by Noah Shachtman and Spencer Ackerman | Dec 4, 2012 | Monitor
The Navy talks about its drone helicopter the way Apple geeks gushed over the first-generation iPhone in 2007. But like that early iPhone, the Fire Scout is seriously buggy.
by David Axe | Aug 2, 2012 | Monitor
Blackhawk medevac helicopter. Photo: Army It’s one of the most dangerous missions on the modern battlefield — and one of the most important. Crews flying big, vulnerable and sometimes unarmed helicopters brave gunfire, bad weather and rugged terrain to...
by Spencer Ackerman | Aug 1, 2012 | Monitor
Capt. Patrick Smith, the Navy’s program officer for the Fire Scout robotic helicopter, briefs reporters about the robo-copter’s first deployment after a technical probation: helping commandos hunt pirates in Africa. Photo: Jared Soares/Wired.com NAVAL AIR...
