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Ethics Training For Deadly Drones

Ethics-bot?USAFAs unmanned drones become a larger part of how America makes war, fully autonomous fighting robots seem less a possibility than an eventuality. But how do we ensure that these future...

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NASA Launches Unprecedented Drone Mission to Study the Mysteries of Hurricane...

So far this hurricane season, the Atlantic has been quiet. That's good news for Gulf oil spill cleanup efforts, but a team of NASA and NOAA scientists are hoping things will get just a little...

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As East Coast Braces For Hurricane Earl, NASA Watches From Above

Hurricane EarlA view of Hurricane Earl's eye, taken from the International Space Station. At the time Earl was centered just north of the Virgin Islands.NASAEast Coast residents are bracing for this...

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Video: Drones Perform Closest-Ever Autonomous Refueling Maneuver

Autonomous Flight FormationA Northrop Grumman Proteus test aircraft approaches a NASA Global Hawk during a test flight. It was the closest two unmanned aircraft have ever flown together, a step toward...

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Air Support Assists In Japanese Nuclear Crisis

Japanese Helicopter Collects WaterThis Chinook CH-47's bucket holds more than seven tons of water, which it will dump on the Fukushima reactor.AFP/Getty ImagesThe aerial water bombardment of Japan's...

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The Week In Drones: Netflix Delivers By Quadcopter, New Drone Law In Utah,...

Global Hawk Drone In FlightDepartment of Defense via Wikimedia CommonsHere's a roundup of the week's top drone news, designed to capture the military, commercial, non-profit, and recreational...

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Iconic Cold War Spyplane May Get A Drone Makeover

Unmanned U-2 Upgrade Concept ArtThe light gray wing box area in the middle would house all the new tech to make it optionally manned.Lockheed MartinBased at times in Area 51, the U-2 spyplane tested...

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Air Force Will Let Enlisted Pilots Fly Global Hawks

United States Air ForceAir Force Global HawkSometimes, unmanned is a horrible name for drones. Large military remotely piloted vehicles, like the Global Hawk, are piloted by and attended by rotating...

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Did Anti-Chemtrail Hackers Break Into NASA’s Drone?

Carla Thomas, NASA, via Wikimedia CommonsNASA Global HawkIt starts with a metaphorical open door. According to files posted on the text sharing website Pastebin by self-proclaimed hackers AnonSec on...

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Scientists Will Let Hurricanes Destroy These Drones To Gather Storm Data

NOAARaytheon CoyoteNOAA scientist Paul Reasor holds the Coyote drone, which is designed to fly into the most intense part of a hurricane.While scientists have gotten a lot better at estimating the...

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NASA Sent A Drone Out To Track Hurricane Matthew

Aviation Going where no satellite can see A NASA Global hawk drone dropped sensors into Hurricane Matthew…

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NASA Launches Unprecedented Drone Mission to Study the Mysteries of Hurricane...

Science An unmanned Global Hawk recon drone will join a team of aircraft--all equipped with advanced weather instrumentation--to observe the 2010 storm season closer than ever before So far this...

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As East Coast Braces For Hurricane Earl, NASA Watches From Above

Science East Coast residents are bracing for this monster, headed their way with 125-mph winds, as a fleet of NASA satellites and airplanes monitors its evolution. As of Wednesday… East Coast...

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Video: Drones Perform Closest-Ever Autonomous Refueling Maneuver

Technology In a recent test of autonomous in-flight refueling, two unmanned aircraft flew within 40 feet of each other at an altitude of 45,000 feet, an aviation record. A Northrop… In a recent test...

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Air Support Assists In Japanese Nuclear Crisis

Science As helicopters drop tons of water on the fuel rods, a U.S. Global Hawk drone monitors the situation from above The aerial water bombardment of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facilities...

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The Week In Drones: Netflix Delivers By Quadcopter, New Drone Law In Utah,...

Technology Keeping up with the droneses Here's a roundup of the week's top drone news, designed to capture the military, commercial, non-profit, and recreational applications of unmanned aircraft....

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Iconic Cold War Spyplane May Get A Drone Makeover

Military Lockheed hopes remote controls will make flying the U-2 affordable again Based at times in Area 51, the U-2 spyplane tested the very limits of human endurance and Cold War technology when it...

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Air Force Will Let Enlisted Pilots Fly Global Hawks

Military An old lesson in manpower learned anew The Air Force staffing change signals high demand and limited manpower. The Air Force staffing change signals high demand and limited manpower.

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Did Anti-Chemtrail Hackers Break Into NASA’s Drone?

Aviation NASA flacks dispute facts from hacks Hackers claim they got into NASA’s network. Maybe, but their science is bunk. Hackers claim they got into NASA’s network. Maybe, but their science is bunk.

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Scientists Will Let Hurricanes Destroy These Drones To Gather Storm Data

Aviation Good thing they’re disposable The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) plans to use inexpensive drones to fly into the most active part of the storm in order to better predict...

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