A memorable scene from the 1985 film *Out of Africa* depicts a yellow propeller plane soaring through a flock of flamingos.

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Four years ago, the world crossed a line that cannot be uncrossed. When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the geopolitical landscape shifted overnight, but so did something less ...

Author Mark Bowden writes in our 101 Objects Special Issue: Though unmanned, remote-controlled drones had been used in times of war since World War II, they were revolutionized in 1995. The Gnat, ...

On today’s battlefields, drones are undeniably lethal. They kill with precision, shape movement across the battlespace, and impose a constant psychological presence. Their hum has become synonymous ...

The US military is betting that the future of warfare will not be decided solely by stealth fighters, aircraft carriers or ...

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The Ukraine and Iran wars revealed the value of drones, and the U.S. has launched a contest to produce what are essentially ...

They call it asymmetric warfare: our highly sophisticated interceptor missiles – Patriots, THAADs – against Iran's low-tech drones, made of materials you can largely get at your corner hobby store.