Drone Definition and 53 Threads

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20100826/tc_yblog_upshot/renegade-unmanned-drone-wandered-skies-near-nations-capital" I'm glad the grounded the "fleet" until they figure out what happened. If anything, the Navy is usually fairly conservative with respect to their ops. I am all for...

So the US Navy has shot down a drone with a Laser... 30 second video is here: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_162-20011041-501465.html Can anyone identify the major obstacles in such an effort. Seems like tracking/radar type software would be very similar to conventional...

A UN official has said that US predator drone attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan could be illegal. Can a country serve as a base for a non-state entity which is organizing attacks against another country and nevertheless be protected under international law? Can a country which is the target...