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Drone Wars: Developments in Drone Swarm Technology

A New DAWG in the Fight: The Pentagon’s $54 Billion Bet on Autonomous Warfare

May 21, 2026 - by Anna Miskelley

In 2023, the Pentagon announced the Replicator Initiative with fanfare, aiming to field vast numbers of affordable, expendable drones as a strategic counter to China. However, by 2025, the program …

War In Iran

Operation Epic Fury is the United States’ Cheap Drone Moment

March 4, 2026March 11, 2026 - by Anna Miskelley

When Operation Epic Fury began on February 28, 2026, the sky over Iran was filled with a familiar, buzzing silhouette: a delta-winged kamikaze drone. But for the first time in …

Featured / Unmanned Vehicle / US Defense

LUCAS: Scaling the Drone War

December 22, 2025December 22, 2025 - by Anna Miskelley

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has officially activated Task Force Scorpion Strike (TFSS), the military’s first dedicated one-way kamikaze drone squadron in the Middle East. This milestone was punctuated on December …

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