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Book TitlePredator : the Secret Origins of the Drone Revolution

Number of Pages368 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMilitary / Aviation, Aeronautics & Astronautics

Publication Year2014

IllustratorYes

GenreTechnology & Engineering, History

AuthorRichard Whittle

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ReviewsFascinating...[Whittle] has combed every available document and talked to almost every American participant in drone research and development. The result is a soup-to-nuts--or ground-to-air--history of the world's most potent unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV., A brilliant and detailed account of the growing pains of the weapons system of the future. Whittle fully captures the political struggle that almost downed the nascent Predator program., Fresh and authoritative ... [Whittle] delivers action-packed details about how the CIA and the Pentagon used armed Predators to hunt for al-Qaeda leaders immediately after 9/11., "Endlessly interesting and full of implicationâ€¦.There's plenty of geekery befitting a Tom Clancy novel to keep readers entertainedâ€¦ Whittle's account comes to a pointed conclusion: drone technology has already changed how we die, but what remains to be seen is how it 'may change the way people live.'"- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Engrossingâ€¦ [An] impressively researched, thought-provoking history." -Publishers Weekly "A brilliant and detailed account of the growing pains of the weapons system of the future. Whittle fully captures the political struggle that almost downed the nascent Predator program."-Richard A. Clarke, former National Security Council counter-terrorism director and author of Against All Enemies "Richard Whittle has delivered what will surely be the definitive history of how the United States came to arm its drones. Both deeply reported and very well written, Predator joins a very short list of books about the future of warfare that will engage any audience, from the specialist to the general reader."-Peter Bergen, author of Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad " Predator is a must-read. Love it or hate it, the armed drone represented a transformationã€€in military technology. Like every revolution, this one had a colorful cast of characters, and Whittle tells their story with the insight and authority of a veteran military journalist, drawing on inside sources in the Air Force, the CIA and defense industry. This book should be on the shelf of anyone who wants to understand military power in the 21st century."-David Ignatius, columnist for The Washington Post and author of The Director "All future attempts to understand the how and why of the drone era's beginnings, and the crucial personalities, disagreements, and decisions that shaped this technology, will be built on Richard Whittle's authoritative and original account. Predator tells the story of the real people whose insights, biases, and experience changed the realities of modern warfare."-James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly and author of National Defense, [The Predator's] history is longer, and more surprising, than most readers probably realize. Fascinating both as military history and as a look inside a hot contemporary social issue., Praise for The Dream Machine : "A wonderful combination of personal drama, technological detective story, military history, and . . . a valuable and engrossing book that will be read for many years to come." -James Fallows, The Atlantic Monthly "What makes The Dream Machine interesting is the light it sheds on Washington's ,permanent government,' the lobbyists and consultants and bureaucrats and contractors... One of the lessons of Whittle's book is that no one misses a chance to swim in the giant pool of money and power that is the nation's capital, where the defense industry is the biggest fish of all." - The Washington Post Book World, "Fascinatingâ€¦[Whittle] has combed every available document and talked to almost every American participant in drone research and development. The result is a soup-to-nuts-or ground-to-air-history of the world's most potent unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV."- The Wall Street Journal "Fresh and authoritative â€¦ [Whittle] delivers action-packed details about how the CIA and the Pentagon used armed Predators to hunt for al-Qaeda leaders immediately after 9/11."- The Washington Post " Predator â€¦ tells a dramatic story while impressively detailing the long and often-threatened creation of the armed drone that would revolutionize modern warfare."- Daily News (New York) "Read Predator for the fascinating story of how the unmanned aerial vehicle revolution came about."- Foreign Policy "Endlessly interesting and full of implicationâ€¦.There's plenty of geekery befitting a Tom Clancy novel to keep readers entertainedâ€¦ Whittle's account comes to a pointed conclusion: drone technology has already changed how we die, but what remains to be seen is how it 'may change the way people live.'"- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Engrossingâ€¦ [An] impressively researched, thought-provoking history." -Publishers Weekly "[The Predator's] history is longer, and more surprising, than most readers probably realize. Fascinating both as military history and as a look inside a hot contemporary social issue."- Booklist "Military and aviation aficionados will learn from and enjoy this in-depth work."- Library Journal "A brilliant and detailed account of the growing pains of the weapons system of the future. Whittle fully captures the political struggle that almost downed the nascent Predator program."-Richard A. Clarke, former National Security Council counter-terrorism director and author of Against All Enemies "Richard Whittle has delivered what will surely be the definitive history of how the United States came to arm its drones. Both deeply reported and very well written, Predator joins a very short list of books about the future of warfare that will engage any audience, from the specialist to the general reader."-Peter Bergen, author of Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad " Predator is a must-read. Love it or hate it, the armed drone represented a transformation'in military technology. Like every revolution, this one had a colorful cast of characters, and Whittle tells their story with the insight and authority of a veteran military journalist, drawing on inside sources in the Air Force, the CIA and defense industry. This book should be on the shelf of anyone who wants to understand military power in the 21st century."-David Ignatius, columnist for The Washington Post and author of The Director "All future attempts to understand the how and why of the drone era's beginnings, and the crucial personalities, disagreements, and decisions that shaped this technology, will be built on Richard Whittle's authoritative and original account. Predator tells the story of the real people whose insights, biases, and experience changed the realities of modern warfare."-James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly and author of National Defense, "A brilliant and detailed account of the growing pains of the weapons system of the future. Whittle fully captures the political struggle that almost downed the nascent Predator program."-Richard A. Clarke, former National Security Council counter-terrorism director and author of Against All Enemies "Richard Whittle has delivered what will surely be the definitive history of how the United States came to arm its drones. Both deeply reported and very well written, Predator joins a very short list of books about the future of warfare that will engage any audience, from the specialist to the general reader."-Peter Bergen, author of Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad " Predator is a must-read. Love it or hate it, the armed drone represented a transformationã€€in military technology. Like every revolution, this one had a colorful cast of characters, and Whittle tells their story with the insight and authority of a veteran military journalist, drawing on inside sources in the Air Force, the CIA and defense industry. This book should be on the shelf of anyone who wants to understand military power in the 21st century."-David Ignatius, columnist for The Washington Post and author of The Director "All future attempts to understand the how and why of the drone era's beginnings, and the crucial personalities, disagreements, and decisions that shaped this technology, will be built on Richard Whittle's authoritative and original account. Predator tells the story of the real people whose insights, biases, and experience changed the realities of modern warfare."-James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly and author of National Defense, Endlessly interesting and full of implication....There's plenty of geekery befitting a Tom Clancy novel to keep readers entertained... Whittle's account comes to a pointed conclusion: drone technology has already changed how we die, but what remains to be seen is how it 'may change the way people live.', [A] superbly researched, clearly written book .... [ Predator is] important because it is about a flying machine ... with consequences so enormous as to nearly defy everyday language.... Whittle is no unthinking patriot. He raises the questions that anybody who cares about the sacredness of human life ought to ask., All future attempts to understand the how and why of the drone era's beginnings, and the crucial personalities, disagreements, and decisions that shaped this technology, will be built on Richard Whittle's authoritative and original account. Predator tells the story of the real people whose insights, biases, and experience changed the realities of modern warfare., Predator is a must-read. Love it or hate it, the armed drone represented a transformation'in military technology. Like every revolution, this one had a colorful cast of characters, and Whittle tells their story with the insight and authority of a veteran military journalist, drawing on inside sources in the Air Force, the CIA and defense industry. This book should be on the shelf of anyone who wants to understand military power in the 21st century., "Fascinatingâ€¦[Whittle] has combed every available document and talked to almost every American participant in drone research and development. The result is a soup-to-nuts-or ground-to-air-history of the world's most potent unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV."- The Wall Street Journal "Fresh and authoritative â€¦ [Whittle] delivers action-packed details about how the CIA and the Pentagon used armed Predators to hunt for al-Qaeda leaders immediately after 9/11."- The Washington Post "Superbâ€¦ A lively, well-written genesis story â€¦ During five years of research and hundreds of interviews, Whittle unearthed a long list of revelations about the armed, remotely piloted aircraftâ€¦. And he adds scintillating details about its role in the hunt for top al-Qaeda leaders."- San Diego Union-Tribune " Predator â€¦ tells a dramatic story while impressively detailing the long and often-threatened creation of the armed drone that would revolutionize modern warfare."- Daily News (New York) "Read Predator for the fascinating story of how the unmanned aerial vehicle revolution came about."- Foreign Policy "Endlessly interesting and full of implicationâ€¦.There's plenty of geekery befitting a Tom Clancy novel to keep readers entertainedâ€¦ Whittle's account comes to a pointed conclusion: drone technology has already changed how we die, but what remains to be seen is how it 'may change the way people live.'"- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Engrossingâ€¦ [An] impressively researched, thought-provoking history." -Publishers Weekly "[The Predator's] history is longer, and more surprising, than most readers probably realize. Fascinating both as military history and as a look inside a hot contemporary social issue."- Booklist "Military and aviation aficionados will learn from and enjoy this in-depth work."- Library Journal "A brilliant and detailed account of the growing pains of the weapons system of the future. Whittle fully captures the political struggle that almost downed the nascent Predator program."-Richard A. Clarke, former National Security Council counter-terrorism director and author of Against All Enemies "Richard Whittle has delivered what will surely be the definitive history of how the United States came to arm its drones. Both deeply reported and very well written, Predator joins a very short list of books about the future of warfare that will engage any audience, from the specialist to the general reader."-Peter Bergen, author of Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad " Predator is a must-read. Love it or hate it, the armed drone represented a transformation'in military technology. Like every revolution, this one had a colorful cast of characters, and Whittle tells their story with the insight and authority of a veteran military journalist, drawing on inside sources in the Air Force, the CIA and defense industry. This book should be on the shelf of anyone who wants to understand military power in the 21st century."-David Ignatius, columnist for The Washington Post and author of The Director "All future attempts to understand the how and why of the drone era's beginnings, and the crucial personalities, disagreements, and decisions that shaped this technology, will be built on Richard Whittle's authoritative and original account. Predator tells the story of the real people whose insights, biases, and experience changed the realities of modern warfare."-James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly and author of National Defense, "Fascinatingâ€¦[Whittle] has combed every available document and talked to almost every American participant in drone research and development. The result is a soup-to-nuts-or ground-to-air-history of the world''s most potent unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV."- The Wall Street Journal "Fresh and authoritative â€¦ [Whittle] delivers action-packed details about how the CIA and the Pentagon used armed Predators to hunt for al-Qaeda leaders immediately after 9/11."- The Washington Post "[A] superbly researched, clearly written book .â€¦ [ Predator is] important because it is about a flying machine â€¦ with consequences so enormous as to nearly defy everyday language.â€¦ Whittle is no unthinking patriot. He raises the questions that anybody who cares about the sacredness of human life ought to ask."- The Dallas Morning News "Superbâ€¦ A lively, well-written genesis story â€¦ During five years of research and hundreds of interviews, Whittle unearthed a long list of revelations about the armed, remotely piloted aircraftâ€¦. And he adds scintillating details about its role in the hunt for top al-Qaeda leaders."- San Diego Union-Tribune " Predator â€¦ tells a dramatic story while impressively detailing the long and often-threatened creation of the armed drone that would revolutionize modern warfare."- Daily News (New York) "Read Predator for the fascinating story of how the unmanned aerial vehicle revolution came about."- Foreign Policy "Endlessly interesting and full of implicationâ€¦.There's plenty of geekery befitting a Tom Clancy novel to keep readers entertainedâ€¦ Whittle's account comes to a pointed conclusion: drone technology has already changed how we die, but what remains to be seen is how it 'may change the way people live.'"- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Engrossingâ€¦ [An] impressively researched, thought-provoking history." -Publishers Weekly "[The Predator's] history is longer, and more surprising, than most readers probably realize. Fascinating both as military history and as a look inside a hot contemporary social issue."- Booklist "Military and aviation aficionados will learn from and enjoy this in-depth work."- Library Journal "A brilliant and detailed account of the growing pains of the weapons system of the future. Whittle fully captures the political struggle that almost downed the nascent Predator program."-Richard A. Clarke, former National Security Council counter-terrorism director and author of Against All Enemies "Richard Whittle has delivered what will surely be the definitive history of how the United States came to arm its drones. Both deeply reported and very well written, Predator joins a very short list of books about the future of warfare that will engage any audience, from the specialist to the general reader."-Peter Bergen, author of Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad " Predator is a must-read. Love it or hate it, the armed drone represented a transformation'in military technology. Like every revolution, this one had a colorful cast of characters, and Whittle tells their story with the insight and authority of a veteran military journalist, drawing on inside sources in the Air Force, the CIA and defense industry. This book should be on the shelf of anyone who wants to understand military power in the 21st century."-David Ignatius, columnist for The Washington Post and author of The Director "All future attempts to understand the how and why of the drone era''s beginnings, and the crucial personalities, disagreements, and decisions that shaped this technology, will be built on Richard Whittle''s authoritative and original account. Predator tells the story of the real people whose insights, biases, and experience changed the realities of modern warfare."-James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly and author of National Defense, "Fascinating...[Whittle] has combed every available document and talked to almost every American participant in drone research and development. The result is a soup-to-nuts--or ground-to-air--history of the world''s most potent unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV." -- The Wall Street Journal "Fresh and authoritative ... [Whittle] delivers action-packed details about how the CIA and the Pentagon used armed Predators to hunt for al-Qaeda leaders immediately after 9/11." -- The Washington Post "[A] superbly researched, clearly written book .... [ Predator is] important because it is about a flying machine ... with consequences so enormous as to nearly defy everyday language.... Whittle is no unthinking patriot. He raises the questions that anybody who cares about the sacredness of human life ought to ask." -- The Dallas Morning News "Superb... A lively, well-written genesis story ... During five years of research and hundreds of interviews, Whittle unearthed a long list of revelations about the armed, remotely piloted aircraft.... And he adds scintillating details about its role in the hunt for top al-Qaeda leaders." -- San Diego Union-Tribune " Predator ... tells a dramatic story while impressively detailing the long and often-threatened creation of the armed drone that would revolutionize modern warfare." -- Daily News (New York) "Read Predator for the fascinating story of how the unmanned aerial vehicle revolution came about." -- Foreign Policy "Endlessly interesting and full of implication....There''s plenty of geekery befitting a Tom Clancy novel to keep readers entertained... Whittle''s account comes to a pointed conclusion: drone technology has already changed how we die, but what remains to be seen is how it ''may change the way people live.''" -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Engrossing... [An] impressively researched, thought-provoking history." -- Publishers Weekly "[The Predator''s] history is longer, and more surprising, than most readers probably realize. Fascinating both as military history and as a look inside a hot contemporary social issue." -- Booklist "Military and aviation aficionados will learn from and enjoy this in-depth work." -- Library Journal "A brilliant and detailed account of the growing pains of the weapons system of the future. Whittle fully captures the political struggle that almost downed the nascent Predator program." -- Richard A. Clarke, former National Security Council counter-terrorism director and author of Against All Enemies "Richard Whittle has delivered what will surely be the definitive history of how the United States came to arm its drones. Both deeply reported and very well written, Predator joins a very short list of books about the future of warfare that will engage any audience, from the specialist to the general reader." -- Peter Bergen, author of Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad " Predator is a must-read. Love it or hate it, the armed drone represented a transformation'in military technology. Like every revolution, this one had a colorful cast of characters, and Whittle tells their story with the insight and authority of a veteran military journalist, drawing on inside sources in the Air Force, the CIA and defense industry. This book should be on the shelf of anyone who wants to understand military power in the 21st century." -- David Ignatius, columnist for The Washington Post and author of The Director "All future attempts to understand the how and why of the drone era''s beginnings, and the crucial personalities, disagreements, and decisions that shaped this technology, will be built on Richard Whittle''s authoritative and original account. Predator tells the story of the real people whose insights, biases, and experience changed the realities of modern warfare." -- James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly and author of National Defense, "Endlessly interesting and full of implicationâ€¦.There's plenty of geekery befitting a Tom Clancy novel to keep readers entertainedâ€¦ Whittle's account comes to a pointed conclusion: drone technology has already changed how we die, but what remains to be seen is how it 'may change the way people live.'"- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Engrossingâ€¦ [An] impressively researched, thought-provoking history." -Publishers Weekly "Fascinating both as military history and as a look inside a hot contemporary social issue."- Booklist "A brilliant and detailed account of the growing pains of the weapons system of the future. Whittle fully captures the political struggle that almost downed the nascent Predator program."-Richard A. Clarke, former National Security Council counter-terrorism director and author of Against All Enemies "Richard Whittle has delivered what will surely be the definitive history of how the United States came to arm its drones. Both deeply reported and very well written, Predator joins a very short list of books about the future of warfare that will engage any audience, from the specialist to the general reader."-Peter Bergen, author of Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad " Predator is a must-read. Love it or hate it, the armed drone represented a transformationã€€in military technology. Like every revolution, this one had a colorful cast of characters, and Whittle tells their story with the insight and authority of a veteran military journalist, drawing on inside sources in the Air Force, the CIA and defense industry. This book should be on the shelf of anyone who wants to understand military power in the 21st century."-David Ignatius, columnist for The Washington Post and author of The Director "All future attempts to understand the how and why of the drone era's beginnings, and the crucial personalities, disagreements, and decisions that shaped this technology, will be built on Richard Whittle's authoritative and original account. Predator tells the story of the real people whose insights, biases, and experience changed the realities of modern warfare."-James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly and author of National Defense, Richard Whittle has delivered what will surely be the definitive history of how the United States came to arm its drones. Both deeply reported and very well written, Predator joins a very short list of books about the future of warfare that will engage any audience, from the specialist to the general reader., "Fascinatingâ€¦[Whittle] has combed every available document and talked to almost every American participant in drone research and development. The result is a soup-to-nuts-or ground-to-air-history of the world's most potent unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV."- The Wall Street Journal "Fresh and authoritative â€¦ [Whittle] delivers action-packed details about how the CIA and the Pentagon used armed Predators to hunt for al-Qaeda leaders immediately after 9/11."- The Washington Post " Predator â€¦ tells a dramatic story while impressively detailing the long and often-threatened creation of the armed drone that would revolutionize modern warfare."- Daily News (New York) "Read Predator for the fascinating story of how the unmanned aerial vehicle revolution came about."- Foreign Policy "Endlessly interesting and full of implicationâ€¦.There's plenty of geekery befitting a Tom Clancy novel to keep readers entertainedâ€¦ Whittle's account comes to a pointed conclusion: drone technology has already changed how we die, but what remains to be seen is how it 'may change the way people live.'"- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Engrossingâ€¦ [An] impressively researched, thought-provoking history." -Publishers Weekly "[The Predator's] history is longer, and more surprising, than most readers probably realize. Fascinating both as military history and as a look inside a hot contemporary social issue."- Booklist "A brilliant and detailed account of the growing pains of the weapons system of the future. Whittle fully captures the political struggle that almost downed the nascent Predator program."-Richard A. Clarke, former National Security Council counter-terrorism director and author of Against All Enemies "Richard Whittle has delivered what will surely be the definitive history of how the United States came to arm its drones. Both deeply reported and very well written, Predator joins a very short list of books about the future of warfare that will engage any audience, from the specialist to the general reader."-Peter Bergen, author of Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad " Predator is a must-read. Love it or hate it, the armed drone represented a transformation'in military technology. Like every revolution, this one had a colorful cast of characters, and Whittle tells their story with the insight and authority of a veteran military journalist, drawing on inside sources in the Air Force, the CIA and defense industry. This book should be on the shelf of anyone who wants to understand military power in the 21st century."-David Ignatius, columnist for The Washington Post and author of The Director "All future attempts to understand the how and why of the drone era's beginnings, and the crucial personalities, disagreements, and decisions that shaped this technology, will be built on Richard Whittle's authoritative and original account. Predator tells the story of the real people whose insights, biases, and experience changed the realities of modern warfare."-James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly and author of National Defense, Superb... A lively, well-written genesis story ... During five years of research and hundreds of interviews, Whittle unearthed a long list of revelations about the armed, remotely piloted aircraft.... And he adds scintillating details about its role in the hunt for top al-Qaeda leaders., Predator ... tells a dramatic story while impressively detailing the long and often-threatened creation of the armed drone that would revolutionize modern warfare.

Dewey Edition23

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Table Of ContentPrologue 1 1. The Genius of the Genesis 7 2. The Blues 29 3. A Straw Hat in Winter 47 4. Predator Reborn 68 5. Predator's Progress 90 6. WILD Predator 119 7. The Summer Project 143 8. The Next Logical Step 164 9. Hellfire and Hesitation 182 10. Ready or Not 210 11. Wildfire 232 12. Cleared to Fire 255 13. Never Mind...We'll Do It Ourselves 276 Epilogue 294 Author's Note 311 Notes 313 Selected Bibliography 334 Acknowledgments 337 Index 341

SynopsisThe untold story of the birth of the Predator drone, a wonder weapon that transformed the American military, reshaped modern warfare, and sparked a revolution in aviation The creation of the first weapon in history whose operators can stalk and kill an enemy on the other side of the globe was far more than clever engineering. As Richard Whittle shows in Predator , it was one of the most profound developments in the history of military and aerospace technology. Once considered fragile toys, drones were long thought to be of limited utility. The Predator itself was resisted at nearly every turn by the military establishment, but a few iconoclasts refused to see this new technology smothered at birth. The remarkable cast of characters responsible for developing the Predator includes a former Israeli inventor who turned his Los Angeles garage into a drone laboratory, two billionaire brothers marketing a futuristic weapon to help combat Communism, a pair of fighter pilots willing to buck their white-scarf fraternity, a cunning Pentagon operator nicknamed "Snake," and a secretive Air Force organization known as Big Safari. When an Air Force team unleashed the first lethal drone strikes in 2001 for the CIA, the military's view of drones changed nearly overnight. Based on five years of research and hundreds of interviews, Predator reveals the dramatic inside story of the creation of a revolutionary weapon that forever changed the way we wage war and opened the door to a new age in aviation.

LC Classification NumberUG1242.D7W57 2014