List of Drones articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: Drones Up, Obama Says They’re Better Than Ever
Pentagon wants more commandos in Syria; defense employees like Hillary and Bernie; Syria fighting rages; the saga of Bob Gates; Japanese ships reaching out; and lots more
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama’s Underwhelming Cyber Offensive Against the Islamic State
The Obama administration has dragged its feet on waging cyber war on the Islamic State.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 150 Killed in Massive U.S. Airstrike in Somalia
In the biggest airstrike in recent memory, American bombs obliterate al-Shabab training camp
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Listen: Podcast with Lionel Gelber Prize-Winning Author Scott Shane
New York Times reporter Scott Shane’s latest book, Objective Troy: A Terrorist, a President, and the Rise of the Drone, won the prestigious Lionel Gelber Prize this week.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Iranian Drones Now Hitting Rebel Targets in Syria
Iranian drone program branching out from border defense to ops in Pakistan and Syria
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama’s Drone Policy Gets an ‘F’
A leading think tank says the White House has failed to lift the veil of secrecy obscuring key details of its lethal drone program.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Watch Dutch Police Train Eagles to Catch Flying Drones
Dutch police think eagles might be the easiest way to intercept unwanted drones.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Watch an Iranian Drone Monitor a U.S. Aircraft Carrier
Iran claims to have flown a drone over a U.S. aircraft carrier.
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PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI - JANUARY 2011: A young boy sits by his familiy's makeshift home at a tent camp, where 55,000 displaced Haitians are living on the grounds of what was the Club de Petionville January, 2011 in Port au Prince, Haiti. (Photo by Jonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images) Longform’s Picks of the Week
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Meet China’s Killer Drones
From Iraq to Nigeria, countries looking for cheap, armed drones are increasingly turning to China — and leaving the United States behind.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Pentagon’s Drone Pilots Get a Nod, but No Medals
The Defense Department has decided to offer pins to drone pilots, but medals still elude the unmanned crews.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Intercept’s ‘Drone Papers’ Revelations Mandate a Congressional Investigation
Sadly, that will never happen under the Obama administration’s watch.
