A term often used by the US military to describe US attacks. It is thought to refer to a drone strike.