special report
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
The Defense Department is increasingly using a technology known as UAVs -- commonly called "drones" -- in the Middle East. However, other agencies are using drones in other capacities, such as Homeland Security is also using them to patrol the border. The use of drones is controversial, as some have taken expressed privacy and other concerns.
China May Soon Peddle Discount Drones to the Developing World
June 18 Chinese aerospace companies aren't hindered by rules against selling UAVs.
Drone Builders Prepare to Create Immigration Reform’s Lucrative Border Panopticon
June 12 Congress is moving toward a more drone-based border system.
In the Future, We May Control Drones With Our Minds
June 5 Experiment participants drive a small quad-copter with their thoughts.
DISA Cancels $45 Million Award to Store Exabytes of Drone and Satellite Images
May 21 Competition planned for massive cloud storage contract.
Here’s a Sign Mass-Market Drones Are About to Take Off: Google Just Invested in Their Future
May 15 The tech company's venture-capital arm believes non-lethal uses for drones are spreading.
Commentary: If Drones Are Illegal, Then Only Criminals Will Use Them
May 14 Drones may be used to replace "mules" in the drug business.
So This Is How It Begins: Guy Refuses to Stop Drone-Spying on Seattle Woman
May 14 Is this legal?
In a Secret Drone War, Immoral Kill Deals Will Always Tempt Us
April 9 Killing targets simply because foreign governments want them dead carries a high potential for blowback.
If You’re a Soldier, Your Next Telecom Carrier Could be a Drone
April 1 Mini base stations aboard unmanned aircraft may soon provide troops with smartphone reception.
Drone Lobbyist: 'I Don't Use the Word Drone'
March 28 National Journal catches up with Michael Toscano, chief of the unmanned vehicle industry group.
Commentary: Let's Make Drone Strikes Safe, Legal, and Rare
March 27 It would be easy to replace our current killing program with a slightly altered one with sufficient protections for innocent civilians, American citizens, and rule of law.
Drones Will Track Rhino Poachers in India
March 26 Conservation drones can be smaller and less sophisticated than those used in warfare.
Americans Are Okay with Drone Strikes — in Other Countries
March 25 A new Gallup poll suggests that public support for drone use, while broad, narrows as strikes get closer to home.
Relive President Obama's Drone War, in Under 10 Seconds
March 25 More than 3,000 people have died as a result of U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan since 2004.
Commentary: When the Whole World Has Drones
March 22 U.S. robotic warfare precedent could be fearsome on a global scale.
Invasion of the Drones Has Senate Panel’s Attention
March 22 Congress has already directed the FAA to find a safe way for drones to fly for commercial purposes by 2015.
Is the CIA Getting Out of the Drone Business?
March 20 The White House plans to take the power to launch drone strikes away from the CIA and make the program the exclusive to the Defense Department, according to reports.
John Podesta Channels Rand Paul to Undercut Obama on Drone Warfare
March 15 Liberal ally says Americans can't be "kept in the dark" any longer on targeted killings.
The Wonderful World of Drones
March 7 Fighting fires, reducing crime, counting sea lions - the case for domestic UAVs.
