Base commanders can approve new types of drones for training exercises, something which previously required Pentagon ...

Although U.S. Military operated drones for decades, the Predator was one of the first to carry weapons on a regular basis. Originally designed as an unarmed intelligence, surveillance and ...

The Predator drone aircraft has been one of the most successful, and controversial, tools in Iraq and elsewhere. ... Military officials are calling it the first "hunter-killer UAV." ...

Forget the Predator, Military Drones Are Getting Smaller Look out for the little ones. Ed Darack. October 4, 2016. ... How the Predator Drone Changed the Character of War. November 1, 2013.

The MQ-1 Predator is one of the best military drones in the world. Here's how fast it can go and what one costs for the United States to make.

Military Times. Even in the headline-grabbing world of drones, ... 1994. A year later it entered service with the CIA and the U.S. Air Force as the RQ-1 (recon drone) Predator.

The U.S. Air Force has announced that it is officially moving to retire the MQ-1 Predator drone in early 2018 with the newer MQ-9 Reaper drone to better address its combat needs. The Predator has ...

Jan. 30 (UPI) --SkyGuardian, a new variant of the Predator B unmanned aerial system that meets international standards for flying in civilian airspace, has been launched. General Atomics ...

Once closely guarded military secrets, remotely operated Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) are now widely known to play a vital role in modern wars. But even while most people recognize that UAS are ...

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

As late as last year pundits were already calling China a winner of the rush to sell armed drones abroad, as U.S. red tape can often hold up arms sales for years. China does not have that problem ...

The Predator drone aircraft has been one of the most successful, and controversial, tools in Iraq and elsewhere. But while the Predator was designed as a… Predator Drone Phased Out for Well ...