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Dec 06 2022
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Russia says Ukraine launched drone attacks against 2 military air bases inside its territory
The Russian Defense Ministry said that Ukraine used drones to attack two Russian military airfields on Monday morning.
In a statement carried on the official Russian news agency RIA Novosti, the ministry said the attacks were "in the Saratov and Ryazan regions" but had been intercepted by air defenses.
"On the morning of December 5, the Kiev regime, in order to disable Russian
CNN (Online News)Sep 25 2014
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Deutsche Post DHL to Deliver Medicine via Drone
DHL AG said it would use a drone to deliver medication to a German island in the North Sea, marking the first routine drone delivery to customers and another step in the rapid advancement of the technology.
DHL said Wednesday that as part of a month-long feasibility project, it will start using unmanned aircraft this week to carry medicine from the harbor town of Norddeich, Germany, to
Wall Street Journal (News)Mar 15 2023
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US Drone Downed After Collision With 'Unprofessional' Russian Fighter Over Black Sea; Moscow Disputes US Account
Russia is disputing the Pentagon’s account of how a large U.S. military drone was downed over the Black Sea on Tuesday, denying the U.S. assertion that a Russian fighter jet being flown in a “reckless and unprofessional” manner clipped the unmanned aerial vehicle.
U.S. Europe Command said the MQ-9 drone, flying over international waters, was intercepted by two Russian Su-27 fighters,
CNSNews.comSep 14 2019
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Saudi Arabia oil facilities ablaze after drone strikes
Footage showed a huge blaze at Abqaiq, site of Aramco's largest oil processing plant, while a second drone attack started fires in the Khurais oilfield.
The fires are now under control at both facilities, state media said.
A spokesman for the Iran-aligned Houthi group in Yemen said it had deployed 10 drones in the attacks.
The military spokesman, Yahya Sarea, told al-
BBC NewsFeb 05 2024
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Yemen’s Houthis vow retaliation after US-UK strikes, Iran too flags protest
After the United States and United Kingdom's new wave of strikes in Yemen, the Houthis vowed a response. The US-UK airstrikes "will not deter us", said Houthis after the strikes hit dozens of Iran-backed rebels' targets over the Red Sea attacks.
The Yemen airstrike comes after the US retaliatory strikes targeting Iran-backed stations in Iraq in Syria. The retaliatory strikes on Friday
The Week - NewsJun 12 2014
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U.S. Drones Kill 13 Suspected Militants In Pakistan
The U.S. resumed its drone strikes inside Pakistan, killing at least 13 people in two separate attacks on militant areas late Wednesday and early Thursday.
Ezra KleinMay 30 2014
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Obama's Afghanistan pullout may end domination of drones
President Obama's call to cut the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan to 5,000 troops in 18 months will end an era of American drone superiority over the region and jeopardize hard-fought gains against al Qaeda just as the terrorist movements original core is rising again, former senior defense officials and national security sources say.
Washington TimesApr 30 2014
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The Rise of the Drone Master: Pop Culture Recasts Obama
In Marvel’s latest popcorn thriller, Captain America battles Hydra, a malevolent organization that has infiltrated the highest levels of the United States government. There are missile attacks, screeching car chases, enormous explosions, evil assassins, data-mining supercomputers and giant killer drones ready to obliterate millions of people. Its inspiration? New York Times (News)Feb 01 2024
Opinion
Iran Must Pay
From the outset of an Iran-sponsored campaign of militancy and terrorism across the Middle East that began on October 7, 2023, the Biden administration communicated that it was more afraid of acknowledging the existence of a “wider, protracted regional conflict” than letting it harm us. The administration met attacks on U.S. forces and interests in the region with bizarre indifference. When it
National Review (Opinion)Jul 18 2019
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Trump says U.S. Navy ship 'destroyed' Iranian drone
President Donald Trump on Thursday said that a U.S. Navy ship "destroyed" an Iranian drone over the Strait of Hormuz — the latest in a series of tense incidents between Washington and Tehran.
Trump told reporters at the White House on Thursday that the USS Boxer — a U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship — “took defensive action” against the Iranian drone that had “closed into a very, very
NBC News (Online)