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Satellite Image Of RQ-170 Taxiing By MQ-9 Gives Best Size Estimate Yet Of Stealth Drone
Drones

Satellite Image Of RQ-170 Taxiing By MQ-9 Gives Best Size Estimate Yet Of Stealth Drone

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 6, 2020

Customs And Border Protection Reaper Drone Appears Over Minneapolis Protests
U.S. Homeland

Customs And Border Protection Reaper Drone Appears Over Minneapolis Protests

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 30, 2020

Militants Fire RPG At C-130 Then An MQ-9 Reaper Crew Promptly Locates, Tracks, And Kills Them
Q-9

Militants Fire RPG At C-130 Then An MQ-9 Reaper Crew Promptly Locates, Tracks, And Kills Them

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 7, 2020

Abrupt End Of Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Buys Points To New Focus On Survivable Drones
Q-9

Abrupt End Of Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Buys Points To New Focus On Survivable Drones

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 27, 2020

America’s Missile That Uses Sword Blades Instead Of Explosives Has Struck Again In Syria
Syria

America’s Missile That Uses Sword Blades Instead Of Explosives Has Struck Again In Syria

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 8, 2019

This Photo Proves How The Hellfire Missile That Uses Blades Instead Of Explosives Works
AGM-114 Hellfire

This Photo Proves How The Hellfire Missile That Uses Blades Instead Of Explosives Works

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 4, 2019

Another Syrian Terrorist Seemingly Killed By Hellfire Missile With Pop-Out Sword Blades (Updated)
Syria

Another Syrian Terrorist Seemingly Killed By Hellfire Missile With Pop-Out Sword Blades (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 4, 2019

The Air Force’s New Base In Niger Is Getting A Major Addition Before It Even Opens
U.S. Air Force

The Air Force’s New Base In Niger Is Getting A Major Addition Before It Even Opens

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 13, 2019

Detailed Image Comes To Light Of Secretive Drone Test Base Near Area 51
U.S. Homeland

Detailed Image Comes To Light Of Secretive Drone Test Base Near Area 51

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 24, 2019

U.S. Releases New Evidence Of Iran’s Involvement In Tanker Attacks (Updated)
Iran

U.S. Releases New Evidence Of Iran’s Involvement In Tanker Attacks (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 18, 2019

Iran Tried To Shoot Down U.S. Reaper Drone Near Tankers Hours Before Attacks: Report
Iran

Iran Tried To Shoot Down U.S. Reaper Drone Near Tankers Hours Before Attacks: Report

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 15, 2019

Marines Lay Out Plans For Their Own MQ-9 Reaper Drone Force In New Budget Request
U.S. Marine Corps

Marines Lay Out Plans For Their Own MQ-9 Reaper Drone Force In New Budget Request

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 13, 2019

Docs Show US To Massively Expand Footprint At Jordanian Air Base Amid Spats With Turkey, Iraq
U.S. Air Force

Docs Show US To Massively Expand Footprint At Jordanian Air Base Amid Spats With Turkey, Iraq

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 14, 2019

These Pods Could Let Drones Carry Throngs of Small Smart Bombs And It’s Just The Start
Q-1

These Pods Could Let Drones Carry Throngs of Small Smart Bombs And It’s Just The Start

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 9, 2018

Heat-Seeking Missile-Armed MQ-9 Reaper Shot Down Target Drone During Exercise
Q-9

Heat-Seeking Missile-Armed MQ-9 Reaper Shot Down Target Drone During Exercise

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 19, 2018

USAF Reveals Details About Some Of Its Most Secretive Drone Units With New Awards
Q-1

USAF Reveals Details About Some Of Its Most Secretive Drone Units With New Awards

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 13, 2018

It’s Official, Contractor-Owned MQ-9 Reaper Drones Will Watch Over Marines in Afghanistan
Afghanistan

It’s Official, Contractor-Owned MQ-9 Reaper Drones Will Watch Over Marines in Afghanistan

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 21, 2018

‘Harvester’ Could Transform Any US Air Force C-130 Into A Nuke Sniffing Plane
C-130

‘Harvester’ Could Transform Any US Air Force C-130 Into A Nuke Sniffing Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 12, 2018

The UK Has Spent Nearly 15 Years Developing Watchkeeper Drones It Says Aren’t Safe to Fly
United Kingdom

The UK Has Spent Nearly 15 Years Developing Watchkeeper Drones It Says Aren’t Safe to Fly

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 22, 2018

USAF Officially Retires MQ-1 Predator While MQ-9 Reaper Set To Gain Air-To-Air Missiles
Q-1

USAF Officially Retires MQ-1 Predator While MQ-9 Reaper Set To Gain Air-To-Air Missiles

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 10, 2018

USAF’s New Ground Tracking Radar Plan Desperately Needs Stealthy Flying Sensor Trucks
Q-9

USAF’s New Ground Tracking Radar Plan Desperately Needs Stealthy Flying Sensor Trucks

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Glimpse Of The Future?: MC-130 Sets Up Forward Refueling Point For MQ-9 Reaper Drone
Q-9

Glimpse Of The Future?: MC-130 Sets Up Forward Refueling Point For MQ-9 Reaper Drone

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Massive US Counterstrike Against Assad’s Forces Signals New Stage Of Syrian Civil War
Syria

Massive US Counterstrike Against Assad’s Forces Signals New Stage Of Syrian Civil War

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The USAF Expands MQ-9 Reaper Drone Force in Afghanistan to Its Largest Size Ever
Q-9

The USAF Expands MQ-9 Reaper Drone Force in Afghanistan to Its Largest Size Ever

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The US Navy May End Up Flying the Air Force’s Unwanted MQ-1 Predator Drones
U.S. Navy

The US Navy May End Up Flying the Air Force’s Unwanted MQ-1 Predator Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

US Navy Wants to Hire Contractors to Fly Their Own MQ-9 Reaper Drones in Afghanistan
U.S. Navy

US Navy Wants to Hire Contractors to Fly Their Own MQ-9 Reaper Drones in Afghanistan

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

US Looks to Preposition Jet Fuel in Niger, Algeria, as Drone Operations Expand in Africa
U.S. Homeland

US Looks to Preposition Jet Fuel in Niger, Algeria, as Drone Operations Expand in Africa

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 6, 2019

B-52s Are Dropping Hundreds of Dumb Bombs in Afghanistan to Literally Shape the Terrain
Afghanistan

B-52s Are Dropping Hundreds of Dumb Bombs in Afghanistan to Literally Shape the Terrain

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

No One Seems Sure What’s Been Holding up Drone Strikes in Niger
Africa

No One Seems Sure What’s Been Holding up Drone Strikes in Niger

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Houthi Rebels Shoot Down U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Over Yemen
Q-9

Houthi Rebels Shoot Down U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Over Yemen

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019