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Here’s why CENTCOM thinks Iran was behind a fatal drone attack on a ship last month
The command provided evidence Friday that links Iran with the July 30 attack on the Mercer Street tanker ship.
To fight drone swarms, the Corps wants a battle drone that can kill other drones
The Corps says it is looking at drones that can kill other drones to bolster the Corps’ air defense capabilities.
By Shawn Snow
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
MISFIRE: Civilian drones over military bases
Any joker can now spend a few hundred bucks and start flying their own UAV all around town.
By Military Times Editors
New policy: Military bases can shoot down trespassing drones
The DoD had pursued a policy to protect its installations from a sharp increase of overhead incursions from private UAVs.
By Tara Copp, AP