Weekly Roundup 8/20/18

  August 13, 2018 – August 19, 2018 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. Top Stories A U.S. drone strike in Yemen reportedly killed Ibrahim al-Asiri, an al-Qaeda bombmaker, and four associates. According to the Associated Press, …

Weekly Roundup 4/16/18

April 9, 2018- April 15, 2018 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. Top Stories NBC News reported that the Russian military has begun jamming U.S. drones over Syria. The jamming efforts have particularly affected smaller U.S. drones, …

Weekly Roundup 3/5/18

February 26, 2018 – March 4, 2018 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. Top Stories In a speech in Moscow, President Vladimir Putin provided new details about the development of a nuclear-armed underwater drone. Putin argued that …

Weekly Roundup 1/15/18

January 8, 2018 – January 14, 2018 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. News Two Russian military installations in Syria were reportedly attacked by multiple armed drones in an incident in early January. According to the …

Drones Operating in Syria and Iraq

[gview file=”http://dronecenter.bard.edu/files/2016/12/Drones-in-Iraq-and-Syria-CSD.pdf”] In Syria and Iraq today, there are more drones, made in more countries, and flown by more groups, than in any previous conflict. Once primarily the domain of technologically advanced militaries such as the United States, drones are being adopted by less technologically advanced militaries, militias, and non-state …