The Pentagon has tapped Shield AI to integrate its software into a new one-way attack drone program designed to give U.S. forces cheaper weapons in larger numbers as the Iran war and other modern conflicts accelerate demand for unmanned systems.

Five European nations – France, Poland, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Italy (the E5 nations) – have launched a new programme to develop low-cost air defence systems and autonomous drones. Announced on Friday, the initiative leverages Ukrainian ...

The U.S. is shooting down cheap Iranian drones with missiles that can cost upward of a million dollars. Jason Cornelius is making a missile in Texas that he says will cost $10,000. The former NASA engineer’s company is one of a host of startups and big ...

While much of the attention during the ongoing war with Iran has focused on ballistic missiles and their destructive potential, Tehran’s drones pose a different — and in some ways more complex — challenge. Since the war began on February 28, Iran has ...

SIR: Low-budget drones are reshaping the architecture of modern warfare in ways that were unimaginable just a decade ago. They allow combatants to engage targets with minimal human contact, reduced battlefield exposure, and significantly fewer casualties.

Wladimir van Wilgenburg stands in a residential neighborhood in Erbil, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, and points out incoming drones high in the sky. "The U.S. defense systems, as you can see, are taking down the drones," he says in a video recorded ...