S2E57: Asia's drone wars: Who's buying Predators and Reapers?
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S2E57: Asia's drone wars: Who's buying Predators and Reapers?
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As Asia’s militaries show an increasing appetite to deploy drones – most recently during the Thai-Cambodian skirmishes and the brief India-Pakistan conflict in May, 2025, we speak to the chief executive of the company that makes lethal Unmanned Aerial Systems such as the Predator, Reaper and Sea Guardian.
Synopsis: The Straits Times’ senior columnist Ravi Velloor distils 45 years of experience covering the Asian continent, with expert guests.
In this wide-ranging conversation, Ravi speaks with Dr Vivek Lall, Chief Executive of General Atomics Global Corp, on trends in modern warfare, the rise of data-driven hi-tech weapons, weapons that ‘loiter’ in the air awaiting command from the ground and space as the next frontier of contestation.
They also focus on UASs – in warfare and potentially for civil use – and discuss whether unmanned drones have raised the risk of warfare by not putting pilots directly in harm’s way.
Highlights: Click/Tap Above
5:45 ‘Hey, there’s an UAV flying right alongside me’
7:00 Asian militaries buying Predators and eyeing EMALS: India, Japan, Taiwan, Asean..
12:20 Loitering munitions and ‘persistent surveillance’ – Can US go it alone in defence research?
17:00 Does unmanned raise risk of war?
18:00 Space is the next frontier
21:00 ‘There will always be pilots’
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Host: Ravi Velloor (velloor@sph.com.sg)
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