Digital Government

A Team of Drones Pulls Off a (Staged) Search-and-Rescue Mission

Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky merger leads to unique demonstration involving drones large and small.

Emerging Tech

Modified Drones Keep an Eye on the World’s Wildlife

The availability of reliable, off-the-shelf UAVs has made standard aerial surveillance far easier than it used to be, but drones don’t come out of the box ready for the kinds of projects conservationists throw at them.

Emerging Tech

Got a Drone Problem? Call the Drone Busters

About as long as drones have been popular, there have been people who want to knock them out of the sky.

Digital Government

Pentagon Urgently Pushing Anti-Drone Tech to ISIS Fight

From mast-mounted radar to drone-jamming guns, the U.S. military’s anti-IED office is rushing to keep up.

Emerging Tech

Poll: Americans Want Drone Delivery - But Not Yet

Young, urban citizens more interested in the technology, Postal Service IG survey finds.

Digital Government

US Army’s Next Drone May Fit in a Soldier’s Pocket

The service could start buying palm-sized UAVs to complement its Pumas and Ravens as soon as 2018, according to one official.

Digital Government

UK Military Wants Your Ideas for How to Build Swarms of Attack Drones

The country is looking system that would allow a single solider to control up to 20 drones at once.

Digital Government

Army Racing to Catch Up to Russia On Battle Drones

After watching UAVs dominate eastern Ukrainian skies, the service is seeking counter-drone tech and new families of flying robots.

Artificial Intelligence

Report: Weapons AI Increasingly Replacing, Not Augmenting, Human Decision-Making

A new survey of existing and planned smart weapons finds that AI is increasingly used to replace humans, not help them.

Digital Government

When Hurricane Hunters Are Replaced by Drones

For more than 70 years, pilots have flown into the center of deadly storms to collect crucial scientific and forecasting data. Is it time to have robots do that work for them?

Digital Government

Special Operators Getting New Autonomous Tactical Drone

A prototype microdrone that maps a building’s rooms will change the urban battlefield.

Artificial Intelligence

A New AI Learns Through Observation Alone: What That Means for Drone Surveillance

The military spends hundreds of man hours on intelligence collection and image analysis. Drones that could learn about human behavior with less human guidance could cut that time considerably.

Digital Government

Pentagon Needs You To Help It Take Down Small Drones

As tiny drones proliferate and make their way onto the battlefield, the Pentagon calls for solutions.

Emerging Tech

White House Ramps Up Federal Drone Programs

The Interior Department will soon use drones for search and rescue missions.

Emerging Tech

FAA Says Over Half a Million Drones Have Been Registered in Just 8 Months

According to the agency, it took 100 years for about 320,000 regular aircraft to be registered with US officials.