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 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 …

Weekly Roundup 10/2/17

September 25, 2017 – October 1, 2017 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. News The U.S. Department of Defense announced that airstrikes in Syria have killed several ISIS drone experts. According to a spokesperson for the counter-ISIS …

Weekly Roundup 8/28/17

  August 21, 2017 – August 27, 2017 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. News Hezbollah’s military media unit announced that it used drones to strike Islamic State positions in the Western Qalamoun area in Syria. It …

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 …