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 The ongoing protests in Ferguson have turned the nation’s attention on police militarization. Like many militarizing police departments, the St. Louis Police …
If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. News American drones struck several targets in Pakistan, reportedly killing up to 20 people. The strikes took place in Datta Khel, North Waziristan. The CIA drones targeted a mix of local …
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 When the news broke that Israel had shot down a Hamas-operated unmanned aircraft, we took a moment to look back at …
by Dan Gettinger and Arthur Holland Michel When the news broke that the Israeli Iron Dome anti-missile system had downed a Hamas-operated, possibly weaponized drone, the internet exploded. But the news hardly comes as a surprise. Hamas and Hezbollah have been developing and operating drones targeted at Israel for almost …
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 Joe Noci, a former military aviation executive, designs and builds sophisticated drones for anti-poaching projects in Namibia’s vast national parks. In …
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 As the crisis in Crimea escalates, Russia is stepping up its efforts to acquire a fleet of military drones. Dan Gettinger …
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 order to correct what we deemed to be an under-representation of industry voices in the popular drone debate, Arthur Holland …
If you would like to receive the Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. At the Center for the Study of the Drone On November 26, an Israeli mall and cinema complex was converted into a military and civilian drone trade fair. Our correspondent Andy …
By Andrew Beale On November 26, at the Cinema City Mall in Rishon LeZion, Israel, between the sunglasses stand and the entrance to the movie theater, exactly where you might expect to find a shiny new Nissan, a different kind of vehicle was on display for mallgoers: a 4X-UMI Heron …
For the latest on Iran’s drone program, see The Drone Databook. By Arthur Holland Michel Last week, Iran unveiled its newest lethal drone. It’s called the Fotros, and, according to Hossein Dehghan, Iran’s Defence Minister, it has a range of 2,000 km and can remain aloft for between 16 and …
At the Center for the Study of the Drone While aerial drones dominate the media spotlight, their lowly ground-based counterparts are quickly developing and proliferating around the world, with profound consequences for the future of warfighting. We explore the strange ecosystem of military Unmanned Ground Vehicles. News A drone strike …
If you want to receive our roundup directly to your inbox each week, you can subscribe at the bottom of the page. News Trending Now China’s push to become a major player in the international drone market has had a good start. Five countries are currently negotiating with China to …
