Drone Wars: How to Do It in Africa [ANALYZA]

Unmanned Aircraft (UAV), which are part of wider unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), revolutionize modern battlefields. Although expanding interest in these technologies has clearly accelerated with the war in Ukraine, their military application has a much longer history. Drones have besides become a key tool in the hands of non-state actors, which is peculiarly visible in the mediate East, Myanmar and Africa. In particular, the increasing proliferation of UAV among muslim fundamentalist groups in West Africa, which effectively usage them in asymmetrical conflicts, deserves attention," writes Konrad Markiewicz.