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BRITAIN’S armed drones have secretly been equipped with a US intelligence-gathering capability called called Outdragon, Drone Wars UK revealed today.
The NGO discovered that MQ-9 Reaper drone missions have been outfitted with US signal intelligence (Sigint) pods since 2019.
Sigint has been used on US Reaper and Predator drones to geolocate, track and kill individuals via signals from mobile phones, wireless routers and other devices.
As the government quietly upgrades the role of Britain’s special forces, their growing global footprint and near-total exemption from democratic oversight should alarm us all, says ROGER McKENZIE
While David Lammy makes hollow criticisms, RAF Akrotiri conducts five-hour surveillance flights sending targeting data to Israel, reports ALFIE HOWIS
