The United States Marine Corps trained its 100th MQ-9 Reaper drone pilot. The milestone marks the latest shift under the Corps’ Force Design 2030 plan, which aims to reoptimize the branch for a potential dust-up with China. It was only in 2020 that the Corps even created a Reaper occupational specialty. The 2022 training numbers…

The United States and its allies are preparing for a war where runways may not be an option. That doesn’t mean a flat stretch of dirt won’t do, though. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) successfully tested its Mojave unmanned aerial system in early August. The rugged expeditionary drone completed several takeoffs and landings on…

For the second day in a row, Russian fighter jets were caught on video harassing U.S. military drones in Syria, and Twitter threatened a competitor with a lawsuit. These stories and more highlight the rundown for Friday, July 7, 2023. Russian jet drops flares in front of U.S. drone Russian fighter jets have been caught…

The Air Force released video that appears to show Russian fighter jets harassing several U.S. drones in Syria on Wednesday, June 5. The video shows a Russian SU-35 fighter closing in on a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone, and later showed a number of the so-called parachute flares moving into the drone’s flight path. “Additionally, one…

The uses for and abilities of artificial intelligence are growing at an exponential rate. Advanced militaries like the U.S. and China already use the technology to gather intelligence, pilot drones and target enemy positions. The U.S. even lets AI agents fly an F-16. It’s just a matter of time before a military starts using AI…

A Russian jet collided with a drone operated by the United States over the Black Sea. The incident unfolded just after 7 a.m. CET Tuesday, Mar 14. According to United States European Command, two Su-27 aircraft conducted an “unsafe and unprofessional intercept” with a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper. EUCOM said the Russian aircraft damaged…

President Joe Biden’s refusal to give Ukraine F-16 fighter jets is ruffling feathers. So much that a U.S. weapons manufacturer is now offering to sell Ukraine multi-million dollar drones for $1. Linden Blue is the CEO of General Atomics, which makes things like the Predator, Avenger and Reaper drones. In a statement on the company’s…