Drone killers look like sci-fi guns from the future
With new technology comes the need for new defense tactics. Historically, this is nothing new. Fighting with arrows meant shields. Guns and tanks then meant fighting from a distance, using…
America’s secret supersonic spy drones flew over China in the 1960s
While we tend to think of drones as a very modern addition to the battlefield, the truth is, America’s Defense Department has long been interested in the concept of unmanned aircraft. In fact, for a short window of time in the 1960s, America’s sup…
China’s Drone Force Will Be Faster, Stealthier and Suicidal
The 2021 version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), has recognized China’s rise as a global military and economic power. Resultantly, it includes the Pacific Defense Initiative (PDI) which…
Drone Dogfight: Air Force plans to pit manned fighter against a drone next year
The United States Air Force says they intend to pit an artificial intelligence-enabled drone against a manned fighter jet in a dogfight as soon as next year.
Although drones have become an essential part of America’s air power apparatus, thes…
Boeing delivers first ‘loyal wingman’ drone prototype for testing
The Royal Australian Air Force has its first Boeing-built drone-jet hybrid prototype, which will use artificial intelligence to conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance…
Here’s why Elon Musk is wrong about fighter jets (but right about drones)
Last week, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk ruffled some feathers during a discussion with Air Force Lt. Gen. John Thompson at the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium. The controversial tech mogul, who is no stranger to drawing headlines an…
Elon Musk says the US’s F-35 stealth jet ‘would have no chance’ against a ‘drone fighter plane’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested that Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II, the costly stealth jet considered to be pinnacle of US military aviation, “would have no chance” if pitted against a drone that is remotely piloted by a human.
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Drone footage shows leveled compound where ISIS leader died
New drone footage shows what remains of the Syrian compound where ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died as US Delta Force commandos raided the secret lair on Oct. 26, 2019.
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Commander, Submarine Force, US Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) in partnership with the University of Hawaii, tested their unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capabilities by delivering supplies onto a submarine off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, Oct. 10, 2019. <…
An in-depth report by Guy Norris in Aviation Week presents new evidence that a secretive, stealthy reconnaissance drone is now in operat…Navy uses drone to deliver supplies to submarine for the first time
US Air Force may have a spy drone that’s secretly been flying for years