Military Use of Biometrics Series – Necrometrics and Contextualising Human Remains in Armed Conflict
by Lily Hamourtziadou, Welmoet Wels | Oct 22, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies, Military Use of Biometrics Series
Military Use of Biometrics Series – Necrometrics and Contextualising Human Remains in Armed Conflict Editors’ note: This post is part of a series relating to the law applicable to the military use of biometrics. It is drawn from the author’s article-length work,...
Military Use of Biometrics Series – Introduction
by Marten Zwanenburg, Aleksi Kajander, Steven van de Put | Oct 21, 2025 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies, Military Use of Biometrics Series
Military Use of Biometrics Series – Introduction On 7-8 May 2024, a conference brought together a group of scholars and practitioners to discuss the law applicable to the use of biometrics by armed forces. The conference, which took place in Tallinn, Estonia, was...
When Belligerent Drones Knock on Neutral Waters: Archipelagic Sea Lanes in the Age of Kamikaze Systems
by Pornomo Rovan Astri Yoga | Sep 17, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies, Law of Neutrality, Maritime
When Belligerent Drones Knock on Neutral Waters: Archipelagic Sea Lanes in the Age of Kamikaze Systems In 2024 to 2025, escalating tensions between Israel and Iran saw waves of missiles and drones cross regional skies. Jordan, a neutral (non-belligerent) State,...
Unleashing Drone Dominance: Rethinking Department of Defense Weapons Reviews
by Michael W. Meier | Aug 27, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies, Weapons Law
Unleashing Drone Dominance: Rethinking Department of Defense Weapons Reviews In November 2001, the United States conducted what is considered to be the first ever armed drone attack in Afghanistan. Over the next twenty years, the United States dominated the production...
Diverging Standards in the Legal Review of LAWS
by Davit Khachatryan | Jun 6, 2025 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies, Weapons Law
Diverging Standards in the Legal Review of LAWS In May 2025, Anduril Industries publicly unveiled Fury (YFQ-44A), a next-generation autonomous aircraft currently under evaluation by the U.S. Air Force as part of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. Fury...