From drone delivery to transfusions, blood plays vital combat role
Mass casualty events are expected to be the norm in future combat. Blood supplies will be vital to keeping soldiers in the fight.
By Todd South
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10 soldiers receive Purple Heart for 2024 drone attack at Tower 22
Three Army reservists were killed and at least 40 other troops were injured in the drone attack.
By Todd South
US conducts airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia
It marks the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald Trump’s second term.
By Tara Copp, AP
US Army wants spy drones to launch from high-altitude motherships
The Army wants launched effects that could deploy from high-speed, higher-altitude business jets as it expands its pursuit of unmanned capabilities.
By Jen Judson
Discrimination led to Air Force contractor’s death, lawsuit alleges
Stephanie Cosme, 32, died in 2023 after she inadvertently walked into a MQ-9A Reaper's rotating propeller. Her family is still looking for answers.
Even in the headline-grabbing world of drones, the Predator stands out
The MQ-1 accumulated more than 1 million flight hours in reconnaissance and combat missions.
By Jon Guttman
Two charged in drone strike that killed 3 US troops in Jordan
Three U.S. soldiers were killed in the Jan. 28 drone attack on a U.S. outpost in northeastern Jordan called Tower 22.
US will send Ukraine $725M in counter-drone tech, anti-personnel mines
President Biden has pledged to spend all of the military assistance funds Congress approved earlier this year for Ukraine before his administration ends.
East Coast Marine drone squadron conducts first Reaper flight
The unit transitioned from an operational RQ-21A Blackjack drone squadron to the Corps’ Reaper Fleet Replacement Squadron in July 2023.
By Todd South
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim shooting down US Reaper drone
The incident is potentially the latest downing of a U.S. spy drone as the militants continue their attacks on the Red Sea corridor.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Soldiers in Army basic training now knocking down drones
Recruits at Fort Sill are learning how to counter enemy drones as they learn how to march and fire their rifles.
By Todd South
Make counter-drone training as routine as marksmanship: Army general
A 10th Mountain Division soldier-built application helps troops train for better reaction to drone attacks.
By Todd South