U.S. Customs and Border Protection began flying the MQ-9 Reaper, or Predator B, in 2005 and uses it primarily to survey the southern border. [Courtesy: General Atomics] Federal authorities are turning ...

As part of the massive deployment of federal law enforcement and even active duty troops to Los Angeles, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine Operations (AMO) department has been ...

The federal use of military drones at the Los Angeles anti-ICE protests in June has drawn strong criticism from civil liberties groups and politicians alike, with critics calling the practice ...

One of two new Predator B unmanned aircraft coming soon to the U.S.-Mexico border will be stationed in Sierra Vista, a Customs and Border Protection official said this week. The first new Predator B ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. MQ-9 Predator drones were deployed over Los Angeles to monitor anti-ICE protests in June. Rights groups warn ...

After two failed tries, the first unmanned aircraft system to patrol the northern U.S. border successfully completed its flight from Arizona to North Dakota. U.S Customs and Border Protection ...

As the anti-ICE protests rage on in DTLA Credit: Volodymyr Shcerbak via Adobe Stock As the anti-ICE protests rage on in DTLA, DHS appears to be using predator drones to capture the scene. Volodymyr ...

As Trump’s shock troops invade Los Angeles, his administration is using every tool at its disposal to attack and surveil the political protests taking place in the city’s streets. That apparently ...

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DUBAI (Reuters) - Privately-held drone maker General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc may have to lay off about one quarter of its production staff if it does not receive further U.S. or foreign ...

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, ...