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Watch: Marine Corps flies its Valkyrie robotic aircraft for the 1st time
The test flight is an early step toward getting the robot aircraft ready to fly in support of Marine Corps missions.
Some F-35s grounded again for new round of inspections
Recent inspections revealed a new problem with F-35s with high flight hours.
Navy F-35C suffers first major airborne mishap
A F-35C engine sucked in parts of an airborne refueling basket last month, Navy officials said.
North Korea pledges to destroy missile test engine site
The Trump administration on Thursday identified the missile test engine site that it says North Korea has pledged to destroy, but the president’s latest comments about resolving the nuclear standoff have raised new questions about what concessions Pyongyang has made.
Quieter military drones that fly farther? The Pentagon thinks this engine could be the answer
Most people haven’t heard of the engine created by Felix Wankel in 1960, but its derivatives may end up powering the military’s future unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs.
By Kyle Rempfer
This minidrone can transform squad-level reconnaissance
The Black Hornet mini-drone has been in use by soldiers and Marines since 2016. This most recent contract brings a next generation version to soldiers and could become a common squad-level sensor across infantry units.
By Todd South
Cross domain integration isn’t just ‘gobbledygook,’ Navy leaders say
Cross domain integration isn’t “a bunch of gobbledygook,” according to Rear Admiral Ronald Boxall, the Navy’s director of Surface Warfare. In fact, it should save money, Navy leaders argued during a panel at the Sea-Air-Space Exposition Tuesday.
By Kyle Rempfer
This gun shoots drones out of the sky
There's also a version of the drone-killer device that is attachable to an assault rifle.
By Kyle Rempfer
Updated drone export policy could come within weeks
A policy to make it easier to sell U.S. drones abroad may be close to coming out.
By Aaron Mehta
As Predator drones retire, the Reapers’ mission grows
With the retirement of MQ-1 Predators this month, MQ-9 Reapers are executing deliberate strikes, providing armed overwatch or close-air support, and flexing to ISR taskings — all in a single mission.
By Kyle Rempfer
US official: Niger OKs armed drones for takeoff from its capital
A U.S. official says the Pentagon has received permission from the government of Niger to begin flying armed drones from the capital, Niamey.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Robert Burns, The Associated Press