Author Mark Bowden writes in our 101 Objects Special Issue: Though unmanned, remote-controlled drones had been used in times of war since World War II, they were revolutionized in 1995. The Gnat, ...

As part of the massive deployment of federal law enforcement and even active duty troops to Los Angeles, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine Operations (AMO) department has been ...

FT. HUACHUCA, Ariz – When MQ-9 Predator drones flew over anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles this summer, it was the first time they had been dispatched to monitor demonstrations on U.S. soil since 2020, ...

The Army is seeking new, sophisticated UAVs that do not require a runway and weigh a minimum of 1,320 pounds ...

But the game has changed: Congress voted to eliminate funding for public media across the country. Here at LAist that means a loss of $1.7 million in our budget every year. We want to assure you that ...

Right-wing conspiracy theorists once believed the government was using drones to surveil its own citizens. President Donald Trump actually did. During ongoing demonstrations in Los Angeles against ...

The unmanned aircraft flying over eastern North Dakota on a cold February morning isn’t the kind you’d fly in your back yard. The Predator is about the size of small private aircraft. Brian Franke is ...

Paved runways and dedicated facilities are a luxury that the United States Air Force knows it can’t count on in wartime. The service has explored how the fifth-generation Lockheed Martin... The ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading defense manufacturer has asked the Trump administration to reform the Pentagon's contracting system, saying it was too slow and bureaucratic to combat threats from ...

It is a unique bill that has a lot of emotion and nuances to it,” said Rep. Chuck Wichgers (R-Muskego), describing a bill to ...