As of May 2013, this article is accurate based on known information (there may be other sub rosa strikes that we don't know): The Drone War: A Comprehensive Map of Lethal U.S. read more
The country where U.S. drone attacks were originally pioneered and developed, Iraq was the target of over 17,000 armed drone sorties and 48 strikes between 2008 and 2011. The vast majority of these occurred in 2008. read more
For many, the news wasn’t that Nigeria had used a weaponized drone in combat for the first time, but that the Nigerian military has weaponized drones at all. While it’s well-understood that military powers like the U.S., U.K., and China possess armed drones, it’s less well-known that Nigeria, South Africa, and Somalia (most likely) have them as well. read more