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, ...

As part of the massive deployment of federal law enforcement and even active duty troops to Los Angeles, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine Operations (AMO) department has been ...

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 ...

When MQ-9 Predator drones flew over anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles this summer, it was the first time they had been dispatched to monitor demonstrations on U.S. soil since 2020, and their use ...

But the game has changed: Congress voted to eliminate funding for public media across the country. Here at LAist that means a loss of $1.7 million in our budget every year. We want to assure you that ...

Emblematic of modern warfare, predator drones have become the weapon of choice in America's war in Afghanistan. Initially used for reconnaissance, for years the airborne robots have been armed with ...

Right-wing conspiracy theorists once believed the government was using drones to surveil its own citizens. President Donald Trump actually did. During ongoing demonstrations in Los Angeles against ...

Military use of remotely piloted aircraft, or drones, dates back to World War I experiments with practice targets, while ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading defense manufacturer has asked the Trump administration to reform the Pentagon's contracting system, saying it was too slow and bureaucratic to combat threats from ...

Paved runways and dedicated facilities are a luxury that the United States Air Force knows it can’t count on in wartime. The service has explored how the fifth-generation Lockheed Martin... The ...

Predator drones have become the US weapon of choice in the war againts the Taliban in Afghanistan. Now the Obama Administration will explore expanding their use in Pakistan. Guest host Conan Nolan ...