Tag: Drones

A Nigerien soldier provides rear security for his squad while they performed a dismounted patrol during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 11, 2017. Flintlock exercises strengthen security institutions, promote multilateral sharing of information, and develop interoperability among partner nations in the Trans-Sahara.

Magazine - Washington Briefing

Iran’s attack on Saudi Arabia revealed a glaring gap in American missile defenses

Jamie McIntyre · October 4, 2019 3:00 am

A U.S. MQ-9 drone is on display during an air show at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018.

National Security

US drone strike in Afghanistan reportedly kills 30 pine nut farm workers

Zach Halaschak · September 19, 2019 3:14 pm

Smoke fills the sky at the Abqaiq oil processing facility on Saturday in Saudi Arabia. Drones claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked the world's largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia and a major oilfield operated by Saudi Aramco early Saturday, sparking a huge fire at a processor crucial to global energy supplies.

Energy and Environment

Houthi rebels launch wide-scale drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities

Hunter Lovell · September 14, 2019 6:52 pm

Lebanese president: Israeli drone strikes ‘similar to a declaration of war’

Zach Halaschak · August 26, 2019 3:57 pm

US drone shot down over Yemen

Caitlin Yilek · August 21, 2019 12:58 pm

In this video grab made available on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russia's military drone Okhotnik is seen taking off at an unidentified location in Russia. The ministry said the drone, which has stealth capabilities and is equipped with advanced reconnaissance equipment, made its maiden flight Saturday.

Russia just rolled out its first large drone

Tim Pearce · August 7, 2019 10:03 pm

The USS Boxer, an amphibious assault ship, is seen.

US ‘may have brought down’ two Iranian drones last week

Zach Halaschak · July 23, 2019 8:56 pm

1st Lt. Taylor Barefoot, a low altitude air defense officer with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, programs a counter-unmanned aircraft system on a Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System (LMADIS) during a predeployment training exercise.

Here’s the high-tech US system that reportedly ‘destroyed’ an Iranian drone

Zach Halaschak · July 19, 2019 3:08 pm

In this May 1, 2019, photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer is seen in San Diego, California.

Beltway Confidential

The US shoots down an Iranian drone, and Trump draws a red line

Tom Rogan · July 18, 2019 7:55 pm

The USS Boxer, an amphibious assault ship, is seen.

US downs Iranian drone for ‘threatening’ Navy ship

Tim Pearce · July 18, 2019 7:37 pm

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao will join the Biden Institute for a roundtable discussion title "Choosing a Future of Quality Jobs," hosted by former Vice President Joseph Biden Jr.

WATCH: Examining Infrastructure

Washington Examiner Staff · June 26, 2019 12:30 pm

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, turns to answer a reporter's question as he departs after a closed-door briefing for the members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in Washington.

Ted Cruz files amendment to pay for downed drone from Iran’s frozen assets

Claude Thompson · June 25, 2019 6:45 pm