Appendix 1: List of interview questions for military personnel

Abstract

The increasing integration of unmanned systems promises massive changes in military tactics and enormous enhancements to army arsenals. However, these developments also raise many concerns for societies as force could be delegated to autonomous weapons systems (AWS) that could operate without meaningful involvement of the military chain of command. This paper reports the findings of interviews with military personnel (n=18), which were used to gauge their perceptions and attitudes towards UGVs and the transformation to autonomous weapons.