List of Drones articles
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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.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Sends Troops and Drones to Cameroon as Boko Haram Fight Intensifies
The United States' increase in military support to Cameroon comes as Boko Haram intensifies its suicide bombing campaign there.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Scalia: I ‘Wouldn’t Be Surprised’ if the Supreme Court Outlaws the Death Penalty
Supreme Court Justice Scalia says the death penalty could soon be ruled unconstitutional.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why R drone operators fleeing the USAF? Yow, pops, becuz they are treated badly!
A study found three major causes for the exodus of drone operators: the well advertised overwork, a service culture with an overt bias toward traditional aviation, and institutional reluctance to plan or provide for these Airmen’s attempts to improve their circumstances.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Want to Smuggle Drugs into Prison? Buy a Drone.
Drones are being used to smuggle contraband into prisons around the world.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Pentagon Launching Armed Drones From Turkey
First drones, then U.S. fighter planes, will operate from Turkish bases.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is There a New U.S. Airstrike Policy in East Africa?
U.S. drone strikes in Somalia show a changing fight.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Death From Above
Emily Schneider reviews two new books about the U.S. drone program, Sudden Justice and Kill Chain, that, read together, inform our understanding of U.S. drone policy in new ways.
