As reports are coming in that a British citizen has been killed by an America drone strike in Pakistan, the New America Foundation and Terror Free Tomorrow have conducted the first comprehensive public opinion survey covering sensitive military and political issues… Read More ›
Ten British universities have been working with BAE Systems on a new unmanned experimental drone system called Demon. Demon, which uses small air jets to manuever rather than conventual mechanical flaps, has been developed under the £6.2m FLAVIIR programme. Demon, had… Read More ›
Many news outlets are covering the story that the recent mass drone strikes in Pakistan have foiled a ‘Mumbai-style’ terror attack on UK, France and Germany. The suggestion that mass drone strikes in Pakistan are justified because of intelligence of a possible terror attack in… Read More ›
A friend has just drawn my attention to an incredible comment piece published in the respected aviation journal, Flight International at the end of August. Entitled ‘Oh what a lovely war’ the unattributed article is clearly written by someone who… Read More ›
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced late last night (20th September) that an additional British Reaper had been deployed to Afghanistan. In their press release, the MoD are being coy about the number of British Reapers in Afghanistan, but we understand there are now four British Reaper… Read More ›
The Fellowship of Reconciliation (FoR) have launched a new report on the use of armed drones. The report, Convenient Killing: Armed Drones and the ‘Playstation Mentality was launched at their successful day conference about armed drones on Saturday 18th September. In the… Read More ›
“Robot warfare: campaigners call for tighter controls of deadly drones Conferences will raise concerns over unpiloted aircraft and ground machines that choose their own targets The rapid proliferation of military drone planes and armed robots should be subject to international… Read More ›
Over the past ten days or so there have been over a dozen reported drone strikes in Pakistan near the Afghan border. Associated Press reports today (15th Sept) that drone strikes ”have killed more than 60 people in 13 strikes since… Read More ›
Next Saturday, 18th September, peace campaigners, researchers and the public will come together in central London to examine the growing phenomenon of drone wars. The conference, organised by the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FoR) will take place at the University of London… Read More ›
On September 14, 14 activists from around the country will stand trial in Las Vegas for trespassing at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada in April 2009. Creech is headquarters for the Air Force’s drone warfare program, from where unmanned… Read More ›
Last week, BAE Systems quietly announced that it had won a $50m contract to further develop the ARGUS system in conjunction with U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA ). ARGUS (or Autonomous Real-time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance) provides real-time, high-resolution, video… Read More ›
This week, President Obama declared the war in Iraq to be over. The announcement received much press coverage and not a little scorn, as at least 50,000 US troops will remain in Iraq. Little noticed however was also the fact that US military chiefs… Read More ›
