Tag: Drone surveillance and warfare
Notable sedition, treason cases in American history
CHICAGO — After Donald Trump supporters stormed Capitol Hill on Jan. 6 in a bid to halt the certification of Joe Biden’s election, many...
Iraqi militia commander vows to avenge deaths in US strike
BAGHDAD — The leader of an Iran-backed Iraqi militia has vowed to retaliate against America for the deaths of four of his men in...
US airstrikes target Iran-backed militias in Syria, Iraq
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military, under the direction of President Joe Biden, has conducted airstrikes against what it said were “facilities used by Iran-backed...
US airstrikes target Iran-backed militias in Syria, Iraq
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military conducted airstrikes Sunday against what it said were “facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups” near the border between Iraq...
Israel cites progress in laser that shoots down drones
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said Monday it has successfully tested an airborne high-power laser that can shoot down drones, technology it hopes to...
Saudi Arabia says Houthi drone lands in school; no injuries
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia said Sunday a bomb-laden drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels crash-landed in the premises of a school in...
Candidate punched, interrupted by sex toy on drone at event
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M — A New Mexico sheriff who is running for mayor of Albuquerque was punched at a campaign event by a man who...
Gov’t use of Chinese drones in limbo as Congress weighs ban
More than a year after the U.S. Interior Department grounded hundreds of Chinese-made drones it was using to track wildfires and monitor dams, volcanoes...
Poland to acquire 24 Turkish-made combat drones
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey and Poland have signed a deal for the sale of Turkish-made combat drones, making Poland the first NATO and European...
US commander says more work needed to counter small drones
BAGHDAD — A month after an explosives-laden drone targeted U.S. forces at an Iraq base, the top American commander for the Middle East says...
