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Air Force investigating unnamed drone safety ‘incident’ at Creech
A remotely piloted aircraft assigned to Creech Air Force Base’s 432nd Wing was involved in an unspecified mishap shortly before 8 a.m. March 9.
A remotely operated unmanned Marine Corps AAV is taking California beaches
“This modernized upgrade will allow the Marine Corps to remotely traverse from ship-to-shore with an organic vehicle capability to breach and proof lanes and landing zones for landing forces."
By Shawn Snow
Creech and Nellis are splitting up — here’s why
The Air Force has been pushing more resources out to its remotely piloted aircraft community as the need for unmanned drones and the missions they execute overseas grows.
By Kyle Rempfer
Air Force eyes Legion of Merit for drone crews, and maybe someday the Distinguished Flying Cross
The Air Force is mulling whether to award the Legion of Merit to drone pilots and sensor operators for the first time.
By Kyle Rempfer
Global Hawk drone crashed off the coast of Spain in June, but the Air Force stayed mum
An RQ-4 Global Hawk crashed off the coast of Spain in June, the Air Force acknowledging, about 2 ½ months after the remotely piloted aircraft plunged into the ocean.
17 Marine ‘R’ device awards shed light on Corps’ reliance on remote weapons
In comparison, the Air Force just recently awarded its first five "R" devices in July.
By Shawn Snow
Number of Air Force drone-related mishaps has remained steady since 2011
The number of drone accidents over the past five to six years has remained steady, but the rate of crashes seems to be decreasing, data on aviation mishaps shows.
By Valerie Insinna
Following Niger ambush, Pentagon promises more air support in Africa
After contact with the enemy, it took an hour and a half for the first American aircraft to arrive overhead the battlefield where four U.S. soldiers were killed near the village of Tongo Tongo, Niger, on Oct. 4.
By Kyle Rempfer
DARPA hopes to swarm drones out of C-130s in 2019 test
The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency plans to demonstrate the ability to launch and recover swarms of drones from a C-130 sometime in 2019.
By Kyle Rempfer
Air Force: 131 enlisted airmen apply to fly Global Hawk RPAs
The Air Force Personnel Center on Wednesday said that 131 enlisted airmen applied for the chance to become remotely-piloted aircraft pilots under the next selection board.
US Air Force, Navy join search for lost Argentine submarine
Two C-17 Globemaster IIIs and a C-5M Super Galaxy were dispatched to Argentina on Saturday, bringing with them two underwater rescue systems to aid in the search for an Argentine navy submarine missing since Nov. 15.
By Kyle Rempfer