Drones
Drones on the Homefront
The reality is drones are here, they are common, and they are now a fact of daily life.
Meet the “Orca,” China’s Newest Navy Drone
The Chinese are not just about quantity over quality. As the new USV shows, the quality is beginning to match the quantity. The Game of Drones continues among the world’s...
Drone Dilemma: America Needs to Kill Low-Cost UAVs on the Cheap
The aerial target is coming at you or your friends. It can kill any kind of vehicle, including a tank, or hit an ammunition store, command post or even a...
AR-1: What Happens When You Give a Drone an Assault Rifle?
The advent of drones has changed warfare. Drones are now a stable of warfare and will likely be for quite some time. Today we are discussing a new type of...
Will Military Drones Kill Off Human Pilots Once and For All?
In the not-too-distant future, the face of American airpower will dramatically shift away from a relatively few highly capable and crewed platforms and toward an overwhelming avalanche of unmanned systems, ranging from...
Game of Drones: Iran Hosts UAV Competition With Russia and Belarus
Iranian officials announced on Monday that the military had launched a drone tournament alongside Russia, Belarus, and Armenia—three members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) with historic security ties...
What the Zawahiri Strike Means for the Future of Drone Warfare
The successful drone strike on Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri offers reveals two distinct yet interwoven realities. Not only does the strike remind Americans that the threat of terrorism and...
Bird’s-Eye View: Drone Spotted Over MLB Game
A drone was spotted flying above Yankee Stadium during a Saturday night game between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, the Associated Press reported. The Yankees announced that...
Drone Explosion: Can AI Systems Deconflict the Drone Airspace?
In response to the explosion of commercial drones, the Federal Aviation Association (FAA), the U.S. Military, and major defense industry players are trying to establish basic organizational parameters related to...
Do Commercial Drones Need an Operator Nearby to Make Deliveries?
Delivering life-saving supplies from low altitudes during a major humanitarian crisis, helping police track criminals on the run, and even dropping off pizza from just a few miles away in...
Lunchtime: How Raytheon and the FAA Are Helping Drones Deliver Pizza
Dodging enemy fire, tracking fast-moving enemy targets, surveilling enemy formations, and firing precision weapons are all complex technological tasks woven into the fabric of successful mission execution. Deconflicting airspace to...
Can Raytheon Bring Commercial Drones to the Average Joe?
There has been an explosion in the global economic market for small drones and unmanned systems for both commercial and military operations. This technology will soon be delivering pizzas in...