drones

Today, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) perform a wide range of missions and are used by all four branches of the military.

Some in the information security community have openly suggested that this was another demonstration of Iran’s GPS spoofing capability.

Until recently, the Pentagon has kept quiet on the amount of Air Force drone crashes. In the past year alone, at least $2 million in damaged drones occurred. More importantly, the drone losses are impacting the resources that field commanders have to work with in many of the countries where counter terrorism efforts are taking […]

Air assets played a vital role in the Iraqi hostage rescue mission conducted by U.S. and Kurdish special operations forces.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is expected to announce that the Pentagon is creating a medal for the men and women who operate and conduct drone and cyber attacks against enemy combatants in combat operations today. This medal will be the first combat-related award to be created since the Bronze Star in 1944. The new medal […]

The Associated Press recently reported that the United States and Niger have come into agreement to setup a United States drone base in order to provide intelligence and surveillance capabilities against Al-Qaeda in Northern Africa. The location of the proposed base is unknown (most likely undetermined). Plans are already in place for conventional and special […]