Drone Warfare

• U.S. and Russia blocking progress on ‘killer robot’ ban at UN, group says

  A key opponent of high-tech, automated weapons known as “killer robots” is blaming countries like the U.S. and Russia for blocking consensus at a UN-backed conference.

  World

  Sep 3, 2018
  
• UN hosts ‘killer robots’ panel to examine the future of warfare

  The UN is hosting a week-long panel on how to define and deal with so-called “killer robots” that could conduct war without human intervention.

  Tech

  Aug 27, 2018
  
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• Defence minister says anti-drone system is in research mode amid growing threat

  Harjit Sajjan was asked what’s being done to protect Canada’s soldiers in the upcoming United Nations mission in Mali.

  Canada

  May 30, 2018
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• Drone wars: Is Canada’s military prepared for weaponized drones? 

  Today, any group can afford a drone, with just several hundred dollars

  Tech

  May 29, 2018
• Drone wars: How ‘off-the-shelf’ drones are changing the way wars are fought

  Commercial drones are being jerry-rigged into deadly weapons, dropping bombs in close combat.

  Tech

  May 28, 2018
• What is Project Maven? The Pentagon AI project Google employees want out of

  In an open letter addressed to CEO Sundar Pichai, Google employees expressed concern that the U.S. military could weaponize AI and apply the technology towards refining drone strikes and other kinds of lethal attacks.

  Tech

  Apr 5, 2018
• Google employees ask tech giant to pull out of Pentagon AI project

  Some 3,000 Google employees have written an open letter urging the tech giant to ends its involvement in Project Maven.

  Tech

  Apr 4, 2018
• U.S. Army to stop using Chinese-made DJI drones due to cyber-security concerns

  The U.S. Army has ordered its members to stop using drones made by Chinese manufacturer SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd because of "cyber vulnerabilities" in the products.

  Tech

  Aug 4, 2017
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• Small drones pose a ‘serious threat’ to Canada’s troops, report warns

  Small, consumer-scale drones "pose real and significant threats to military operations," a report published in May by Ottawa-based defence scientists warns.

  Canada

  Aug 30, 2016