List of Drones articles
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Screen Shot 2016-02-01 at 2.51.10 PM Watch Dutch Police Train Eagles to Catch Flying Drones
Dutch police think eagles might be the easiest way to intercept unwanted drones.
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Screen Shot 2016-01-29 at 1.55.55 PM Watch an Iranian Drone Monitor a U.S. Aircraft Carrier
Iran claims to have flown a drone over a U.S. aircraft carrier.
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PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI - JANUARY 2011: A young boy sits by his familiy's makeshift home at a tent camp, where 55,000 displaced Haitians are living on the grounds of what was the Club de Petionville January, 2011 in Port au Prince, Haiti. (Photo by Jonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images) Longform’s Picks of the Week
The best stories from around the world.
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Rollout_vlcsnap-00007 Meet China’s Killer Drones
From Iraq to Nigeria, countries looking for cheap, armed drones are increasingly turning to China — and leaving the United States behind.
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CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, NV - AUGUST 08: U.S. Air Force Maj. Casey Tidgewell pilots an MQ-9 Reaper on a training mission from a ground control station August 8, 2007 at Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs, Nevada. The Reaper is the Air Force's first "hunter-killer" unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), designed to engage time-sensitive targets on the battlefield as well as provide intelligence and surveillance. The jet-fighter sized Reapers are 36 feet long with 66-foot wingspans and can fly for up to 14 hours fully loaded with laser-guided bombs and air-to-ground missiles. They can fly twice as fast and high as the smaller MQ-1 Predators, reaching speeds of 300 mph at an altitude of up to 50,000 feet. The aircraft are flown by a pilot and a sensor operator from ground control stations. The Reapers are expected to be used in combat operations by the U.S. military in Afghanistan and Iraq within the next year. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Pentagon’s Drone Pilots Get a Nod, but No Medals
The Defense Department has decided to offer pins to drone pilots, but medals still elude the unmanned crews.
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A Yemeni boy (C) walks past a mural depicting a US drone and reading " Why did you kill my family" on December 13, 2013 in the capital Sanaa. A drone strike on a wedding convoy in Yemen killed 17 people, mostly civilians, medical and security sources said, adding grist to mounting criticism of the US drone war. AFP PHOTO/ MOHAMMED HUWAIS (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images) The Intercept’s ‘Drone Papers’ Revelations Mandate a Congressional Investigation
Sadly, that will never happen under the Obama administration’s watch.
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People stand by the wreckage of a car that has been blown up by suspected Boko Haram militants in Nigeria's troubled northeastern city of Maiduguri on March 25, 2014, killing five police officers, while a separate blast killed three. The attacks were the latest to hit the Borno state capital, which is the epicentre of Boko Haram's brutal insurgency which has killed thousands since 2009, including more than 700 this year. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images) U.S. Sends Troops and Drones to Cameroon as Boko Haram Fight Intensifies
The United States' increase in military support to Cameroon comes as Boko Haram intensifies its suicide bombing campaign there.
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GettyImages-455481338 Scalia: I ‘Wouldn’t Be Surprised’ if the Supreme Court Outlaws the Death Penalty
Supreme Court Justice Scalia says the death penalty could soon be ruled unconstitutional.
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MQ-9_Reaper_CBP Why R drone operators fleeing the USAF? Yow, pops, becuz they are treated badly!
A study found three major causes for the exodus of drone operators: the well advertised overwork, a service culture with an overt bias toward traditional aviation, and institutional reluctance to plan or provide for these Airmen’s attempts to improve their circumstances.
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GettyImages-461212548 Want to Smuggle Drugs into Prison? Buy a Drone.
Drones are being used to smuggle contraband into prisons around the world.
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CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, NV - AUGUST 08: An MQ-9 Reaper takes off on a training mission August 8, 2007 at Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs, Nevada. The Reaper is the Air Force's first "hunter-killer" unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and is designed to engage time-sensitive targets on the battlefield as well as provide intelligence and surveillance. The jet-fighter sized Reapers are 36 feet long with 66-foot wingspans and can fly for as long as 14 hours fully loaded with laser-guided bombs and air-to-ground missiles. They can fly twice as fast and high as the smaller MQ-1 Predators reaching speeds of 300 mph at an altitude of up to 50,000 feet. The aircraft are flown by a pilot and a sensor operator from ground control stations. The Reapers are expected to be used in combat operations by the United States military in Afghanistan and Iraq within the next year. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Pentagon Launching Armed Drones From Turkey
First drones, then U.S. fighter planes, will operate from Turkish bases.
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Soldiers patrol around the wreckage of a suicide car bomber that smashed into pickup truck carrying security officers, on June 24, 2015 in Mogadishu, in the latest in a string of attacks. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but Somalia's Al-Qaeda linked Shebab carry out regular bombings and attacks in the troubled capital. AFP PHTO/MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB (Photo credit should read Mohamed Abdiwahab/AFP/Getty Images) Is There a New U.S. Airstrike Policy in East Africa?
U.S. drone strikes in Somalia show a changing fight.
