Drones
Trump sons looking to make a motza as drones rewrite the rules of war
Unmanned aircraft are dominating battlefields around the globe, and with the Pentagon ready to invest in the technology, US President Donald Trump’s eldest sons have taken a shine to drones.
- Annie Massa and Tom Maloney
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The cost of the Iran war is not in Trump’s favour
Attack drones are cheap, but defending against them is expensive – the bill for shooting them down could become unsustainable for the US.
- Farah Stockman
Iran’s drones gave Russia a deadly boost in Ukraine. Now they are blitzing the Gulf
The distinctive buzz of Iranian-designed drones has become a familiar sound in Ukraine, and the same cheap-but-effective weapons are being wielded with terrifying effect across America’s regional allies.
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- Trump's America
Airport closed after secret military anti-drone lasers deployed – to shoot down a party balloon
Trump administration officials quickly claimed the abrupt closure was in response to a sudden incursion of drones from Mexican drug cartels, sparking anger over the conflicting accounts.
- Karoun Demirjian, Kate Kelly and Eric Schmitt
Ghost Bat drones take flight in $1 billion bid to modernise military
The successful firing of an air-to-air missile on an aerial target in test exercises has paved the way for a major investment in the Ghost Bat program.
- Matthew Knott
‘The race is on’: Australia follows Ukraine into the drone-killing era
At a remote military site in the outback, cutting-edge drone technology pioneered in the war in Ukraine is being trialled by the Australian army.
- Matthew Knott
- Opinion
- Droneshield Limited
Crash and burn: How Australia’s $6b drone-killer lost the plot
Droneshield shares soared 1000 per cent this year as it developed a global reputation for its anti-drone technology. Its downfall has been just as spectacular.
- Colin Kruger
How a single night of mayhem exposed dangerous gap in Europe’s defences
It took just one night for Europe to be suddenly reminded of its total exposure to airborne malice, forcing leaders to step up work on their defences.
- David Crowe
Drone chaos hits third airport in Europe as Zelensky warns of threat to humanity
A major airport in Denmark used for commercial and military flights was shut down for hours, just days after similar incidents affected other European airspaces.
- Louise Rasmussen
Romania intercepts Russian drone in second NATO airspace violation
Fighter jets that scrambled to monitor a Russian attack in Ukraine were able to track the drone as it entered Romanian airspace near Ukraine’s southern border.
- Maciej Martewicz