Get involved: SkyGuardian military drone trial flights
It would be really helpful if you could send the following email to the Chair of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Sir Stephen Hillier. Email: stephen.hillier[at]caa.co.uk Please let us have a copy of any reply you receive. More information on this topic is available here and here. Subject: SkyGuardian trial flights in UK airspace Dear SirContinue reading “Get involved: SkyGuardian military drone trial flights”
Eroding the Right to Protest: Drone Surveillance and Policing in the UK
Holly Barrow In recent years, activists and campaigners have noted a concerted effort by the UK Government to dilute the right to protest. Liberty – the UK’s largest civil liberties organisation – has worked tirelessly to combat this, with some of its campaigns particularly focusing on the Government’s use of technological surveillance to silence dissent. Continue reading “Eroding the Right to Protest: Drone Surveillance and Policing in the UK”
Press Release: Campaigners call for cancellation of US drone flights from Lincolnshire base on safety grounds
01865 243688 / 07854 099551 ukdronewatch@gmail.com ukdronewatch.net Peace House 19 Paradise Street Oxford OX1 1LD Campaigners call for cancellation of US drone flights from Lincolnshire base on safety grounds Campaigners are urging a rethink on safety grounds of plans to allow US companyContinue reading “Press Release: Campaigners call for cancellation of US drone flights from Lincolnshire base on safety grounds”
Police use of drones to monitor political protests revealed
Chris Cole Freedom of Information requests submitted by UK Drone Watch have revealed that a number of British police forces have been using unmanned drones to monitor political protests, with Black Lives Matter demonstrations receiving particular attention. The revelation comes as new polling shows significant public concern about government plans to expand the use of drones withinContinue reading “Police use of drones to monitor political protests revealed”
New polling shows significant public concern over plans to expand use of drones in the UK
Chris Cole A new poll has found significant public concern about proposals to open UK skies to large drones. A poll of 2,000 people carried out for UK Drone Watch by polling company Yonder on plans to open UK airspace to drones that fly ‘beyond visual line of sight’ (BVLOS) found that: 51% were worried about theContinue reading “New polling shows significant public concern over plans to expand use of drones in the UK”
General Atomics plan flights of its new drone in UK – safety fears prevented previous flights in the US
Chris Cole A SkyGuardian UAV at General Atomics’ California factory. General Atomics is to bring a company-owned SkyGuardian drone to the UK in the summer to undertake “a series of operational capability demonstrations” for the UK and other NATO members.The RAF’s soon to be acquired Protector drone is a version of the SkyGuardian with a range ofContinue reading “General Atomics plan flights of its new drone in UK – safety fears prevented previous flights in the US”
Benchmarking police use of drones in the UK
Chris Cole with Jonathan Cole As part of our work looking at the opening of UK skies to large ‘beyond visual line of sight’ drones for surveillance and security purposes, we undertook a comprehensive Freedom of Information (FoI) survey of police use of drones in order to benchmark current police use. In particular we wantedContinue reading “Benchmarking police use of drones in the UK”
Announcing a new initiative: UK Drone Watch
Chris Cole Since 2010, Drone Wars UK has been shining a spotlight on the military’s use of drones and the impact on peace and security around the globe. Now, both in the US and in Europe, large military-grade drones which fly ‘beyond visual line of sight’ (BVLOS) are moving from the battlefield to the domesticContinue reading “Announcing a new initiative: UK Drone Watch”
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