The unmanned aerial vehicle that first put drones in the spotlight retiring. The MQ-1 Predator, which functioned as the eyes and ears of the United States military and intelligence community in ...

This drone provides vital surveillance and intelligence data, giving commanders a broader battlefield view. US Army’s new fleet. The 317th BEB is the first unit across the Army to incorporate ...

A four-day test in the Alaska wilderness shows how far the U.S. military and American drone companies lag behind China in the technology.

Two Iranian jets fired on a U.S. military drone, Pentagon officials said Thursday — the first time such an action has been acknowledged by the United States. At 4:50 a.m. EDT on Nov. 1, an ...

The MQ-9 Predator drone, widely known for its intelligence collection and precision strikes against terrorist targets across the Middle East and Afghanistan, has been carrying out the majority of ...

In this Jan. 31, 2010, file photo, an unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies over Kandahar Air Field ... including that of the United States,” military researchers wrote in a recent counterdrone ...

Forget the Predator, Military Drones Are Getting Smaller Look out for the little ones. Ed Darack. October 4, 2016. Get our newsletter! ... and the United States is leading the charge.

The United States has given an initial approval for the energy-rich Mideast nation of Qatar to buy eight armed MQ-9B Predator drones for its military, an estimated purchase worth nearly $2 billion.

Kelsey D. Atherton is a military technology journalist who has contributed to Popular Science since 2013. He covers uncrewed robotics and other drones, communications systems, the nuclear ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States launched its first Predator drone strike in Libya on Saturday, the Defense Department said in a statement. It did not provide details on the target of the ...