The use of unmanned surveillance planes over Iraq has soared, revolutionizing the way U.S. troops wage war and crowding the skies above Iraq.
An overview of the U.S. military efforts to create a networked robotic army of land-based drones and unmanned aerial vehicles.
Newly released military video reveals unmanned U.S. Predators firing Hellfire missiles to rescue U.S. troops under fire in Iraq and destroy insurgent targets.
The author looks at the implications of the successful overflight of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) over Israeli territory by the extremist organization Hezbollah on November 7, 2004
Unmanned aerial vehicles and other so-called "stand-off" weapons belong to a developing high-tech arsenal that the U.S. military says will help minimize casualties as it battles insurgents.
Unmanned aerial vehicles and other so-called "stand-off" weapons, whether currently used or in secret testing, belong to a developing high-tech arsenal that the U.S. military says will help minimize casualties as it battles insurgents.
Once the fantasy of science fiction, battlefield robots are now a reality. "In my mind, someday we'll be doing battle with robots?not killing people," according to Robin Laird of Unmanned Systems Branch of the U.S. Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center.
A robotic plane deliberately dropped a bomb near a truck, marking another step forward for technology the U.S. military hopes will one day replace human pilots on dangerous combat missions.
Unmanned military aircraft have become valuable spying tools, but now the Pentagon wants them ready to shoot to kill as well. A combat-ready prototype will drop its first test bomb this week.
Gregg Easterbrook looks at the alarming trend of aerial assassinations (such as the Israeli strike on Hamas founder Ahmed Yassin) and the even more alarming trend of a shift to remote-controlled drones.