Podcast: a round-up of news from the drone war with the Bureau’s reporters
Nato is building its surveillance capacity with a new drone system (Anguskirk/Flickr)
Bureau journalists discuss the use of drones in Iraq as part of the US military response to the brutality of Islamic State (ISIS) in the latest drones podcast.
The US has been attacking ISIS positions in Iraq since August 8. It has launched more strikes with jets and drones in Iraq in August this year than were carried out in 2009 and 2010 combined, according to open source data collected by freelance journalist Chris Woods.
The Bureau’s Jack Serle explains why it is likely that the US is using both drones and manned aircraft to hit targets.
The latest episode of the podcast Drone News also covers other events that have involved drones throughout August.
Victoria Parsons reports on the first US drone attack in Somalia in seven months that may have killed Abdi Ahmed Godane, leader the al Shabaab group.
This episode also features news of Nato developing and operating an integrated surveillance drone system from Italy. And Google has successfully tested its new delivery drone in Australia
