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Navigating Critical Ethical Dilemmas of the Advancement of Military Technology

Authors
Debasis Dash1, *, V. M. D. Jagannath2
1Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management and Engineering, SVKM’s NMIMS Deemed to be University, Vile Parle, Mumbai, India
2Indian Navy, Hyderabad, India
*Corresponding author. Email: dashdebasis76@gmail.com
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Debasis Dash
Available Online 29 April 2026.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6239-660-9_4How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Technological advancements; Collateral damage; Virtue Ethics; Deontology; Consequentialism; Precision warfare
Abstract

As military technologies advance rapidly, particularly with the rise of artificial intelligence, they raise serious questions about ethics and responsibility. Throughout history military technological advancements have reshaped national defence systems and global power relations, which continue to influence worldwide stability. The nations must evaluate AI technology development with critical thinking because they need to preserve or build military dominance. The research employs two primary methods to examine military technology ethics, utilising a qualitative conceptual approach that combines historical synthesis and textual analysis. The research evaluation process uses three established frameworks to analyse the results through virtue ethics, deontology and consequentialism. The evaluation of military technology ethics depends on these frameworks because they establish essential assessment methods which reduce accidental damage and measure social impacts. The main goal involves creating ethical standards which protect civilians from harm while achieving military operational success. The research investigates sophisticated military systems to understand their ethical consequences and operational effects. The research needs to examine ethical standards to solve complex military problems by assessing technological progress against moral standards and international rules.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Management Research (ICMR 2025)
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Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research
Publication Date
29 April 2026
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978-94-6239-660-9
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2352-5428
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6239-660-9_4How to use a DOI?
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© 2026 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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