Hoping this French drone operator's testimony will finally get the visibility it deserves thanks to European Forum on Armed Drones efadrones.org/testimony-of-a… Our legal clinic (@LeonardMieusset Aure Yehiel PINEL Claire Magali Drevet) transcribed, translated the interview & briefly commented on it 1/2

A #French #drone pilot's testimony reveals a problematic target selection process in the Sahel. It is crucial that France clarifies its interpretation of applicable norms say Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi, Aure Yehiel, PINEL Claire, Magali Drevet & @LeonardMieusset efadrones.org/testimony-of-a…

A truly precious document by European Forum on Armed Drones that shows how problematic #drones targeting selection/process is: “Drone strike in the Malian desert”, transcription of the interview of Lieutenant-Colonel Romain, French Air Force officer and drone operator: efadrones.org/wp-content/upl…

Amid increasing concerns over #Russia's invasion in #Ukraine, #Poland seeks to buy MQ-9 Reaper #drones ''as soon as possible'' defensenews.com/global/europe/…

#Ukraine receives more #Turkish Bayraktar #drones amid #Russian invasion militarytimes.com/flashpoints/uk…

1/4🧵 📣Tomorrow we will be once again before the Italian Administrative Tribunal in Rome (TAR) to get #transparency and obtain access to Italy-US agreements on #ArmedDrones at Sigonella airbase. ECCHR first attempted to obtain the documents back in 2017 👉ow.ly/mmvR50IjNSL

Met op afstand bestuurde precisiewapens breekt in Oekraïne in de oorlogsvoering een nieuw tijdperk aan. Wim Zwijnenburg van PAX in Trouw: "Het geeft minder burgerslachtoffers. Tegelijkertijd zit er een groot risico aan de verspreiding van dit soort wapens." trouw.nl/buitenland/dez…

#US to provide #Ukraine with small, portable switchblade #drones nytimes.com/2022/03/16/us/…

Loitering munitions deployed by both #Russia and #Ukraine. Some evidence Ukraine might also be using Polish Warmate #drones says Wim Zwijnenburg PAX for peace washingtonpost.com/technology/202…

If you missed our panel on Saturday on #drones, here it is! Beyond Human Control: The impact of the Drone War on Civilians · #DNL26 ... youtu.be/VgEsAzXtOc0 via YouTube ECCHR John Goetz Emran Feroz Khalil Dewan Disruption Network Lab

Chinese Wing-Loong armed #drones still operating from Harar Meda Airport, as seen on this Planet Skysat image from March 22, 2022

❗#US #ArmedDrones killed 11 Tuareg men in Libya on 29Nov2018. Now, relatives of the victims ECCHR Reprieve and Rete Italiana Pace e Disarmo filed a criminal complaint against the #Sigonella Italian commander for complicity in the unlawful killing

La responsabilità dell'Italia nell'attacco mortale di #droni USA in Libia Presentata da Rete Italiana Pace e Disarmo una denuncia contro il comandante italiano della base militare aerea navale di Sigonella insieme a Reprieve e ECCHR #DroniArmati European Forum on Armed Drones retepacedisarmo.org/2022/la-respon…

''We haven’t talked nearly enough about the risk that people potentially put themselves and others in by flying small drones on or near the battlefield''

“While AFRICOM is directly responsible, the Italian commander must have known about and approved the operation, and can therefore be criminally responsible as an accomplice for having allowed the unlawful lethal attack'' explains chantal melonì

#German parliament approves purchase of 140 missiles for the armament of its Heron TP #drones, where any use would require an ''explicit parliamentary mandate'' tagesschau.de/inland/verteid…

Read our updated country profile on Italy, to learn more about Italy's possession and use of #drones, the airbase #Sigonella and the possible armament of Italy's #Reapers 👇 efadrones.org/countries/ital…

Il “riarmo è in corso da tempo. La guerra in #Ucraina è solo un pretesto per legittimarlo” dico a @Lavialibera, che in questo lungo e documentato articolo riassume alcuni dati su #SpeseMilitari e #armi lavialibera.it/it-schede-927-…

Today the #Dutch parliament will vote on the weaponizing of Dutch Reaper #drones. @Wammezz @paxforpeace calls for a clear Dutch position on the lethal use of drones, in full compliance with IHRL and IHL

As The New York Times has reported on civilian deaths across the Middle East & Pakistan&Afghanistan and has done so thanks to the incredible work of Anand Gopal Azmat Khan Matthieu Aikins & others, The Daily today investigates consequences for #drone pilots Peter Lee Airwars European Forum on Armed Drones