American Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences                cover
Open Access

American Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

ISSN (Online): 2378-7031

DOI: 10.46568/arjhss

Vol. 1, Issue 1 2015 Open Access

Unmanning in Military Field and the Future of Infantry Branch: A Case Study of Turkey and the US

Ercan Karakoc1, Osman Yildiz

Assoc. Professor, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
Graduated MA Student, Gebze Technical University, Gebze, Turkey
Abstract
Computer technologies, improved in the lights of space studies that is started after World War II affects many field, it is assumed as a start of unmanning as well. Unmanned vehicles sent into space made it possible to use these technologies in the earth. Thus, it is assumed that technology of processor will have been able to arrive the capacity of the way that human brain processes by 2030s. Especially, the heavy losses of countries and so the nation during the Second World War, increased the importance of unmanning that the big states gives on the military field, have caused them to focus on this field. Armies have started the regime of the skilled and professional staff that will be able to use the technology imparted with the unmanning, in conclusion of this; they have given more importance of the infantry branch. In this respect, the capacity of the infantry branch, which is the oldest military branch, has increased and the other military branches that has been parted from the infantry branch in the last century has turned out to be planned being inserted in the infantry branch. Nowadays another reason for that of the infantry branch has become important, is that people has started to live mostly in cities. It is estimated that the percentage of world urbanization which was %60 in 2010s, will have been %80 by 2030s. In this study, it will be examined how the unmanning in military field shapes the infantry branch and Turkey will compare with USA which is the leading force about unmanning.