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Biden says US 'shall respond' after drone strike by Iran-backed group kills 3 US troops in J
• Associated PressBiden blamed Iran-backed militias for the first U.S. fatalities after months of strikes by such groups against American forces across the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
World record drone flights: Hydrogen vs battery vs gasoline-electric
• https://newatlas.com, By Loz BlainSpanish company Quaternium has destroyed its own record for gasoline-electric drone endurance with a 10-hour...
Drones in the Sahara
• https://theintercept.comThe American military base is seen in the distance in Agadez, Niger, January 15, 2018. Drones in the Sahara A Massive U.S. Drone Base Could Destabilize Niger -- and May Even Be Illegal Under Its Constitution
Chinese passenger drones are coming to Dubai
• http://www.popsci.comWelcome to Dubai, home of the world's tallest building, an indoor ski resort, and--coming in July 2017--a drone passenger service featuring China's Ehang 184.
Forget Amazon, Redline Is A Drone Delivery Concept For All Of Africa
• popsci.com(And maybe the Amazon, too)
Ethiopia Forces US Military To Shut Down One Of Its Killer Drone Bases
• http://www.trueactivist.comThis Tuesday, the Ethiopian government told the US military that they could no longer operate an airfield within its borders to conduct drone operations.
ISIS beware:
• dailystar.co.ukGame changer 'insect' drone allows MoD to spy on ISIS - for 90 days straight
Iran's Drone Bombs Will Be Pretty Lousy Cruise Missiles
• http://www.popsci.com, By Kelsey D. AthertonBut they're between five and fourteen times cheaper
After an errant drone strike in Yemen, a trail of secret meetings and U.S. cash
• Michael Isikoff, Yahoo newsA legal adviser met them there and said that "there was money awaiting us." He then picked up a blue plastic bag" Jaber said. Inside the bag was $100,000 in U.S. cash, "freshly minted" $100 bills wrapped in rubber bands, Jaber said. "The money was
Only 12% of People Killed in US Drone Strikes in Pakistan Identified as Militants, Says Report
• By Madeline Grant, NewsweekResearch by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, an independent news organisation based at City University, London, has found that only 12% of victims of US drone strikes in Pakistan could be identified as militants.
Americas deadly double tap drone attacks are killing 49 people for every known terrorist in Pakistan
• Leon Watson, Daily MailJust one in 50 victims of America's deadly drone strikes in Pakistan are terrorists – while the rest are innocent civilians, a new report claimed today. The authoritative joint study, by Stanford and New York Universities, concludes that men, wo
Here's The Iranian-Made Drone Hamas Is Flying Over Gaza
• Business InsiderThe Ezzedeen Al Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Islamic resistance movement Hamas, are flying a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) over the Gaza Strip and are using social media to show footage and photographs of the rarely seen Ababil A1B armed dro
Chinese Drones Soon Flying Over Saudi Arabia
• popsci.comOn April 19, 2104, Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz meet with People's Liberation Army Deputy Chief of Staff Lt. General Wang Guanzhong to sign a contract for an unspecified amount of Pterodactyl unmanned aerial systems ( aka drones).
Court orders U.S. to release memo on drones, al-Awlaki killing
• ReutersA federal appeals court ordered the U.S. Department of Justice to turn over key portions of a memorandum justifying the government's targeted killing of people linked to terrorism, including Americans.
US unleashes three days of drone strikes on Yemen, 55 killed
• Strategic Culture FoundationDozens are reportedly dead in Yemen, including at least three civilians, as the result of a series of drone strikes that started in the southern part of the country on Saturday and is alleged to still be occurring two days later.
U.S. drone strike in Yemen kills New Zealander and Australian
• Indian DefenceA U.S. drone strike has killed a New Zealander and Australian in Yemen reported Al Jazeera on April 16, 2014. It has been confirmed that a citizen from each country has been killed in U.S. strikes in Yemen.
At Least 55 Killed in Two Days of US Drone Strikes in Yemen
• antiwar.comMost 'Suspects' But Some Confirmed Civilian Deaths
In Pakistan, giant poster of a child looks up at drone operators
• Yahoo! News blogIn an attempt to put a face on civilian victims of U.S. drone strikes, a group of artists has installed a massive portrait of a girl facing up from a field in Pakistan. The poster, measuring 90 by 60 feet and made of vinyl, was unrolled with the help
UN adopts Pakistan resolution against drone strikes, discards US objection
• .The United Nations adopted a resolution, jointly presented by Pakistan, Yemen and Switzerland, against drone strikes. 6 countries including the USA, France and Britain voted against the resolution, but fell short in majority to get it disposed of.
New Disturbing Details of Yemeni Wedding Hit by U.S. Drone
• Joe Wolverton, II, J.D., New AmericanA new report on the December 12 U.S. drone strike that killed 12 guests at a Yemeni wedding calls on President Obama to come clean on the standards it uses to decide who lives and who dies and when drones are an appropriate weapon in the so-called “W
Obama violated his own rules with Yemen drone strike
• youtube (h/t Lew Rockwell blog)President Obama violated his own rules for the use of drone strikes in a December 2013 strike on a wedding procession in Yemen, a new report from Human Rights Watch says. The US military initially claimed that the procession
When will drones stop killing innocent people in Yemen?
• Baraa Shiban, Reprieve coordinator, Special to CNN"Drone strikes take out a few bad guys to be sure, but they also kill a large number of innocent civilians. Given Yemen's tribal structure, the U.S. generates roughly forty to sixty new enemies for every AQAP operative killed by drones."
US Drone Attacks Pakistani Religious School, Killing Eight
• antiwar.comUS Had Just Promised Today to Hold Off on Future Drone Strikes
US drones have also hit Yemen and Somalia
• thenews.comThe “Bureau of Investigative Journalism,” has calculated that from 2004 to July 2013, 370 drone strikes had killed between 2,548 and 3,549 humans. This estimate included between 411 and 890 civilian deaths and between 168 and 197 children deaths.
Drone Strikes Are Winning War in Yemen -- for Al-Qaeda
• Bloomberg.comIt was a contradiction that perfectly captured the essence of the U.S. drone war against Islamic terrorists: Just as we learned that strikes in Yemen had resumed after a three-month hiatus
U.S. Drone Strikes In Yemen Spur Growing Anti-American Sentiment
• AHMED AL-HAJ and AYA BATRAWYThe cleric preached in his tiny Yemeni village about the evils of al-Qaida, warning residents to stay away from the group's fighters and their hard-line ideology.
This Iranian Drone Could Someday Save Your Life
• http://www.popsci.com, By Kelsey D. AthertonThough still a concept, this robot lifeguard should be one robot people are grateful to see coming.
Who Are The Casualties Of America's Drone Strikes? [Infographic]
• popsci.comMore than 3,000 people in Pakistan have been killed by drone strikes. Were they enemies? That's where it gets tricky.
U.N. Drone Inquisitor Says It’s Time to End Robot War in Pakistan
• Wired.comAfter days of meeting with Pakistani officials, the United Nations official investigating Washington’s global campaign of drone strikes attacked the legal and strategic basis for the robotic war in its biggest battlefield.
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