by David Axe | May 15, 2013 | Monitor
The Navy is about to place a major bet on the future of U.S. air power.
by Spencer Ackerman | Apr 10, 2013 | Monitor
The Pentagon has bought a lot of flying spying and lethal robots over the years. But the hefty budget the Pentagon released today shows that the explosion in military cash for drones is over.
by David Axe | Nov 9, 2012 | Monitor
A Predator drone over Afghanistan in 2006. Photo: Air Force The U.S. military’s drones are defenseless against enemy fighters — as an incident this month over the Persian Gulf shows. But that wasn’t always the case. In 2002 the Air Force fitted some...
by Spencer Ackerman | Nov 8, 2012 | Monitor
Two Iranian Su-25 attack jets couldn’t hit a U.S. military MQ-1 Predator, like this one, flying a surveillance mission near Iran on November 1. Photo: National Guard Updated, 4:27 p.m. EST Two Iranian jets recently tried and failed to shoot down an unarmed MQ-1...
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...
