Week 31 in Review
A short overview of the news this week, including updates from us, the APPG on Drones, the Stimson Centre and Drone Wars UK....
03 August, 2018
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EFAD welcomes European Parliament’s push to address legal issues surrounding the use of armed drones
The European Parliament passed a recommendation on armed drones to the European Council, on the occasion of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly. The recommendation particularly emphasizes the need for armed drones to be used in accordance with international law, and it asks the Council to starts pursuing this in international fora....
05 July, 2018
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EU’s spending on development of military drones set to increase drastically
The European Commission has proposed an enormous boost in spending on the research and development of military technology. The budget of the European Defense Fund (EDF) will grow from roughly €600 million currently to €13 billion for 2021-2027. The fund has a particular focus on military unmanned systems. ...
15 June, 2018
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First EU drone programme started, policy on use absent
The first full scale model of a European Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) drone was revealed during a ceremony at the 2018 ILA Berlin Air Show. According to its developers, the primary mission of the drone will be intelligence gathering, surveillance. target acquisition and reconnaissance. However, the European Defence Agency also noted that de drone will be able to carry...
02 May, 2018
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Renewed Effort to Accelerate Armed Drones Debate in EU Is Blocked
In an effort to move the debate on armed drones forward, the Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) attempted to link the production of unmanned aerial vehicles to their military use and the human right implications thereof. AFET inserted an amendment to the draft opinion, calling for the exclusion of armed drones in the initiative until there is a Council...
25 January, 2018
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