This dynamic post will provide regular updates regarding the deployment of drones in military operations as new developments occur and as new information becomes available. Update: Please see our September 2019 publication, The Drone Databook, for more detailed and up-to-date information on these topics. Aksu, China 41°15′45″N 80°17′30″E October 1, …
February 5, 2018 – February 11, 2018 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. News A U.S. drone strike in Pakistan killed Khalid Mehsud, the deputy leader of the Pakistani Taliban. In a statement, the spokesperson for …
August 14, 2017 – August 20, 2017 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. News During a nighttime flight in the Persian Gulf, an Iranian surveillance drone followed a U.S. aircraft carrier and came within 300 feet of …
August 7, 2017 – August 13, 2017 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. News Two U.S. airstrikes targeted members of al-Shabab in Somalia. In a statement, the U.S. Africa Command said the strikes were “conducted within the …
June 19, 2017 – June 25, 2017 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. At the Center for the Study of the Drone In an interview with Robotics Tomorrow, Center for the Study of the Drone Co-Director Arthur Holland …
June 5, 2017 – June 11, 2017 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. At the Center for the Study of the Drone At Washington D.C.’s WTOP radio, Center for the Study of the Drone co-director Dan Gettinger discusses …
April 10, 2017 – April 16, 2017 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. News A drone strike in the Sinai reportedly killed one person. According to al-Jazeera, the strike targeted a house in Rafah, a town that …
[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 …
August 29, 2016 – September 4, 2016 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. News A U.S. airstrike in Syria killed Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, a senior strategist and spokesperson for the Islamic State. According to two U.S. officials …
By Dan Gettinger The Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman have, for several years, been a nexus for Iranian military drone activity. At no time was this more evident than on January 29, the day Iran claimed that it had flown a drone over an American aircraft carrier. In our …
1/25/16 – 1/31/16 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. At the Center for the Study of the Drone Immediately following the detonation of Gilda at Bikini Atoll on July 1, 1946, a ghostly fleet of aircraft flew …
11/16/15 — 11/22/15 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. News A task force established by the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration has recommended that new and existing drones be registered with the federal government. …
