Key Points and Summary - Drones are reshaping warfare—from FPV quadcopters slamming armor to carrier-based tankers like MQ-25—but can they replace manned fighters and bombers? -Proponents point to ...

Drones, sometimes called unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) or unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), are having a transformational moment. While drones have existed since the early 20th century (originally ...

The U.S. Air Force’s secret new fighter jet, the Boeing F47, has been making waves in the military aviation world. Touted as an unstoppable force, the public’s perception of this aircraft could be a ...

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. A drone made by Neros, a start-up in El Segundo, Calif., took ...

Everyone knows that sound: the high-pitched whir of an unmanned aircraft system, racing through the air overhead. To a soldier below, it’s the sound of lost control. As warfighters struggle to deal ...

“Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of void, but out of chaos.” Mary Shelley, “Frankenstein,” 1818. “War is chaos. It always has been. But technology makes it ...

U.S. soldiers conduct drone training at Pabrade Training Area, Lithuania. (Elena Baladelli/U.S. Army) Since 1945, the U.S. Army has been designed to defend Europe. Despite detours into ...