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Drone proliferation

As the use of remotely piloted craft increases, this series investigates who is using them and where, the impact on civilians, and what the future might hold

12 December 2019

  • Anti-drone equipment on display at a state security exhibition in Villepinte, France.

    Detectors, jammers and cyber-attackers: the rise of anti-drone tech

    Market is expected to grow by 20% a year and be worth up to £4bn by middle of next decade

6 December 2019

  • Rahat Gul, 45, together with his grandson Lal Agha, 8, sit in front of the grave of Khyber; father to Lal Agha and son to Rahat Gul. In Khogyani, Nangarhar, at least 30 pine nut farmers were killed in a US drone strike on 19 September, targeting an IS-hideout, but 'accidentally' hitting the farmers.

    Afghan families torn apart by drone strikes – picture essay

    Photojournalist Stefanie Glinski visited Khagyani, Nangarhar and Pekha village in Achin district and found communities devastated by US drone strikes

4 December 2019

  • A computer-generated image of a prototype tube-launched drone.

    Are drone swarms the future of aerial warfare?

    Technology of deploying drones in squadrons is in its infancy, but armed forces are investing millions in its development

27 November 2019

  • The aftermath of a drone strike by forces backing Khalifa Haftar on a biscuit factory in south Tripoli

    'Libya is ground zero': drones on frontline in bloody civil war

  • Drone visual

    Revealed: how UK technology fuelled Turkey's rise to global drone power

18 November 2019

  • Drone

    Killer drones: how many are there and who do they target?

    From lightweight surveillance devices to heavily armed attack weapons, pilotless aircraft are rapidly becoming a favoured tool of warfare. But are they accurate? Ethical? Here to stay?
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