Digital Government
Companies Want to Make Drones Less Terrifying—Before They’re Flying Everywhere
When drones show up at the Super Bowl, it’s safe to say they’ve gone mainstream.
Digital Government
Will Your Next Job Be Piloting Drones?
With commercial use expected to surge, would-be operators have more options for training.
Emerging Tech
NASA Used Supercomputer to Simulate How Air Flows Around a Drone
The findings could help improve future technology.
Digital Government
The Drones of ISIS
Islamic State fighters are launching an ever-wider assortment of deadly drones, even as their UAV factories come under heavy attack.
Digital Government
Army Wants to 3-D Print Minidrones in 24 Hours
Future soldiers will make their own eyes-in-the-sky on the go.
Cybersecurity
Amazon Has a Plan to Defend Drones From Hackers and Bow-and-Arrow-Wielding Troublemakers
The company will have to be ready to tackle all sorts of hijack scenarios.
Digital Government
That Underwater Drone Donald Trump Doesn’t Want Back? China Says it Might Have 'Valuable Information'
The latest flare-up between the U.S. and China adds to the rise in military tensions in the region in recent weeks.
Artificial Intelligence
Video: How AI Tech Is Used to Take Down Poachers
Rangers can now see in the dark.
Emerging Tech
The Future Is Here: Drones Are Delivering Domino’s Pizzas to Customers
It’s a brave new world—for pizza.
Digital Government
A Team of Drones Pulls Off a (Staged) Search-and-Rescue Mission
Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky merger leads to unique demonstration involving drones large and small.
Emerging Tech
Modified Drones Keep an Eye on the World’s Wildlife
The availability of reliable, off-the-shelf UAVs has made standard aerial surveillance far easier than it used to be, but drones don’t come out of the box ready for the kinds of projects conservationists throw at them.
Emerging Tech
Video: Facebook is Bringing Internet to the Masses with a Solar Drone
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's internet access!
Emerging Tech
Got a Drone Problem? Call the Drone Busters
About as long as drones have been popular, there have been people who want to knock them out of the sky.
Artificial Intelligence
Video: Obama Discusses His Artificial Intelligence Fears
How much does the 44th president think about Skynet?
Digital Government
The World’s First Commercial Drone Delivery Service Has Launched in Rwanda
The drones drop blood parcels on parachutes outside remote health centers.
Digital Government
Pentagon Urgently Pushing Anti-Drone Tech to ISIS Fight
From mast-mounted radar to drone-jamming guns, the U.S. military’s anti-IED office is rushing to keep up.
Emerging Tech
Poll: Americans Want Drone Delivery - But Not Yet
Young, urban citizens more interested in the technology, Postal Service IG survey finds.
Digital Government
US Army’s Next Drone May Fit in a Soldier’s Pocket
The service could start buying palm-sized UAVs to complement its Pumas and Ravens as soon as 2018, according to one official.
Digital Government
UK Military Wants Your Ideas for How to Build Swarms of Attack Drones
The country is looking system that would allow a single solider to control up to 20 drones at once.
Digital Government