by David Axe | Nov 8, 2012 | Monitor
An F-22 and an F-35 over Florida. Photo: Air Force The latest critic of the U.S. Air Force’s ambitious — and pricey — plan for an all-stealth fighter fleet is one of the flying branch’s top stealth pilots. Writing in the Air Force Research...
by David Axe | Oct 26, 2012 | Monitor
An Air Force Predator drone in New Mexico in 2010. Photo: Air Force The Pentagon’s secretive drone and commando base in the Horn of Africa is getting a lot bigger and a lot busier as the U.S. doubles down on its shadowy campaign of air strikes, robot...
by Ashley Boyle | Jul 24, 2012 | Monitor
A significant factor in the US Government’s expansion of its drone programs is the cost advantage the technology holds over more conventional military equipment, forces, and operations. While drones are unmanned, their operation still requires a ground flight...