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Should the Army bring back the Pentomic Division?
Decades after the Army abandoned the Pentomic concept, a defense expert argues such a concept may provide a solution to the battlefield problems of today.
By Michael Peck
US Army aviation exercise unveils unprecedented progress as service preps for future war
F-35B jets rip across the sky, a new demonstrator aircraft collects intel and performs reconnaissance, and drones are shot from the back of an all-terrain vehicle as a highly classified loitering munition blows up targets. Welcome to Edge 21.
By Jen Judson
Drone attack on Iraqi base hosting US troops; no casualties
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Unmanned helicopter crashes into LCS after taking off from the ship
The Fire Scout drone mishap happened Tuesday morning in the eastern Pacific.
Drone targets US troops near airport in Iraq, no casualties
A coalition spokesman said the drone landed on a storage hangar at Irbil Air Base and confirmed there were no injuries.
Navy target mine, which shut down Florida beach, is latest military device to wash ashore
This time, it was a Navy training mine that washed ashore.
By Howard Altman
Ex-Air Force analyst pleads guilty to leaking secrets about drone program
A former Air Force intelligence analyst pleaded guilty Wednesday to leaking classified documents to a reporter about military drone strikes against al-Qaida and other terrorist targets.
US drone strike case appealed to Germany’s highest court
The U.S. military has said Ramstein is used to “conduct operational level planning, monitoring and assessment of assigned airpower missions throughout Europe and Africa,” but not to launch or operate drones involved in “counterterrorism activities.”
Air Force target drone, shot down in Gulf of Mexico, washes ashore in southern Florida
An Air Force target drone strayed far from home this week when it washed up in South Florida.
Drones are biggest tactical concern since the rise of IEDs in Iraq, CENTCOM boss says
Videos from battlefields in Iraq, Syria and Ukraine show the havoc that small drones bring to unsuspecting ground forces.
By Kyle Rempfer
Excerpt from ‘Never Mind, We’ll Do It Ourselves’
This excerpt from "Never Mind, We'll Do It Ourselves: The Inside Story of How a Team of Renegades Broke Rules, Shattered Barriers, and Launched a Drone Warfare Revolution" covers when the team put eyes on Bin Laden in September 2000.
By Alec Bierbauer, Mark Cooter and Michael Marks