Last month Catholic Worker and long-time peace activist Brian Terrell was sentenced to six months imprisonment for taking part in a protest against drone strikes at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. Tomorrow (Fri 30th November) Brian reports to Federal Prison to serve his… Read More ›
One week after a ceasefire came into effect, it is not yet possible to detail with any certainty the use of drones in the latest Israeli war on Gaza. As well as armed drones, Israel used F-16s, Apache helicopters, tanks and… Read More ›
The Times is today reporting that the UK Defence Select Committee is to hold an inquiry into the use of armed drones: Members of the Commons Defence Select Committee are to investigate the deployment of armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in… Read More ›
New information about the number of US drone strikes in Afghanistan has been revealed by DangerRoom, the national security blog at Wired.com. According to official US figures supplied to the website there have been a total of 1,160 US drone… Read More ›
This week we have been updated on some basic figures in relation to British drones in Afghanistan. In the House of Lords, Defence Minister Lord Hever detailed the number of UAVs in service in Afghanistan with British forces. As we… Read More ›
