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Posts tagged with ‘Drones’

  • Jan162026

    Testing Resilience: Can the Proposed EU Drone Wall Defend Against Extremist Actors?

    The European Union is developing a “Drone Wall”, officially named the European Drone Defence Initiative, consisting of a network of…

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  • Jan092026

    Modern Warfare: The Islamic State’s Emerging Drone Instruction Ecosystem

    Over the past decade, Islamic State (IS) has repeatedly adjusted the way it teaches technical skills, responding both to changes…

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  • Nov202025

    Space Tech and Terrorism: Satellite Imagery and GPS-Guided Drones in TTP Propaganda

    Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a UN-designated terrorist organisation and statistically the deadliest terrorist outfit in Pakistan, has undergone extensive ideological, organisational…

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  • Jul302025

    Weaponised Skies: The Expansion of Terrorist Drone Use Across Africa

    Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), better known as drones, have been on the rise among violent extremist and terrorist actors globally.…

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  • Jul072025

    Techno-Caliphate or Terror from the Sky? ISWAP and Drone-Enabled Insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin Region

    Insurgents and terrorists have been exploiting drones for intelligence gathering, propaganda, and attacks on civilian and military targets for years.…

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  • Jun242025

    Above the Battlefield: The Threat of UAVs in the Hands of VNAs

    In 21st-century warfare, the loudest weapon may not be a missile, but rather the soft hum of a drone overhead.…

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  • Jun182025

    Nascent Adoption: Emerging Tech Trends by Terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan

    In the Afghanistan-Pakistan region’s evolving threat landscape, terrorist groups have been slow in adopting technologies such as drones and generative…

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  • Jun052025

    Guns by Drone: The Rise of Drone-Assisted Firearm Smuggling on Israel’s Southern Border

    Introduction Israel has witnessed a sharp uptick in a previously rare tactic: the use of commercial drones to smuggle firearms…

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  • Mar072025

    Mapping the Enemy, Mobilising the Future: Surveillance and Recruitment Strategies of Lakurawa Terror Group in Nigeria

    Introduction In November 2024, Nigerian authorities officially declared the Lakurawa group a terrorist organisation and banned it across the country.…

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  • Dec202024

    The Drones of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham: The Development and Use of UAS in Syria

    The lightning offensive which toppled the Assad regime and captured Damascus in less than two weeks has shocked observers both…

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