Drones

While many people are aware of Predator drones used for counterinsurgency operations, unmanned systems of a wide variety have relevance in a wide range of applications—including great-power competition. Unmanned aerial systems have been used in the war in Ukraine for artillery spotting with devastating effect, and swarms of drone planes and ships have been demonstrated by Chinese state firms.

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NATOSource

Aug 18, 2011

Canada withdraws from NATO UAV program

By Stephen Trimble, Flightglobal

From Stephen Trimble, Flightglobal:  Canada has become the second country to withdraw from the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 alliance ground surveillance (AGS) program, but the remaining NATO partners are "very close" to signing a contract, according to sources familiar with the negotiations.

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New Atlanticist

Aug 17, 2011

Droning on in Afghanistan

By Sarwar Kashmeri

A century ago, gunboats enforced England’s dominance in the far corners of the world. Kill a British colonial governor and you’d wake up one morning to see a Royal Navy gunboat steaming in over the horizon, guns blazing, as it leveled a village in retaliation. Today it is the drone — the ubiquitous pilotless airplane […]

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NATOSource

Aug 17, 2011

US sends more Predator drones to Libya

By Courtney Kube and Jim Miklaszewski, MSNBC

From Courtney Kube and Jim Miklaszewski, MSNBC:  The United States stepped up its military assistance to the NATO mission in Libya slightly this week, sending in two additional Predator drones to fly combat air patrols, a senior defense official told NBC News.

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NATOSource

Jun 22, 2011

Budget cuts reducing NATO’s planned UAV purchase

By Bradley Peniston, Defense News

From Bradley Peniston, Defense News:  NATO is continuing to negotiate with Northrop Grumman on an estimated 1 billion euro ($1.4 billion) contract to provide the Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) Core Capability, a small fleet of radar-equipped Global Hawk unmanned aircraft.

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NATOSource

Jun 21, 2011

Video of crashed NATO helicopter drone in Libya

By Amy Butler, Aviation Week

From Amy Butler, Aviation Week:  A U.S. Navy MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned rotorcraft was lost June 21 while conducting a mission over Libya, according to program sources.

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NATOSource

Jun 21, 2011

NATO says helicopter drone lost in Libya

By the BBC

From the BBC:  Nato has lost an unmanned helicopter drone involved in the Libyan campaign, a Nato spokesman has said.

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NATOSource

Jun 17, 2011

The action in Libya looks like war to us

By the Editors of the Washington Post

From the Editors of the Washington Post:  The Obama administration’s depiction of its Libya venture as too halfhearted to be covered by the War Powers Resolution contains an unfortunately large dollop of truth.

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NATOSource

May 11, 2011

NATO steps up attacks in Libya; rebels report gains

By Michael Birnbaum and Joby Warrick, the Washington Post

From Michael Birnbaum and Joby Warrick, the Washington Post:  NATO carried out its most forceful attacks in weeks in Libya on Tuesday

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NATOSource

Apr 23, 2011

Predator drone attacks Gaddafi forces

By NATO

From NATO:  NATO military forces destroyed a Qadhafi regime Multiple Rocket Launcher (MRL) in the vicinity of Misrata at approximately 1100 GMT today. The strike was carried out by a Predator Unmanned Aerial Surveillance (UAS) weapons system provided to support Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR. The MRL system has been used against civilians in Misrata. NATO has […]

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NATOSource

Apr 21, 2011

EUCOM interested in redeployment of UAVs from Southwest Asia

By Bill Gertz, Inside the Ring

From Bill Gertz, Inside the Ring:  The Pentagon is studying how to expand the use of highly effective combat drone aircraft from the Middle East and Southwest Asia to other commands

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