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Drone use poised to soar as FAA homes in on rule change allowing pilots to fly them out of sight

  • Agamemnon Crassidis, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Allowing people to fly drones beyond their line of sight could greatly expand commercial applications.

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Why the US military is stuck using $1 million missiles against Iran’s $20,000 drones

  • Aaron Brynildson, University of Mississippi
  • Updated Apr 22, 2026

Bureaucratic hurdles mean the US military typically has to wait a decade between the time it sees a new threat and the employment of a new system to defend against it.

One-way attack drones: Low-cost, high-tech weapons ‘democratize’ precision warfare
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One-way attack drones: Low-cost, high-tech weapons ‘democratize’ precision warfare

  • Michael C. Horowitz, University of Pennsylvania and Lauren Kahn, Georgetown University
  • Updated Apr 16, 2026

One-way attack drones have changed the face of the Russia-Ukraine war and give Iran a boost in countering US and Israeli forces.

Ultralightweight sonar plus AI lets tiny drones navigate like bats
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A web of sensors: How the US spots missiles and drones from Iran
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A web of sensors: How the US spots missiles and drones from Iran

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  • Mar 21, 2026

Tracking Iranian missiles and drones requires a network of satellites and numerous radars on land, sea and air.

Not just Patriot interceptors: A defense expert explains the various weapons US and allies use to defend against missiles and drones
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Not just Patriot interceptors: A defense expert explains the various weapons US and allies use to defend against missiles and drones

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Concerns about shortages of interceptor missiles in the conflict between the US and Iran highlight the challenges of defending against missiles and drones.

US military leans into AI for attack on Iran, but the tech doesn’t lessen the need for human judgment in war
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US military leans into AI for attack on Iran, but the tech doesn’t lessen the need for human judgment in war

  • Jon R. Lindsay, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Mar 11, 2026

Anthropic’s Claude is helping the US military choose targets to strike in Iran, but responsibility for the accuracy, strategy and ethics of the decisions rests with humans.

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ePropelled plans expansion to triple production of drone motors
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ePropelled plans expansion to triple production of drone motors

  • By JANICE BEETLE, for The Laconia Daily Sun
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LACONIA — A global manufacturer of motors and controllers used in unmanned vehicles on land, air and sea, ePropelled, Inc. will host an invita…

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