Drones
Wednesday, August 6, 2014 - 06:12
From Nigeria to Somalia, US military presence on the continent is a creeping reality. US troops may be thin on the ground, with the Pentagon preferring to rely on training and financial support to allied forces, but special forces are now operating at any given moment.
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 09:58
The Pentagon is using a mix of manned and unmanned intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) assets to monitor the ongoing situation in Iraq, a top US Air Force general said today.
Monday, July 28, 2014 - 07:25
With the US now flying about 50 missions a day over Iraq and a dedicated Iranian drone and signals intelligence presence having been established in Baghdad, the two rivals find themselves overtly sharing the same airspace, even while denying any coordination or contact.
Monday, July 14, 2014 - 08:09
The Israeli military said it downed a drone launched by Gaza militants on Monday.
Friday, July 11, 2014 - 07:00
The emergency funding would go toward 16,526 additional drone and manned aircraft flight hours for border surveillance, and 16 additional drone crews to better detect and stop illegal activity.
Thursday, July 10, 2014 - 06:56
The U.S. has boosted the daily number of surveillance flights over Iraq to 50 in the effort to assess the continuing threat posed by Islamic extremists and ready a possible U.S. response, Pentagon officials said Tuesday.
Thursday, July 10, 2014 - 06:55
The Pentagon is considering under what circumstances it will recommend President Barack Obama authorize the use of a missile-equipped drone to kill the leader of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, CNN has learned.
Wednesday, July 2, 2014 - 07:50
The United States should continue using drone strikes to kill Americans abroad who pose a terrorist threat, argues the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.
Wednesday, July 2, 2014 - 07:33
President Barack Obama has authorized targeted killings of the leaders of the al Qaeda offshoot led by Abu Bakr al Baghdadi using drone strikes or special operations.
Wednesday, July 2, 2014 - 07:16
While the Obama administration is trying its best to keep American boots off the ground in Iraq, the skies over the embattled Middle Eastern country are getting crowded with Russian fighter jets and American and Iranian drones.