In the U.S. military, drones were initially quite large; aircraft like the MQ-1 Predator and the much larger MQ-9 Reaper are full-size aircraft, while the RQ-4 Global Hawk is quite massive. Those are ...

A leading defense manufacturer has asked the Trump administration to reform the Pentagon's contracting system, saying it was too slow and bureaucratic to combat threats from China and Iran, a letter ...

The first operational reconnaissance drone, the Predator, went on to assume a more ... This story originally appeared in the Spring 2024 issue of Military History magazine.

The covert program, begun during the Biden administration and stepped up by President Trump, is hunting for the location of ...

which makes the popular Predator drone, joins a growing list of firms that have viewed the DOGE efficiency panel as a route to lobby for the removal of rules that slow the sale of military equipment.