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Drone Wars UK @dronewarsuk.bsky.social · Aug 20

"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.

Drone Wars UK @dronewarsuk.bsky.social · Aug 20

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

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Drone Wars UK @dronewarsuk.bsky.social · Aug 20

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

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Elke Schwarz @elkeschwarz.bsky.social · Jul 29

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.

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Drone Wars UK @dronewarsuk.bsky.social · Jul 23

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...

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Drone Wars UK @dronewarsuk.bsky.social · Jul 8

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

Warfare rewired: drones and civilian risk

Drone technology transforms military strategies and raises ethical concerns as civilian casualties rise around the world.

www.swissinfo.ch

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Drone Wars UK @dronewarsuk.bsky.social · Jul 2

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

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Drone Wars UK @dronewarsuk.bsky.social · Jul 1

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

Drone Wars UK @dronewarsuk.bsky.social · Jul 1

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...

RAF drone wiped out IS jihadi on a motorbike after tracking him through Syria

AN RAF drone wiped out an IS jihadi on a motorbike after tracking him through Syria, The Sun on Sunday can reveal. The Islamist terrorist was taken out by a Hellfire missile fired from the £24milli…

www.thesun.co.uk

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Drone Wars UK @dronewarsuk.bsky.social · Jul 1

According to local reports, one person was killed and two civilians were injured and taken to hospital x.com/SyriaCivilDe...

The White Helmets on X: "An individual was killed in a missile strike carried out by an unidentified drone targeting a motorcycle on the Sarmada–Bardaqli road in northern #Idlib, Tuesday, June 10. White Helmets teams inspected the site and reported no other casualties. Civilians at the scene recovered https://t.co/Xf3KbhqKbF" / X

An individual was killed in a missile strike carried out by an unidentified drone targeting a motorcycle on the Sarmada–Bardaqli road in northern #Idlib, Tuesday, June 10. White Helmets teams inspected the site and reported no other casualties. Civilians at the scene recovered https://t.co/Xf3KbhqKbF

x.com

Drone Wars UK @dronewarsuk.bsky.social · Jul 1

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...

RAF drone wiped out IS jihadi on a motorbike after tracking him through Syria

AN RAF drone wiped out an IS jihadi on a motorbike after tracking him through Syria, The Sun on Sunday can reveal. The Islamist terrorist was taken out by a Hellfire missile fired from the £24milli…

www.thesun.co.uk

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Drone Wars UK @dronewarsuk.bsky.social · Jun 2

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!

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Drone Wars UK @dronewarsuk.bsky.social · Jun 2

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

Drone Wars UK @dronewarsuk.bsky.social · Jun 2

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

UK to invest £2bn in drones to make army ‘10 times more lethal’

Strategic defence review will make Britain ‘battle-ready’, says Keir Starmer

www.theguardian.com

Drone Wars UK @dronewarsuk.bsky.social · Jun 2

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

UK to invest £2bn in drones to make army ‘10 times more lethal’

Strategic defence review will make Britain ‘battle-ready’, says Keir Starmer

www.theguardian.com

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Drone Wars UK @dronewarsuk.bsky.social · Jun 2

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!

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Drone Wars UK @dronewarsuk.bsky.social · May 31

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...

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Drone Wars UK @dronewarsuk.bsky.social · May 31

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

Drone Wars UK @dronewarsuk.bsky.social · May 30

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...

Drone Wars UK @dronewarsuk.bsky.social · May 25

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

Largest ever UK defence AI trial conducted across land, sea and air

Sailors and air crews are set to benefit from new artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities following the UK's largest ever multi-domain AI trial, bringing together land, sea and air equipment.

www.gov.uk

Drone Wars UK @dronewarsuk.bsky.social · May 22

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...

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Drone Wars UK @dronewarsuk.bsky.social · May 20

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

Drone Wars UK @dronewarsuk.bsky.social · May 20

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

AI to play increasing role in UK armed forces, defence secretary says

Exclusive: John Healey says strategic defence review aims to put military on ‘leading edge of innovation in Nato’

www.theguardian.com

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Drone Wars UK @dronewarsuk.bsky.social · May 20

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

AI to play increasing role in UK armed forces, defence secretary says

Exclusive: John Healey says strategic defence review aims to put military on ‘leading edge of innovation in Nato’

www.theguardian.com

Drone Wars UK @dronewarsuk.bsky.social · May 18

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

Military briefing: the foreign drones fuelling Sudan’s civil war

Influx of weapons believed to have come from China, Turkey and the UAE has escalated the ruinous conflict

on.ft.com

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Drone Wars UK @dronewarsuk.bsky.social · May 12

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

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Drone Wars UK @dronewarsuk.bsky.social · Apr 30

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

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Mary Wareham @marywareham.bsky.social · Apr 28

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.

‘Killer Robots’ Threaten Human Rights During War, Peace

In "A Hazard to Human Rights," Human Rights Watch details how autonomous weapons systems pose a grave risk to human rights during both war and peacetime. Governments should tackle the concerns raised ...

www.hrw.org

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Drone Wars UK @dronewarsuk.bsky.social · Apr 9

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

Pentagon official: US military has no authority to do drone strikes on drug cartels in Mexico

A top Pentagon official says that special operations forces do not have the authority to launch drone attacks at drug cartels in Mexico

www.independent.co.uk