Open Access
American Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
ISSN (Online): 2378-7031
DOI: 10.46568/arjhss
Unmanning in Military Field and the Future of Infantry Branch: A Case Study of Turkey and the US
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.