Action on Armed Violence investigates and records harm to civilians in conflicts around the world. For press inquiries: https://xitter.cf/t.co/ohmGIj3wtT
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AOAV spent more than a year examining the principal explosive weapons used by the Israeli military in Gaza between Oct 23 and Sep 25.
A central finding is the incongruence between so-called “precision” warfare and large-scale destructive effects in dense urban environments.
The use of explosive weapons in Gaza: a forensic analysis of munitions and civilian harm aoav.org.uk/2026/explosive-w…
Firearms are a neglected driver of femicide worldwide. A new Global Coalition report shows how guns increase lethal violence against women and enable coercive control. It urges WHO to make firearm risk central to public health surveillance, clinical guidance and prevention.
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The rise of autonomous warfare: a conversation with Dr Paddy Walker on his book “War Without Oversight: Why We Need Humans on the Battlefield”. aoav.org.uk/2025/the-rise-of…
ALT autonomous weapons, AI warfare, military ethics, human oversight, lethal autonomy, machine learning, targeting systems, legal challenges, ethical dilemmas, warfare technology, AI-driven conflict, robotics in war, international law, security policy, accountability, Geneva Conventions, artificial intelligence, military-industrial complex, policy regulation, defence technology
Who commands the god in the machine? AI and the future of military authority aoav.org.uk/2026/who-command…
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From 2015-2022, BAE Systems made £22 billion in sales to Saudi Arabia.
Britain’s Palantir problem: the US surveillance firm’s expanding grip on British government data is reportedly raising alarm bells in the Ministry of Defence aoav.org.uk/2026/britains-pa…
Investigating the Military-Technological Complex: an overview of AOAV’s event on AI and Warfare aoav.org.uk/2026/investigati…
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🤖 On the first day of GIJN’s #IJWeek, panelists at the Tech and Conflict session looked at how the technologies and AI systems increasingly shaping conflict are conceived, financed and coded in conference rooms, data centres and tech offices far from the battlefield.
They said war reporters must also dig into procurement records, trade databases, export licenses, corporate filings, and the digital breadcrumbs left behind by the military-tech ecosystem to understand complicity and responsibility in conflict.
Panelists: @brown_johnbrown, lecturer at @bengurionu; @iainoverton, executive director of @AOAV; @tkbarnes, field reporter at @inkstickmedia
Moderator: @sandrinerigaud, program director at @gijn
AOAV supports this call to action.
Please sign and seek accountability - petition.parliament.uk/petit…
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UN inquiry identifies 1,000lb unguided bombs in Gaza family killings as West Bank airstrike deaths surged
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UN inquiry identifies 1,000lb unguided bombs in Gaza family killings as West Bank airstrike deaths surged
aoav.org.uk/2026/un-1000lb-b…
Pope Leo warns unchecked AI could threaten human security and global peace aoav.org.uk/2026/pope-leo-wa…
British drone firm’s US owner appoints former mossad Chief to lead defence arm
aoav.org.uk/2026/rotron-aero…
Former Anthropic researcher quits, warning: “The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade” aoav.org.uk/2026/anthropic-r…
3/5 US defence group Ondas bought Rotron in March 2026. Five months later, Ondas announced a multi-million-dollar Israeli military drone programme. Reports suggest thousands of 'kamikaze' attack drones, including swarms, could be produced.
4/5 Of note, former Mossad chief David Barnea now heads Ondas Defence.
There is no public evidence that Rotron's drones have reached Israel. But could British-funded military technology eventually enter Israel's arsenal through its US owner?
5/5 Britain suspended around 30 arms export licences to Israel over humanitarian-law concerns.
Yet can it prevent British technology reaching Israel indirectly via America?
Our investigation for @BylineTimes
bylinetimes.com/2026/10/26/m…
1/5 A British drone manufacturer backed by UK defence funding has been bought by a US company now developing attack drones for Israel.
Our investigation for Byline Times raises serious questions about where British military technology could end up. 🧵
The falcon cannot hear the falconer: the terrifying implications of developing AI weapons we may soon not be able to understand and control aoav.org.uk/2026/ai-weapons-…
ALT Artificial intelligence, autonomous weapons, AI warfare, lethal autonomous weapons, international humanitarian law, civilian casualties, military technology, algorithmic accountability, human control, Gaza, Radiolab
1/5 Who gets to write the rules governing Britain's billions in military spending?
It's been shown by Democracy for Sale how major defence contractors gained a seat at the table while Palantir secured a £240m MoD contract without competition.
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5/5 Who benefits when defence contractors help shape the system that awards them billions in public money?
Read AOAV's report on Democracy for Sale's exposé:
aoav.org.uk/2026/arms-firms-…
Read Democracy for Sale's report here lnkd.in/ebjUeMQ7