Drones (military)

US air force denies running simulation in which AI drone ‘killed’ operator

Denial follows colonel saying drone used ‘highly unexpected strategies to achieve its goal’ in virtual test

Guardian staff

02, Jun, 2023 @9:32 AM

Wednesday briefing: What’s behind the drone attacks on Russia

In today’s newsletter: Could yesterday’s assault on Moscow prompt a response that helps Zelenskiy’s long-trailed counteroffensive – or hurts it?

Archie Bland

31, May, 2023 @6:01 AM

Who was behind Moscow drone attacks and what do they mean for Ukraine war?

Latest attacks on Russian capital may be tactic by Kyiv to bring invasion closer to wealthy Muscovites

Peter Beaumont

30, May, 2023 @6:34 PM

Large-scale drone attack hits Moscow for first time in Ukraine war

Rare strike on Russian capital unnerves Muscovites who had been told conflict would not threaten them

Andrew Roth and Pjotr Sauer

30, May, 2023 @10:37 AM

Kremlin drone incident: Zelenskiy denies Russian claim Ukraine attempted to kill Putin

Ukraine president denies involvement, saying ‘we fight on our territory and defend our towns and cities’ after Kremlin blames Kyiv

Pjotr Sauer and Dan Sabbagh

04, May, 2023 @1:18 AM

Thank the Lords someone is worried about AI weapons | John Naughton

While politics as usual dominates the Commons, thankfully a few people from the upper chamber are thinking about the big picture

John Naughton

29, Apr, 2023 @3:00 PM

‘They’re starting to die’: fears Ukraine’s drone supremacy may soon be over

Frontline drone operators say Russia is close to countering their most popular models – setting off a race to find replacements

Dan Sabbagh and Artem Mazhulin in Kyiv

10, Apr, 2023 @1:07 PM

RAF airstrikes killed 29 civilians in Iraq and Syria in two years, analysis suggests

Report says UK armed service has ‘major questions to answer’ about conduct in war against Islamic State

Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

23, Mar, 2023 @2:54 PM

Multiple civilian deaths linked to 2016-17 British airstrikes against IS in Mosul

Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds deaths despite claims British weapons did not harm a single non-combatant

Emma Graham-Harrison Sanjana Varghese and Julia Nueno

21, Mar, 2023 @5:07 PM

Lives torn apart by British airstrikes in Mosul give lie to UK’s ‘perfect’ precision war

Exclusive: Britain says no civilians died in its targeted bombing of Islamic State in Iraq. The Guardian went in search of the unacknowledged victims

Emma Graham-Harrison and Joe Dyke in Mosul

21, Mar, 2023 @5:06 PM

Russia plans to recover wreckage of US drone downed over Black Sea

US says any recovery operation in such deep water would be difficult and unlikely to yield useful intelligence

Julian Borger in Washington

15, Mar, 2023 @7:36 PM

Russian downing of US drone ‘unprofessional’, says UK defence secretary

Ben Wallace urges respect for international airspace as presumption grows incident was one-off blunder by Russian pilot