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The international official investigating U.S. drone strikes all but called them an act of unwarranted aggression in Pakistan, and raised doubts that Washington can distinguish terrorists from average Pakistanis.
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President Barack Obama, who vastly expanded U.S. drone strikes against terrorism suspects overseas under the cloak of secrecy, is now openly seeking to influence global guidelines for their use as China and other countries pursue their own drone programs.
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Last year, Greg Holloway set out to build an ocean drone, based on the Raspberry Pi $35 computer.
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Virginia is close to instituting a two-year ban on the use of drones, even as state officials lobby the federal government to become one of six new sites nationally where the controversial technology would be tested.
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An investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and published in the Independent has established that since 2010 the Home Secretary Theresa May has revoked the passports of 16 individuals many of whom are alleged to have had links to militant or terrorist groups.
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An association of 34,000 churches has come out strongly against drones. (Black Churches Condemn Obama Administration’s Drone Policy as Murder & Evil. R u worried about drones?
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The move is infuriating Democrats who have long called for full disclosure of classified legal memos in relation to targeted killings.
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Robert Gibbs, President Barack Obama's former press secretary, says that he was once instructed by the White House not to acknowledge the administration's use of drones.
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The promotional video for a surveillance drone now being purchased by law enforcement bodies across the country with the aid of DHS funding shows a UAV spying on a private gun sale, falsely depicting the scenario as a criminal activity.
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Will Alameda County become California's first local government to deploy a drone?
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The Obama drone program has been shrouded in secrecy, but after the leaking of the 'kill list' white papers many critics are demanding transparency from the ...
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Almost 450 drones operated by the British military have crashed, broken down or been lost in action during operations in Afghanistan and Iraq over the last
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U.N. official warns that drone strikes violate Pakistan's sovereignty.
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Drones with arms and legs will be able to help out with tasks like bridge repair, pruning trees and using hand tools
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The United States will further equip its domestic drones for spying on American citizens.
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Sorry, Sushi/Massage Guru at Google: you no longer have the coolest tech job in America. That honor will belong to the future staff at the planned Point Mugu UAV installation in paradisiacal California.
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A short film about a family man who's also a RAF drone pilot firing Hellfire missiles 4000 miles away in Afghanistan. Filmed on location in UK and Morocco.
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The United Arab Emirates is close to purchasing Predator drones from a San Diego County defense contractor, sparking concern among arms control advocates. (United Arab Emirates set to buy U.S.
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President Barack Obama said Friday that about 100 American troops have been deployed to the African nation of Niger. Two U.S. defense officials said the troops would be setting up a base for unarmed drones to conduct surveillance.
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Public thirst is growing for more information about the Obama administration’s death-by-drone program and what can be done to ensure US policies do not authorize unlawful killings— whether of a US citizen or anyone else.
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The Air Vehicles Directorate, a research arm of the Air Force, has released a video outlining the the future capabilities of Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs). The project promises to revolutionize war.
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This Peace Prize winner says drones "undermine your moral standards".
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Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) says he will block John Brennan's confirmation for CIA Director until the White House releases the drone surveillance footage of the Benghazi attack and the "emails on talking points that falsely claimed the attack was...
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A document uncovered in Mali giving Islamist extremists 22 tips on avoiding drones is sending a subtle message to military analysts: Al Qaeda is becoming more united.
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