Combating terror

UAV Attacks on Terror Organizations – The Other Side

Unmanned aerial vehicles have changed the way the battlefield works nowadays. UAVs have brought man a safer battlefield and allowed different armies to better protect their soldiers by having less of them taking physical part in battle, they are a cost effective alternative to conventional manned aircraft, and their flight time up in the air can reach over thirty hours. Many armies make frequent use of UAVs, usually for intelligence, but also for attacks. For example, the United States alone has made attacks on 408 targets between 2004 and 2014 during its fight against terror organizations – Al-Qaeda, the Taliban and ISIS. 

Combating terror

UK to increase funding to UAVs against terror

Following a recent spate of extremist attacks around the world, the British Prime Minister David Cameron said more money should be spent on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in the fight against ISIS and called for a defense review.

The review is due to be concluded by the end of the year and is expected to include countermeasures to deal with a more aggressive Russia and the risks posed by cyber attacks, as well as the threat from the likes of ISIS, Al Qaeda Boko Haram and other Islamist Jihad organizations.