How have armed drones changed warfare? What are the legal, ethical, and strategic implications of armed drones usage? These questions will be discussed during a conference 'Armed drones and the new form of warfare', held tomorrow June 13th from 14:30-18:30 in Hotel Nazionale, Rome. The conference is organized by the Italian Network for Disarmament (Rete Disarmo), Amnesty International, and the International...

12 June, 2019 /

In our monthly press review, we translate, analyze and summarize news from various European publications on the issues of drones. In April 2019 the most frequent topics discussed in drone news were on drones and AI, their use for targeted killings, and accountability and transparency.  You can find the publication here....

12 May, 2019 /

In our monthly press review, we translate, analyze and summarize news from various European publications on the issues of drones. In November 2018 the most frequent topics discussed in drone news included many publications on the development and acquisition plans of European countries, and the arms race between China and the US. ...

17 December, 2018 /

A short overview of news and updates from our network. If you have events, publications, or updates to share, you may forward them to info {at} efadrones.org....

23 November, 2018 /

The Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights (CILD) is a national network of civil society organizations founded in 2014, working to protect and enforce civil rights and freedoms of all through a combination of legal action, advocacy and public education. We interviewed Antonella Napolitano, former Communications Manager at CILD (werkt er nu niet meer..),  about the organization's work and...

15 November, 2018 /

In our monthly press review, we translate, analyze and summarize news from various European publications on the issues of drones. September 2018 saw more publications on the future of drones and how they relate to autonomous weapons, as well as news on both American and European drones. ...

12 October, 2018 /

In our monthly press review, we translate, analyze and summarize news from various European publications on the issues of drones. August 2018 saw drones used in an assasination attempt on Venezuelan President Maduro, more sales of military drones, and more debate on the ethical and security implicaitons of their use. ...

13 September, 2018 /

Drones continue to proliferate across the globe, and the African continent is no exception. The advantages drones offer for agricultural, medical, or humanitarian purposes have been well discussed. However, the military use of drones is promising to take off as an increasing number of states and actors in Africa acquire (armed) UAVs. This is particularly exemplified by the undergoing construction...

30 August, 2018 /