Drones: America's New Air Force

MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle From CBS 60 Minutes: 60 Minutes' Lara Logan Reports On The Increasing Use Of Drones In The Battlef...

Predators Lack Precision In Prey

MQ-9 From The Lamron: Predator drone aircraft are taking pilots out of the heat of battle, but moral and practical problems arise. Despite t...

Taliban: We Shot Down A U.S. Drone Over Pakistan

The MQ-9 Reaper taxies into Creech Air Force Base, Nev., home to the newly reactivated 432nd Wing. The 432nd Wing consists of six operations...

Predator Passes 500,000 Flight Hours

Photo: CREECH AFB, Nev. - A MQ-1B Predator unmanned aircraft system takes off for a training mission at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. A...

Unmanned Bomber Both 'Hunter,' Eye In The Sky

U.S. Central Command's Combined Air and Space Operations Center is located in a secret location in Southeast Asia. Hundreds of U.S. troo...

The Dealy But Accurate Impact Of U.S. Drones On Taliban Targets In Pakistan

U.S. Drone Strikes With Deadly Accuracy -- ABC News The Strike Was One of the Deepest Inside Pakistan Since Missile Attacks Began Years Ago...

U.S.Sharing Predator Video with Afghanistan, Pakistan

An MQ-9 Reaper taxis down a runway in Afghanistan. The Reaper has been flying in Afghanistan since September; it flew its first combat missi...

Call Off Your Drones

Photo from Defense Update From Slate: Negotiating with Pakistan over remote-controlled killing. By tonight—trust me—Barack Obama will be pre...

Struggle Between Terrorists And Drones

Predator UAV (Photo from Defense-Update ) Drones vs. Terrorists -- Slate Are terrorists regaining the advantage over our killing machines? H...

The New U.S. Air Force

In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, Capt. Richard Koll, left, and Airman 1st Class Mike Eulo perform function checks after launchi...

Predator UAVs With High-Res Video Is An Effective Weapon Against Insurgents

(Click To Enlarge) An MQ-9 Reaper waits out a haboob beneath a shelter on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Sept. 8, 2008. Haboobs are sandstorms that...

U.S. Military Says Drone Went Down In Afghanistan

U.S. Military Says Drone Went Down In Afghanistan -- Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. military drone went down in eastern Afghanistan w...

US Unmanned Military Aircraft Makes Trans-Atlantic Flight

A Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., made a trans-Atlantic flight Sept. ...

Higher-tech Predators Targeting Pakistan

From The L.A. Times: WASHINGTON -- As part of an escalating offensive against extremist targets in Pakistan, the United States is deploying ...

What Does It Take To Fly A Predator In The Air For 24 Hours

Predator Taxiing The Great UAV Pilot Shortage -- Strategy Page September 1, 2008: The U.S. Air Force has a record number (nearly a hundred) ...

At Odds With Air Force, U.S. Army Adds Its Own Aviation Unit

Raven Unmanned Aerial Vehicle From The New York Times: WASHINGTON — Ever since the Army lost its warplanes to a newly independent Air Force ...