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MoD abruptly stops responding to FoI requests on drone operations
An undated MoD handout photo of an RAF Reaper UAV

AN NGO that researches Britain’s use of drones has reported that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) suddenly ceased responding to its freedom of information requests.

Over the past decade Drone Wars has enabled greater transparency over Britain’s use of armed drones by analysing data gathered using the Freedom of Information Act. 

This includes situations in which the MoD asserted that its armed drones were mainly employed for intelligence gathering.

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