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February 7, 2019

Army soldiers use 'Macbook'-sized tablet to operate multiple small drones

The Army is refining new small drone combat tactics to accommodate emerging technologies such as AI-enabled command and control, higher resolution sensors, faster computer processing, multi-drone control “tablets” and streamlined multi-drone interoperability.

February 6, 2019

Navy builds two new large surface attack drone ships

The Navy is building two new large drone ships to coordinate synchronized attacks, perform command and control across fleets of Unmanned Surface Vessels and conduct high-risk maritime missions such as anti-submarine operations, mine countermeasures, surface warfare and forward-deployed surveillance.

February 4, 2019

Navy arms unmanned attack drone boats with weapons, guns and missiles

The U.S. Navy is beginning to arm surface drone boats with guns, rockets and mobile missiles to overwhelm enemies with swarming attacks, protect sailors at farther stand-off ranges and coordinate maritime strikes across dispersed areas of ocean.

February 1, 2019

Antarctic expedition hunts for wreck of explorer Ernest Shackleton's ship

A team of scientists and archaeologists have launched an audacious attempt to find explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance, which was lost in an ice floe off Antarctica more than 100 years ago.

January 29, 2019

Spanish police bust drug smuggling ring that was using drones to spy on authorities

Spanish authorities have revealed they arrested 12 people in connection to a drug smuggling ring that was using drones to spy on police.

January 24, 2019

Navy to test 'ghost fleet' attack drone boats in war scenarios

The U.S. Navy will launch a swarm of interconnected small attack drone boats on mock-combat missions to refine command and control technology and prepare its “Ghost Fleet” of autonomous, yet networked surface craft for war.

January 23, 2019

Pilot claims drone at Newark airport came within 30 feet of aircraft amid ground stop: report

Arriving flights were halted at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Tuesday when a drone was spotted near a neighboring airport, officials said.

January 17, 2019

NASA may decide this year to land a drone on Saturn's moon Titan

The spacecraft that have peered through the yellowish haze surrounding Saturn's moon Titan discovered a strange, yet strangely familiar world where life could theoretically take root. Now, scientists want to return — this time buoyed by Earth's fascination with drone technology.

January 16, 2019

Secretary Chao: Drones are a new transportation frontier –Their safe development, testing, deployment matter

The Department of Transportation's commitment to integrating drones into the airspace will unlock profound advances in public health, safety, mobility, productivity and economic growth.

January 4, 2019

F-35 air-to-air missiles can now hit 2 drones at once, changing air combat

When a single F-35 used sensors, onboard computers and targeting systems to find, track and destroy two airborne drones at the same time with air-to-air missiles, the emerging 5th Gen fighter transitioned into a new era for offensive attack missions.