Britain boosts to 10 the number of drone aircraft flying combat and surveillance operations in Afghanistan, as the foreign secretary faces questions over UK support for US drones in Pakistan.
Channel 4 News maps the new frontiers of the terror network al-Qaeda and its affiliates across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Pakistani security forces have turned back protesters led by cricket star turned politician Imran Khan at the border of a volatile tribal region.
Israeli jets reportedly fly low over southern Lebanon in show of strength after an unmanned drone crossed into Israeli airspace.
A report into Britain’s spending on military drones over the last five years reveals the most clear evidence yet that the future of warfare is unmanned and remote-controlled.
America’s so called “war on terror” did not end when George W Bush left office. Under Barack Obama the covert war entered a new phase, one of increasing reliance on missile strikes from aerial drones.
Civilians in north west Pakistan are suffering “24-hour mental stress” because of the threat of drone strikes, drawing comparisons to the mood after the 9/11 attacks in the US.
Imran Khan tells Channel 4 News drone attacks in Pakistan are “fomenting radicalisation” and calls on the US to name victims to prove they are killing terrorists, not civilians.
Imran Khan moves his anti-drone march in Pakistan to 7 October and, speaking to Channel 4 News, calls on the US to “reveal the identities of drone victims”.
As a section of UK airspace is set aside for unmanned aircraft, Channel 4 News asks whether drone technology is the future of aviation.
Matt Frei
What kind of president is Barack Obama? Certainly not the kind that America thought it had elected almost four years ago. Matt Frei blogs on Mr Obama’s expansion of cyber warfare and use of drones.
A US drone attack in north west Pakistan, reported to have killed at least 10 people, hit a small village mosque sources reports Channel 4 News Foreign Editor Ben de Pear.
Lawyers working for human rights group Reprieve launch formal proceedings against the government over claims the UK is “helping” the US carry out covert drone strikes in Pakistan.
Foreign Secretary William Hague and his Pakistani counterpart are expected to discuss Afghanistan, terrorism and US drone strikes during talks in London.
A UK/French plan to build the next-generation drone will be announced tomorrow during a summit in Paris, as Britain’s BAE Systems warns of a 14 per cent fall in sales due to defence spending cuts.