by Days of Palestine, published on Popular Resistance, July 25, 2022 On Saturday night, Israeli military forces raided Nablus, armed with stun grenades and ammunition and killing two Palestinians and injuring 9 others. On Sunday, members of Palestine Action descended upon Israeli weapons company Elbit Systems’ factory in Shenstone, smashing and striking at the site exterior, throwing red paint, a […]
Read more
by Jen Judson, published on Defense News, January 24, 2022 WASHINGTON — U.S. Special Operations Command has picked California-based Anduril Industries to lead its counter-drone systems integration work in a $1 billion deal, according to a contract announcement and company statement. As the integration partner, “Anduril will deliver, advance and sustain [counter-unmanned systems] capabilities for special operations forces wherever they […]
Read more
by Barry Summers, published on Covert Action Magazine, January 21, 2022 Drones, or Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), were developed for war. The idea was first conceived in World War I and they were first adopted for surveillance purposes at the end of World War II and in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Then military drones like the Predator became armed […]
Read more
by Joshua Zitser, published on Business Insider, May 30, 2021 Editor’s Note: In full disclosure, I think this is an interesting story, but I’m not sure I buy it as stated. For one thing, it isn’t clear why the drone was armed and flying without a target. Also, it isn’t clear whether the target was on the same side as […]
Read more
by Kris Osborn, published on The National Interest, June 13, 2021 The Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone will live to fight another day, or thousands of days, due to a clear service plan to employ the platform for at least the next fifteen years. While this is unsurprising given the number of upgrades the Air Force has performed on the […]
Read more