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Northrop Grumman modifying Global Hawk drones for hypersonic tests
The military hopes mounting sensors on Range Hawk aircraft will allow it to be more agile and conduct more hypersonic tests.
The Air Force wanted to mothball over 100 planes. Here’s what Congress says it will permit.
Lawmakers saved the A-10 and the RQ-4 Global Hawk (again). And there's more ...
By Valerie Insinna
House lawmakers put limits on the Air Force’s planned Global Hawk divestment
The Air Force wants to retire its RQ-4 Block 30 surveillance drones in fiscal 2021.
By Valerie Insinna
Vertical lift drones brigades are assessing fly quieter with more survivability, soldiers say
The Army wants an RQ-7 Shadow replacement that will be quieter, more maneuverable and more expeditious.
By Kyle Rempfer
Five brigades chosen to wargame with potential future drones
Five brigade combat teams have been identified to participate in future drone capability demonstrations this spring.
By Kyle Rempfer
Mattis says Iran downing a US aircraft should be met with ‘retaliation’
Mattis said when he was the commander of CENTCOM an Iranian fighter made three attempts to shoot down a U.S. drone and missed each time. “Says something about their accuracy that they missed all three times.”
By Shawn Snow
Russia’s military drone makes successful maiden flight
The Russian military says a heavy drone it’s developing has made a successful maiden flight.
Army RQ-7 Shadow drone crashes in Wisconsin
The accident is under investigation, officials said.
By Kyle Rempfer
US Air Force general: No pause in drone operations amid Iran tension
The U.S. Air Force continues to operate drones in the Middle East despite the recent downing of an RQ-4 surveillance drone by Iran's Revolutionary Guard.
By Valerie Insinna
Troops in Iraq see spike in ‘indirect fire’ attacks — Iran gets blamed
Katyusha rockets have landed near a number of installations housing American forces in Iraq as tensions with Iran come to a boil.
By Shawn Snow
Iran Revolutionary Guard shoots down US drone amid tensions
The Iran Revolutionary Guard said it shot down the drone over Iranian airspace, while two U.S. officials told The Associated Press that the downing happened over international airspace in the Strait of Hormuz. The different accounts could not be immediately reconciled.
By Nassir Karimi and Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press