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A high-ranking U.S. official confirmed Monday that a U.S. drone strike took down al-Qaeda’s “most sophisticated” bomb maker in Yemen in 2017.

TEL AVIV – The IDF on Wednesday identified Captain Or Na’aman as commanding the Patriot missile which downed a Syrian fighter jet the day before and said she was also the soldier responsible for intercepting a Syrian drone that infiltrated Israeli airspace earlier this month. 

The Israel Defense Forces launched a Patriot missile at a Syrian drone that was flying inside the demilitarized zone between the two countries on Friday, in what the army said was a violation of a 1974 ceasefire agreement.

TEL AVIV – The IDF said it waited 15 minutes before downing a Syrian drone that entered Israeli airspace on Wednesday afternoon in order to ensure that it was in fact an enemy UAV and not operated by Russia. 

China’s Global Times was pleased to announce on Wednesday that cell phones and TV sets have become eyes and ears for the largest mass surveillance network in the world, monitoring citizens in even rural communities and feeding the results into artificially intelligent computer systems.

Israeli drones destroyed two cars and an observation post that were being used by a group of Palestinians to launch incendiary balloons into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, according to Palestinian reports.

Outdated federal laws are hindering U.S. efforts to confront the “very serious, looming” and “quickly evolving” threat posed by drones in the hands of terrorists, American government officials warned lawmakers on Wednesday.

Many of the 1,374 drones seemed to be confused, marring Tuesday’s high-tech light show celebrating Chinese Labor Day and turning some of the images into a glittering mess in the sky.

NASA has granted funding to a plan that will send bee-like aerial drones to explore the vast surface of Mars.

The Russian military has figured out a method of scrambling American drones operating in Syria that can seriously hinder military operations, officials told NBC News on Tuesday.

The target of an airstrike early Monday at the T-4 airbase in Syria was apparently an Iranian drone base.

A letter signed by thousands of Google employees and addressed to Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai proclaims that Google should abstain from “the business of war.”

Israeli border police dropped tear gas from a drone onto Palestinian protesters in Gaza on Friday, a police spokesman told AFP, acknowledging operational deployment of new technology.

Dolce & Gabbana utilized drone technology to carry handbags down a runway instead of models at a recent fashion show in Milan, Italy.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov issued a severe rebuke of Iran in Moscow on Monday during a panel discussion with Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif at a conference. He rebuked the Islamic Republic’s continuous calling for the destruction of Israel.

Israel’s permanent representative to the United Nations Ambassador Danny Danon told Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alexander Marlow on Thursday that nearly all the chaos and instability in the Middle East is linked back to the Iranian regime.

A “record-setting” light display consisting of 1,218 drones was revealed during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics opening ceremony, Friday.

Silicon Valley’s Udelv made history by piloting the first driverless retail grocery delivery service in America on Jan. 30.

An Australian lifeguard drone successfully saved two teenagers from drowning by dropping an inflatable rescue pod.

Satellite photography reveals a large Chinese drone on a runway in Pakistan, suggesting either cooperation on technology or the sale of advanced drones to Pakistan.

The Pentagon is expected to intensify its campaign in Afghanistan by expanding the use of drones and deploying an estimated 1,000 advisers to accompany the Afghan troops on combat missions.

The new Secretary of Homeland Security, Kirstjen Nielsen, announced on Thursday the creation of an office specializing in “countering weapons of mass destruction.”

A video by UC Berkeley Professor Stuart Russell that cautions against the rise of autonomous weapons has gone viral since its release earlier this month.

President Trump’s started the 90-day clock that will give the FAA the right to set a national standard for pilot drone operations in all 50 states.

Nantes (France) (AFP) – American actor Shia LaBeouf’s artistic protest against US President Donald Trump has been attacked again — this time by vandals using a flaming drone in western France where it went on display this month.

The killing of four U.S. soldiers in an ambush attack in Niger has both citizens and congressional representatives asking questions about the American military presence in that country. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-AZ) went so far as accusing the Trump administration of being less than “up front” about the attack and hinting that his committee might launch an investigation.

The Los Angeles Police Department will become the largest police department in the United States to test the use of drones, following a 3-1 vote.

Parents in Akron, OH are worried after several people have witnessed a drone with voice capabilities trying to lure children from the Windemere Community Learning Center playground. “Three to four times, they have seen a drone up over the playground,”

U.S. Border Patrol agents announced the testing of new types of drones for fighting illegal immigration and smuggling. Opponents decry their use saying that agents using facial recognition capabilities would violate civil liberties.

Israel’s military fired a Patriot missile on Tuesday to bring down what it said was an Iranian-made drone operated by Hezbollah on a reconnaissance mission over the Golan Heights.

The United States Army will no longer employ Chinese-made DJI brand drones in any capacity, due to potential security risks.

An Iranian drone aircraft came within 200 feet of a U.S. Navy jet in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, forcing the pilot to take evasive action during an approach to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz.

The Army Research Lab is beginning a mad scramble for technological parity with potential Russian and Chinese military threats using drone and robot technology.

LONDON (AP) – British officials have announced plans to regulate drone use in a bid to prevent accidents and threats to commercial aviation. The new rules announced Saturday will require drones that weigh eight ounces (226.79 grams) or more to

China is filling the void left by U.S. restrictions on selling powerful military drones to most countries, including American allies like Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Egypt and foes such as North Korea, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has learned.

U.S. Naval officers have started testing a “super laser” in the Persian Gulf with the ability to shoot down a drone at the speed of light.