Britain is reportedly considering broader restrictions on military exports to Israel, potentially reopening the politically contentious question of UK-made components entering the global F-35 supply chain.
A leaked Ministry of Defence review has exposed serious failings in the military’s new serious-crime command, reinforcing AOAV’s longstanding concerns that Britain’s armed forces still struggle to investigate abuse, protect victims and deliver credible accountability.
A practical guide to some of the most important investigations, journalists and organisations exposing how artificial intelligence is being developed and deployed in modern warfare.
At the Farnborough defence show, missiles, drones and military technology were presented as instruments of security and progress. AOAV examines how the language of the arms trade separates weapons from the civilians they kill.
As drought exposes the fragility of Britain’s water and food systems, the government’s defence-spending surge raises a larger question: whether national security is still being defined too narrowly for an age of climate disruption.
AOAV and SOAS brought together journalists, researchers and experts to examine how artificial intelligence, surveillance, big tech and automated targeting are reshaping warfare, civilian harm and the investigative methods needed to expose responsibility across increasingly opaque military systems.
The Ministry of Defence has launched a landmark epidemiological study into whether 1.4 million serving personnel and veterans face elevated cancer risks, signalling a significant shift towards greater transparency over the long-term health consequences of military service.
Longstanding grievances over land, jurisdiction and military activity are intensifying as the island becomes increasingly exposed to regional conflicts.
AOAV argues here that Britain's modern military-industrial complex has expanded beyond defence manufacturing into politics, finance and technology, raising profound questions about democratic accountability and the protection of civilians in war.
Newly published evidence presented to the Afghanistan Inquiry contains allegations from multiple witnesses of prisoner abuse, intimidation and a culture of exceptionalism within UK Special Forces, although the Inquiry has yet to reach any findings.
A series of billionaires with ties to Britain remain untouched by the UK’s supposedly tough sanctions regime.
More than 50 UK civil society organisations - including AOAV - have written to the Prime Minister urging the Government to rebalance its approach to security by investing in diplomacy, development and climate action alongside defence, warning that an increasing focus on militarisation risks making the world less, not more, secure.