List of Drones articles
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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.
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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.
