Science & Tech
The Navy’s Future Submarines May Go to Sea with Robot Remoras
The sucker-headed fish are drawing attention as the fleet imagines ways to bring drones to the undersea domain.
Policy
All of Cleveland Will Be a 'No Drone Zone' for the GOP Convention
The Secret Service says the rule—which covers 82.47 square miles of land and water—is just business as usual.
Science & Tech
The Navy Is Making a New GPS for Drone Submarines
Right now, GPS signals can barely travel below the surface of the ocean.
Threats
The Drone War Crosses Another Line
America took an unprecedented step over the weekend when Obama authorized the Pentagon rather than the CIA to carry out an airstrike inside Pakistan.
Science & Tech
Pentagon Testing Small Robot to Help Hunt Naval Mines
The US military has been looking for an underwater bomb disposal robot for years. It finally has one.
Science & Tech
Let’s Talk About the Federal Drones Flying Over US Soil
An alphabet soup’s worth of government agencies are exercising their ability to look down on ordinary citizens.
Ideas
Michael Hayden's Defense of Drone Warfare Doesn't Add Up
Today, drone strikes are a settled policy in Washington circles, but that does not mean Americans should accept everything a former CIA director says about them.
Ideas
Drone Pilots Are Breaking the Old Definitions of Valor
Traditional notions of heroism don't always leave room for those U.S. troops engaged in high-tech, cutting edge warfare.
Ideas
In an Era of Cheap Drones, US Can’t Afford Exquisite Weapons
Various technological advances are about to make hundred-drone swarms a reality, and a nightmare for today’s top-of-the-line weapons.
Science & Tech
FAA Gets Serious About Drones
If your new Christmas toy outweighs two butter sticks, you need to register it with the feds. Do it now for free.
Science & Tech
US Air Force to Ask for More Drones
Plan would add 3,500 Reaper pilots and up to five more ops centers around the country.
Ideas
Drone Strikes Are Creating Hatred Toward America That Will Last for Generations
'The resentment created by American use of unmanned strikes,' said retired four-star Gen. Stanley McChrystal, 'is much greater than the average American appreciates.'
Ideas
Why is Obama Letting China Beat the US at Global Drone Sales?
Blocking Jordan’s purchase of Reaper UAVs is just one example of unwise reticence to sell more arms abroad.
Policy
An Emerging US 'Drone Hub' Is Making New Yorkers Nervous
The unmanned-aircraft industry could help to revive a struggling region. But what are the consequences?
Science & Tech
Navy Plans To Deploy A Submarine Drone Squadron By 2020
The highly autonomous underwater vehicles could be sent to scout ahead of attack submarines, or to guard valuable undersea targets.
Business
Former Marine General Will Run US Navy’s UAV Efforts
The new deputy assistant secretary will work closely with the new rapid development, prototyping and demonstration directorate.
Ideas
How Drones Make War Too Easy
A report from the Council on Foreign Relations explores "several reasons why armed drones are unique in their ability to destabilize relations and intensify conflict."
Threats
Did NATO Forces Just Down a Russian Drone Over Turkey?
As the Internet examines pictures of an alleged Russian surveillance drone shot down by Turkish jets, Russia says, ‘What drone?’
Science & Tech
The Army’s Drone Wishlist Includes Jamming Gear and More Weapons
Electronic warfare is among several new missions under consideration for UAVs.
Science & Tech