Posted: Tue August 3 2010
Qinetiq Target drone recovered after crash landing near Manorbier
“Its presence had begun to attract a fair amount of interest from walkers and visitors.”
Posted: Wed July 14 2010
Lewis Valentine Annual Memorial Lecture – Angharad Mair
Delivered at Bethel Chapel, Llanelli on Tuesday 13th July 2010
Posted: Sat July 10 2010
Remember Helen at Greenham Common
Helen Thomas from Newcastle Emlyn was killed 21 years ago aged 22 while she protested outside former US cruise missile base at Greenham Common.
Posted: Tue June 29 2010
Exhibition of childrens’ drawings from Gaza
Supported by UNESCO, The Officers Club, Terrace Road, Aberystwyth
Posted: Fri June 18 2010
Parc Aberporth Vigil on Armed Forces Day
The Fellowship of Reconciliation / Cymdeithas y Cymod Wales
Posted: Wed April 14 2010
£248,497.70
That’s what The Welsh Assembly Government spent on its consultation with the public and “stakeholder groups” over the creation of a UAV testing zone over West Wales.
Channel 4 documentary on use of military drones. Right click to view full screen
Posted: Mon April 5 2010
Armed drones: war by remote control
While the British and US Reaper and Predator drones are physically in Afghanistan and Iraq, they are controlled remotely via satellite from Nellis and Creech USAF base outside Las Vegas, Nevada.
Posted: Fri April 2 2010
CAA impose de facto UAV testing zone ahead of official decision
The CAA have imposed it’s own flying restrictions to allow testing of Watchkeeper military UAVs before they have evaluated the Welsh Assembly’s application.
Posted: Wed March 31 2010
The myth of defensive military UAVs
The idea of a purely defensive UAV is a myth. Watchkeeper will soon be armed with missiles, so the “defensive only” rationale for support from some local politicians vanishes in a puff of rocket smoke.
Posted: Fri March 12 2010
Ceredigion General Election Peace and Justice Hustings
Aberystwyth Peace & Justice Network are holding a
General Election Peace and Justice Hustings at 7.30pm on Thursday 25 March, in the Morlan Centre, Queen Street, Aberystwyth
Posted: Tue February 9 2010
From Aberporth to Mynydd Epynt
Angharad Mair asks, If our politicians truly believe in the virtues of testing these dangerous machines over West Wales, then why don’t they insist on being given the praise for the development?
Posted: Wed February 3 2010
Selex may move from Parc Aberporth
The unmanned air vehicles centre at Parc Aberporth airport in west Wales could lose its sole tenant if Selex Galileo decides to move
Posted: Tue February 2 2010
Has Robo Wars reality finally reached the BBC?
But the largest overland UAV testing area in the UK doesn’t even get a mention..
Posted: Sat January 30 2010
UAV Consultation Responses and Code of Practice for Operators
The responses sent by the public and other interested parties are published as PDF’s
Posted: Thu January 21 2010
BEPJ response to UAV testing zone consultation report
The report is pretty much the whitewash we were expecting. It has a response to everything, but an answer to nothing.
Posted: Thu January 21 2010
Selex failed to report UAV crashes
The Civil Aviation Authority was only alerted to the crashes by members of the public
Posted: Thu January 21 2010
UAV Consultation report recommends creation of UAV testing zone over west Wales
Formal request expected to go to Civil Aviation Authority in March and decision expected in August 2010
Posted: Sat November 21 2009
MoD says no to testing Watchkeeper over West Bank, but yes to West Wales
MoD Watchkeeper programme trials cancelled in the Golan Heights but go ahead in occupied West Wales.
