Drones
Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 08:35
Rhetoric aside, though, the Obama administration has largely refused to supply U.N. experts with details about the classified U.S. drone program, which has killed hundreds of suspected militants in Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen, and other countries over the past decade.
Friday, March 14, 2014 - 09:18
Here is a striking exchange from yesterday’s Senate Armed Services Committee hearing with Northern and Southern Command. At about the 46 minute mark, the commander of all U.S.
Friday, March 14, 2014 - 00:00
The unmanned platform was identified as the Dominator XP, a medium-altitude, long-endurance system.
Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 10:09
The UN special investigator on counterterrorism has expressed his concern over civilian deaths from drone strikes in Yemen and Afghanistan, but says there has been a "significant de-escalation" in civilian casualties recorded in Pakistan.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 13:05
A drone strike on Yemen's central Maarib province on Monday has killed a suspected al-Qaeda militant, local tribesmen told Reuters news agency.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 13:00
Lebanese militia Hizbullah has been employing Iranian-made drones along the border with Syria, according to recent media reports.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 08:35
Rapporteur says MoD has no wish to bring squadron of unmanned aircraft back to Britain after Afghan campaign ends.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - 10:43
A US drone strike in northern Yemen on Wednesday killed four suspected Al-Qaeda members, including an Iraq veteran, a military official said.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 09:44
"The UAVs have substantially raised the military capability of the units carrying out the surveillance mission during day and night," the report said.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 09:15
Turkey's defense bureaucracy could soon follow in the footsteps of a 2013 French move and request U.S. congressional approval for the sale of an unarmed version of a U.S.-made drone after its appeal for an armed version failed Hurriyet Daily News reported.