The Cat-and-Mouse Game of Preventing Drone Nightmares
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING – As drones of all types – aerial, land, and maritime – grow in number and sophistication, so do nightmarish scenarios about […] More
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING – As drones of all types – aerial, land, and maritime – grow in number and sophistication, so do nightmarish scenarios about […] More
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING – The January 28 strike that killed three U.S. service members at a base in Jordan sparked an escalation that has already seen […] More
OPINION — The skies over Ukraine and the Middle East have shown us a chilling new type of warfare. Drones, once toys or tools, have […] More
“Small, smart, cheap, and many” is the way Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks describes the characteristics of the drones that the Pentagon intends to put […] More
Bottom Line Up Front Drones have become a trusted tool in the arsenal of non-state actors seeking to engage in asymmetric attacks against a […] More
When a series of drones were used to attack a key Saudi oil facility over the weekend, the impact on oil production was noted by […] More
Oil prices spiked Monday after a drone attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities over the weekend. The attacks impacted more than half of Saudi Arabia’s […] More
Last week, the U.S. nearly launched retaliatory attacks against Iran for the shooting down of a U.S. military drone that was operating in the region. […] More
Peter W. Singer is a Strategist and Senior Fellow at New America and an editor at Popular Science magazine. Singer is considered one of the […] More
Bottom Line Up Front Last week, President Trump announced that the U.S. would be deploying an additional 1,000 troops to Poland. The deployment is reflective […] More
Bottom Line Up Front Last week, it was revealed that several individuals in Denmark were arrested trying to purchase drones they intended to send to […] More
The introduction of armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) permanently altered the modern battlefield. New technological advances in drone technology could do it again: from advanced […] More
The United States has long been the dominant designer, user, and seller of military drone technology. But China has quickly grown into a developer and […] More
Since the time of the first kinetic attack by an unmanned aircraft in October of 2001, the United States has relied heavily on drone technology […] More
From the time of the first kinetic strike by an unmanned aircraft in October of 2001, the United States has relied heavily on remote-controlled drone […] More
Since 9/11, eliminating terrorist leaders through a strategy known as leadership decapitation has emerged as key pillar of the United States’ counterterrorism strategy. Although the […] More
Less than two months after taking office, U.S. President Donald Trump’s approach to drone strikes appears to be taking shape. Although the Trump Administration has […] More
Three former national security officials have raised concerns about President Donald Trump’s reported plans to loosen restrictions on drone strikes. The former officials were responding […] More
Since the first CIA Predator drone strike in October 2001, the United States, among others, has sought to expand the technology to facilitate remote warfare. […] More
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