During the Cold War, the US used AQM-34 Firebee for photography missions over China and Vietnam, ... These drone swarms are one step from weaponisation—maybe not even that far, ...

The credit for ‘the first drone war’ goes to the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian conflict. The India-Pakistan faceoff was just another bead in a long chain that began 176 years ago, when pilotless hot ...

The Firebee is an ugly little pilotless airplane, built like a potbellied bug with swept-back wings. It is only 17 ft. 3 in. long, and its wing span is 11 ft. 2 in.

A lot of US defense companies are building similar small aerial drones, saturating the market. The Ukraine war and demand signals from the Pentagon have incited the competitive environment. But ...

No. 1 threat: Drone attacks prompt urgent $500 million request from Pentagon "They even have tech experts embedded with military units who are able to make changes to the drones right there in the ...

Walmart just announced a major expansion of its drone delivery service to five new cities. These areas include Atlanta, Tampa, Orlando, Charlotte and Houston. This makes it the first retailer to ...

The drone factory in Kyiv had an enviable problem. It could make more combat drones than the Ukrainian military needs. The heavy ones, known as Vampires, can be assembled at a rate of 4,000 per ...

President Donald Trump was deliberately left in the dark about Ukraine’s unprecedented drone strike in Russia on Sunday, which destroyed nearly a third of the Kremlin’s strategic bomber fleet ...

Army drones are flying shorter distances with less power due to Pacific heat and weather, a US Army general said. A joint exercise with the Philippines is helping the Army address those challenges ...

Fiber drones, an idea DARPA developed for its Close Combat Lethal Recon drone in the early 2000’s but never fielded, solve the radio reception problem.

By early 2025, drones were accounting for 60% to 70% of the damage and destruction caused to Russian equipment in the war, according to UK-based think tank the Royal United Services Institute ...