Featured in Unmanned aircraftBYEmma HelfrichMay 17, 2022ShareNow There’s A Drum Magazine For Dropping Multiple Bombs From Commercial DronesA company in the Netherlands has apparently created a drum magazine holding multiple mortar bombs for commercial drones. BYEmma HelfrichMay 17, 2022ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 24, 2021ShareChina’s Big New Twin-Jet Long-Endurance Armed Combat Drone EmergesAn intriguing new high- and far-flying Chinese drone design has been seen in full scale on the grounds of the upcoming Zhuhai Airshow. BYTyler RogowaySep 24, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 2, 2021ShareLet’s Take Our First Look At Kratos’ Airwolf Tactical DroneAirwolf is much lighter, smaller, and more affordable than Kratos’ other combat drone offerings. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 2, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJul 9, 2021ShareThe Last Airworthy S-3B Viking Is Set To Fly Off Into The SunsetNASA’s retirement of its S-3B aircraft means the long, storied career of the famed submarine hunter has finally come to an end. BYBrett TingleyJul 9, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2021ShareFlanker Fighter Appears Among Unmanned Aircraft At China’s Secretive Test BaseIs China flight testing its own artificial intelligence ‘brain’ for its combat aircraft? BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2021ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareMysterious Drone Incursions Have Occurred Over U.S. THAAD Anti-Ballistic Missile Battery In GuamIt’s yet another reminder of just how vulnerable highly strategic assets, even air defense systems, are to low-end drones. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2020ShareDeadly Taliban Attack On Governor’s Volleyball-Playing Bodyguards Points To Armed Drone UseThe use of this low-cost and potentially high-reward tactic is growing around the world and its appearance in Afghanistan is hardly surprising. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 17, 2020ShareAir Force One Just Had A Near Miss With A Drone According To Reporter Onboard (Updated)The C-32A was descending into Andrews Air Force Base when the incident supposedly took place. BYTyler RogowayAug 17, 2020ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 30, 2020ShareThe Night A Mysterious Drone Swarm Descended On Palo Verde Nuclear Power PlantThe mysterious case of mass drone incursions over America’s most powerful nuclear power plant that only resulted in more questions and no changes. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 30, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 8, 2020ShareWe Talk Suicide Drones And The Future Of Unmanned Warfare With AeroVironment’s Steve GitlinIt led the small drone revolution over the modern battlefield, but many have never heard of AeroVironment or how it’s quietly revolutionizing warfare. BYTyler RogowayJul 8, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 13, 2020ShareEasing Drone Export Rules Is Great For The Defense Industry, But Doing So Has ConsequencesWhile being able to export advanced unmanned air combat systems abroad more easily is great for business, it could come at its own price. BYTyler RogowayJun 13, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 28, 2020SharePresident Erdogan Says Intel Operatives Are In Libya Ahead Of Turkish Troop DeploymentTurkey is racing to prop-up Libya’s internationally-recognized government, which is losing ground to its rivals. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 28, 2020ShareBYBrett TingleyJan 9, 2020ShareSurveillance Plane Joins Intensifying Hunt For Mystery Drones Over Colorado And Nebraska (Updated)After meeting with various agencies, the FAA launched a task force to identify the origins of the drone formations seen above Colorado and Nebraska. BYBrett TingleyJan 9, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 26, 2019ShareA Big And Bizarre Drone Mystery Is Unfolding In Rural ColoradoLarge groups of drones are flying grid pattern routes over the region at night and nobody knows who they belong to or what they’re doing. BYTyler RogowayDec 26, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 16, 2019ShareChina Appears Set To Unveil Very High-Speed Drone During Big Military Parade In BeijingThe drone is similar to ones that have been spotted in satellite images in recent years, which could indicate it is approaching an operational state. BYTyler RogowaySep 16, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 7, 2017ShareDARPA’s “Flying Missile Rail” Seems To Be More About Manufacturing Than CombatThe idea has limited potential, but how it will be designed and manufactured will be the program’s biggest and most important challenges. BYTyler RogowaySep 7, 2017Share12
BYEmma HelfrichMay 17, 2022ShareNow There’s A Drum Magazine For Dropping Multiple Bombs From Commercial DronesA company in the Netherlands has apparently created a drum magazine holding multiple mortar bombs for commercial drones. BYEmma HelfrichMay 17, 2022Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 24, 2021ShareChina’s Big New Twin-Jet Long-Endurance Armed Combat Drone EmergesAn intriguing new high- and far-flying Chinese drone design has been seen in full scale on the grounds of the upcoming Zhuhai Airshow. BYTyler RogowaySep 24, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 2, 2021ShareLet’s Take Our First Look At Kratos’ Airwolf Tactical DroneAirwolf is much lighter, smaller, and more affordable than Kratos’ other combat drone offerings. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 2, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJul 9, 2021ShareThe Last Airworthy S-3B Viking Is Set To Fly Off Into The SunsetNASA’s retirement of its S-3B aircraft means the long, storied career of the famed submarine hunter has finally come to an end. BYBrett TingleyJul 9, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2021ShareFlanker Fighter Appears Among Unmanned Aircraft At China’s Secretive Test BaseIs China flight testing its own artificial intelligence ‘brain’ for its combat aircraft? BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2021Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareMysterious Drone Incursions Have Occurred Over U.S. THAAD Anti-Ballistic Missile Battery In GuamIt’s yet another reminder of just how vulnerable highly strategic assets, even air defense systems, are to low-end drones. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2020ShareDeadly Taliban Attack On Governor’s Volleyball-Playing Bodyguards Points To Armed Drone UseThe use of this low-cost and potentially high-reward tactic is growing around the world and its appearance in Afghanistan is hardly surprising. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 17, 2020ShareAir Force One Just Had A Near Miss With A Drone According To Reporter Onboard (Updated)The C-32A was descending into Andrews Air Force Base when the incident supposedly took place. BYTyler RogowayAug 17, 2020Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 30, 2020ShareThe Night A Mysterious Drone Swarm Descended On Palo Verde Nuclear Power PlantThe mysterious case of mass drone incursions over America’s most powerful nuclear power plant that only resulted in more questions and no changes. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 30, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 8, 2020ShareWe Talk Suicide Drones And The Future Of Unmanned Warfare With AeroVironment’s Steve GitlinIt led the small drone revolution over the modern battlefield, but many have never heard of AeroVironment or how it’s quietly revolutionizing warfare. BYTyler RogowayJul 8, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 13, 2020ShareEasing Drone Export Rules Is Great For The Defense Industry, But Doing So Has ConsequencesWhile being able to export advanced unmanned air combat systems abroad more easily is great for business, it could come at its own price. BYTyler RogowayJun 13, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 28, 2020SharePresident Erdogan Says Intel Operatives Are In Libya Ahead Of Turkish Troop DeploymentTurkey is racing to prop-up Libya’s internationally-recognized government, which is losing ground to its rivals. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 28, 2020Share
BYBrett TingleyJan 9, 2020ShareSurveillance Plane Joins Intensifying Hunt For Mystery Drones Over Colorado And Nebraska (Updated)After meeting with various agencies, the FAA launched a task force to identify the origins of the drone formations seen above Colorado and Nebraska. BYBrett TingleyJan 9, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 26, 2019ShareA Big And Bizarre Drone Mystery Is Unfolding In Rural ColoradoLarge groups of drones are flying grid pattern routes over the region at night and nobody knows who they belong to or what they’re doing. BYTyler RogowayDec 26, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 16, 2019ShareChina Appears Set To Unveil Very High-Speed Drone During Big Military Parade In BeijingThe drone is similar to ones that have been spotted in satellite images in recent years, which could indicate it is approaching an operational state. BYTyler RogowaySep 16, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 7, 2017ShareDARPA’s “Flying Missile Rail” Seems To Be More About Manufacturing Than CombatThe idea has limited potential, but how it will be designed and manufactured will be the program’s biggest and most important challenges. BYTyler RogowaySep 7, 2017Share
