5 entries in the ledger
The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command said on Aug. 27, 2026 that the U.S. military used the Army's Multipurpose High Energy Laser to shoot down three Mexican drug cartel drones in...
An Army official confirmed to CBS News on Aug. 20 that the service will phase out the Unmanned Assault Battalion, a unit in the 173rd Airborne Brigade created last year to absorb drone-warfare lessons from Ukraine. After...
The U.S. military has lost at least 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones since the Iran war began, roughly a quarter of the fleet, three U.S. officials told the Washington Post in an article published Aug. 13. Each aircraft costs...
In a proclamation signed August 13, 2026 under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act, Trump imposed a 100 percent ad valorem duty on imported unmanned aircraft systems with a maximum take-off weight above 25 kilograms...
The U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a drone it treated as threatening near the border at Fort Hancock, Texas, roughly 50 miles southeast of El Paso, on February 26, 2026. The aircraft belonged to U.S. Customs...