US govt overclassifies docs to prevent public learning about crimes
The government is trying to prevent whistleblowing and investigative journalism, a former FBI agent told RT speaking on the case of an ex-intelligence analyst facing...
Posts Tagged: "Drones"
ISIS won’t stand too close to each other for fear they could get blasted by a drone strike
ISIS terrorists recruited from western countries like the US and UK always kept their distance from each other...
Iran claims it hacked and controlled US drones, shows footage
A senior Iranian commander claimed his country has managed to take control of several US drones. As proof...
‘Drones aren’t missiles, they are re-usable’: Non-compliance with INF
The US military has rejected Russian accusations of violating the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, arguing that its drones can’t be seen as missiles and Tomahawk-compatible...
Russian bots: Armed Uran-9 ground drones enter service
The Uran-9 robotic armed vehicle has quietly entered military service, it’s producer has revealed. The 12-ton tracked ground...
North Dakota to use police drones with non-lethal weapons
North Dakota police have been authorized to equip drones with Tasers, tear gas, and other non-lethal weapons after...
US to send more drones, Humvees to Ukraine
Secretary of State John Kerry confirmed US was to send Ukraine more non-lethal military aid, including drones and armored Humvees. “We are today providing immediately...
Draft FAA drone regulations ban ‘out of sight’ use of civilian UAVs
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) unveiled preliminary guidelines on the use of small commercial drones in the...
Amazon applies for approval of delivery drones
Internet retailer Amazon is serious about wanting to ship packages using unmanned aerial vehicles, and now the company...
Drones Are Now Banned In Every National Park In America
The National Parks Service in the US just announced a sweeping ban on drones. The new policy prohibits...
Pentagon crashed more than 400 military drones
While unmanned drones have become a popular weapon of choice during the United States’ wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a new report reveals that hundreds...
Scientists using nature to design the next generation of drones
The next generation of flying robotic drones may resemble some of nature’s most familiar airborne creatures. In a...
‘My husband kills kids with drones’: Michelle Obama’s viral pic bombed with anti-drone campaign
When US First Lady Michelle Obama appeared in a picture supporting the 200 schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria, she...
All countries will have drone kill technology in 10 years – report
In just one decade, just about every country in the world will have the means to either build or buy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) capable...
North Dakota to start first US drone flights in May
Research drones will begin flying over North Dakota the week of May 5, the Federal Aviation Administration announced...
DARPA producing sea-floor pods that can release attack drones on command
The Pentagon’s research arm, DARPA, is developing robot pods that can sit at the bottom of the ocean...
Facebook plans to spread web access with ‘drones, satellites and lasers’
Facebook has announced an ambitious plan to use drone, satellite and laser technology “to deliver the internet to everyone” via the preeminent social media site’s...
Toy helicopter helped change Feinstein’s mind about surveillance drones
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California) now says she has some serious privacy concerns about domestic drones, but it might...
Underwater drone fleet’s budget nearly doubled by the Pentagon
Officials at the US Defense Department have requested extra funding for a new fleet of submarines and unmanned...
Solar-powered drones from Facebook could deliver internet around the world
Facebook is reportedly in talks to take over an American-based aerospace company, and if so the social networking...
US considering new drone bases in Central Asia
To continue counterterrorism operations abroad after the imminent exit of American troops from Afghanistan, the United States is reportedly pursuing plans to put US drones...
Secret amendment in Congress keeps CIA in charge of deadly drone strikes
President Barack Obama said last May that control of the United States’ weaponized drone program would shift away...
Pentagon unable to provide records on drone crashes
Reporters seeking information on US drone safety and crash data were told by Defense Department officials that multiple...
US military report predicts drone swarms, highly autonomous UAVs
The US military hopes that drones will be capable of changing their own missions, altering course without a human command, and buzzing through the skies...