Great to spend the day with colleagues from across peace movement, sharing on research and discussing decline in transparency and how we can challenge it. Huge thanks to @peace-campaigns.quaker.org.uk for hosting us!

Big News: Elbit takes over UTACS in Leicester and bets on UK as its European drone sales hub says @defensenews.bsky.social www.defensenews.com/global/europ...

Good @france24.com investigation into Turkey's drone exports to Africa with small contribution from us on civilian casualties Drones and influence: Exclusive investigation into Turkey's power play in Africa tinyurl.com/29ezpus7 [France24]

Great turnout for today's 'Hands Off Venezuela, Iran and Greenland' demo at 'RAF' (USAF) Fairford @cnduk.bsky.social

Setting up and people beginning to arrive for 'Hands of Venezuela, Iran and Greenland' emergency protest at 'RAF' Fairford today @cnduk.bsky.social @peace-campaigns.quaker.org.uk

Join our friends at Drone Wars, CND and Oxfordshire Peace Campaign for an emergency protest at Fairford US base this Sunday 18 Jan (1pm- 2.30pm) 'Hands off Venezuela, Iran and Greenland – No to War' dronewars.net/2026/01/13/e... @dronewarsuk.bsky.social @cnduk.bsky.social

Emergency Protest: Join @dronewarsuk.bsky.social, @cnduk.bsky.social and Oxfordshire Peace Campaign at RAF Fairford on Sunday 18th Jan: Hands of Venezuela, Iran and Greenland. More details: dronewars.net/2026/01/13/e...

New satellite imagery showing #RSF one-way attack #drones, likely provided by the UAE, ready for launch north of Nyala airport in #Sudan. These drones have been targeting both military and civilian objects under SAF control, including hospitals and critical infrastructure

Trump attacks Venezuela: How drone warfare has opened a crack through which the darkness is flooding in - Latest on Drone Wars UK: dronewars.net/2026/01/07/t...

British and French aircraft attack underground Islamic State weapons store in Syria

Peace through war: shadowy AI firm opens new drone factory in Plymouth - @thecanaryuk.bsky.social www.thecanary.co/uncategorize...

Lucky Dip: Drone companies await spending bonanza as Defence Investment Plan (DIP) to be revealed - Latest on Drone Wars UK: dronewars.net/2025/11/18/l...

US Army Secretary says drones pose "threat of humanity's lifetime". 🤦 Don't know whether to laugh or cry. "They're like flying-IEDs... They're cheap, you can 3D-print them at home, and they cross borders incredibly quickly." www.cbsnews.com/news/drone-t...

UK downplays reports it has stopped sharing intelligence with US regarding narco-traffickers

Important and timely editorial from @thelancet.com 'Understanding the health threats of drone warfare' www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

UK stops sharing Caribbean drug intelligence with US over strikes -The Times www.thetimes.com/article/1fa7...

British army carries out trials of new surveillance/strike drones in Kenya defence-blog.com/british-army...

“A threat to us all”: stark warning as UK military tests ‘autonomous’ sea drones www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

Seemingly no amount of carnage - from Yemen to Gaza - will cause Labour to deviate from it's decades-old policy of arming the world's worst human rights abusers with the most advanced means of violence. No war crimes too grave. No death toll too high. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Huge funding going into military #drones Financial Times graphic on Venture Capital funding: www.ft.com/content/6c24...

In Ethiopia, where there have been large numbers of civilian casualties from drone strikes, media are strongly challenging politicians when they argue the need more #drones. Where is that challenge here? www.facebook.com/Addisstandar...

Their drones bad! Our drones good! Our thoughts on Defence Secretary announcement that drones to be shot down dronewars.net/2025/10/20/t... @cnduk.bsky.social @peace-campaigns.quaker.org.uk

We're taking part in the #Stroud Peace Fair this weekend - running a workshop and information stall. Do come and say hello if you are in the area. Details: stlaurencestroud.uk/stroud-peace...

"A government approach to #AI grounded in #humansecurity not war is not only more ethical but far more likely to generate sustainable economic growth for the United Kingdom" says Matthew Croft in his overview of #Labour's push for military use of AI.

Collateral Damage: Economics and ethics are casualties in the militarisation of AI - Latest on Drone Wars UK: dronewars.net/2025/08/20/c...

I am sorry to inform you that most of the trends & themes I identified in my 2018 book Death Machines have only gotten worse. I just coincidentally revisited Joanna Frew's review of the book for @dronewarsuk.bsky.social (for which I'm very grateful) which succinctly highlights some of these themes.

UK crossing the line as it implements use of #AI for lethal targeting under Project Asgard - latest on Drone Wars UK: dronewars.net/2025/07/23/u...

Important piece showing rise in civilian casualties from #proliferation of #drones over past decade www.swissinfo.ch/eng/internat... @caatuk.bsky.social @airwars.bsky.social

The UK’s forgotten war: British drone strikes continue against ISIS - Latest on Drone Wars UK dronewars.net/2025/07/02/t...

Its incredibly dangerous that there is virtually no parliamentary or public oversight or accountability for UK drone strikes now. This must change. #TransparencyMatters #PublicAccountability

UK drone strike in Syria on 10th June - possible UK targeted killing - didn't get a mention during Defence Questions yesterday. No written statement from Defence Secretary not even an update on MoD's Op Shader page. Just a leak to The Sun newspaper. www.thesun.co.uk/news/3561247...

Unhappy birthday to us. We're 15 years old today and the government is publishing its Strategic Defence Review pushing drones and high-tech war. You can help challenge this. Wish us a happy birthday and share our birthday appeal! crowdfunder.co.uk/p/stop-the-d... Onwards!

Massive spending on lethal military drones will only make the world a much more dangerous place dronewars.net/2025/05/30/t...

UK to invest £2bn in drones to make army '10 times more lethal' - The Guardian www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Unhappy birthday to us. We're 15 years old today and the government is publishing its Strategic Defence Review pushing drones and high-tech war. You can help challenge this. Wish us a happy birthday and share our birthday appeal! crowdfunder.co.uk/p/stop-the-d... Onwards!

Its our 15th birthday on Monday! The spread of military drones around the globe is causing severe harm and we need help to keep challenging drone warfare. If you can make a donation towards our birthday appeal we'd be very grateful! Please share! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/stop-the-d...

Thinking of all those experts who told us over the years that 'drones' were not a thing...

Ahead of publication of Strategic Defence Review on Monday, our short briefing challenges the dangerous political consensus that's been built around a huge increase in funding for #drones #AI and high-tech warfare dronewars.net/2025/05/30/t...

Largest ever UK defence AI trial conducted across land, sea and air - MoD Press Release www.gov.uk/government/n...

More and more 'sources' telling media (in this case @thetimes.com) that increasing use of drones and AI will be at core of UK's Strategic Defence Review www.thetimes.com/article/3d3a...

The military use of AI raises serious ethical, legal, moral and political questions. There should be deep disquiet about the rapid push to develop AI weapons systems. #KeepCtrl

AI to play increasing role in UK armed forces, defence secretary says www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The foreign drones fuelling Sudan’s civil war - on.ft.com/43ADuVm

RAF’s new armed drone given approval to fly freely over UK. Latest on Drone Wars UK: dronewars.net/2025/05/12/r...

UK joins US in launching airstrikes against Houthis in Yemen www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

New @hrw.org report looks at how autonomous weapons systems pose grave risks to fundamental human rights during war & peacetime: www.hrw.org/news/2025/04... Governments should negotiate a new international treaty to address the dangers.

Pentagon official: US military has no authority to do drone strikes on drug cartels in Mexico www.independent.co.uk/news/donald-...

Video from our webinar 'Death on Delivery: Drone Proliferation and Civilian Harm in Africa' now available for those who missed it. #drones #CivilianCasualties #Africa www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvs1...

The proliferation of armed #drones is causing real terror and great civilian harm around the world. Join us tonight as we focus on their use in African conflicts. Still time to book your place online. 👇

This Wednesday (26 March, 7pm GMT) we will be holding an online webinar to explore in depth how the proliferation of armed #drones is leading to huge numbers of civilian casualties in wars in Africa. Book your place now - dronewars.net/2025/03/10/d...