CENTCOM launches new ‘suicide drone’ attack force in Middle East
Task Force Scorpion Strike was formed after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth released a memo calling for the rapid integration of drone technology.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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Pentagon seeks to acquire, rapidly field over 300,000 small drones
The $1 billion initiative aims to have the one-way attack drones in the hands of service members by 2028.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drones based in Poland are now fully operational
Poland was chosen as a location for the mission due to its “strategic location in Eastern Europe."
By Kyle Rempfer
Israeli firm UVision opens US subsidiary, with eye toward kamikaze drones market
A maker of loitering munitions is seeking to expand its business in the U.S.
It’s a cat and mouse game as militaries fight the big threat of small drones
Small drones have grown from a niche ISR capability to "a favored tool of the non-state actor," a think tank says in its new report.
By Joe Gould
The Pentagon is flying more drone missions along America’s border
The Department of Homeland Security flies the most missions along the border, but the DoD is joining in.
By Kelsey D. Atherton
Airbus, Dassault tapped to pin down Franco-German fighter plans
The ambitious Future Combat Air System program chugs along with more concept development to be done. Next stop: Paris Air Show in June 2019.
‘Eurodrone’ makers considering US tech for crucial collision-avoidance feature
The race remains open between U.S. and European vendors to supply a detect-and-avoid system for the aircraft.
US Air Force’s light-attack experiment could mix in drones and helos
The service is considering adding drones, helicopters and more sophisticated aircraft to the mix in the future, the service’s top general told Defense News.
By Jeff Martin
Israeli Air Force starts training German Heron TP drone pilots
The program of instruction currently covers only surveillance flights with the drone, though the German Defence Ministry is readying a push to get parliamentary approval for strike missions.
Critical flight-safety feature up for grabs in planned Eurodrone
Germany's Hensoldt throws its hat in the ring with a detect-and-avoid radar package.
The Army wants drones that make their own networks
For the wars of tomorrow, the Army wants drones that can work without runways or satellite communications.
By Kelsey D. Atherton