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US looks to turn drones into long-range strike platforms by mounting cruise missiles
It has come to light that the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) wants to equip drones like the MQ-9 Reaper ...
Houthi rebels have shot down 7 US Reaper drones worth $200 million in recent weeks
Houthi rebels in Yemen have shot down seven U.S. Reaper drones in less than six weeks. It's a loss of aircraft worth more ...
US airstrikes kill six in Yemen as Houthis claim to have shot down another Reaper drone
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Air Force Special Operations wants to fire cruise missiles from Reaper drones
A Leidos official told Defense One that “Integrating [a cruise missile] on an operational aircraft, with the battle ...
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US military contractor unveils new exploding drone that creates its own kill list in terrifying footage
AeroVironment explained the drones capabilities in more detail and said: “Red Dragon is a fully autonomous capable, ...
The US military needs to get out of its own way on drones, Marine Corps leaders say
Drones are critical warfighting tools, from the big ones down to the quadcopters, but the Marine Corps isn't fielding them ...
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US lost 7 Reaper drones worth $200 million in Yemen area since March
The United States has lost seven multi-million-dollar MQ-9 Reaper drones in the Yemen area since March 15, a US official said ...
Al-Monitor on MSN3d
Second plane falls off US aircraft carrier in 10 days
A US warplane plummeted into the Red Sea when trying to land on the Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, a defense official said ...
US tests AI-driven combat drones as it competes with China to develop ‘loyal wingmen’
Pentagon announces trials of YFQ-42A and YFQ-44A prototypes – the first unmanned US military aircraft to receive fighter ...