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, ...
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 ...
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Understanding the Pentagon’s Five Drone Groups
The Department of Defense has five separate categories for the UAVs in its arsenal—ranging from small handheld units to Reaper and Predator drones. The United States Department of Defense categorizes ...
The US has stepped up its involvement in Libya this week as Washington confirmed that a U.S. Air Force Predator drone took out a rocket launcher used to attack civilians in the battle between Qadhafi ...
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