A drone the size of a fighter jet has taken off from the deck of an American aircraft carrier for the first time in a test flight that could open the way for the US to launch unmanned aircraft...
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have brought down a foreign surveillance drone during a military exercise, the official Islamic Republic News Agency said on Saturday.
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The Pentagon unveiled a new medal to honour "extraordinary" troops who launch cyberattacks or drone strikes from their consoles, even if they do not risk their lives in combat.
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The US still struggles to reconcile security against terrorism with its core democratic values of the rule of law and respect for human rights.
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