What to know about Iran’s cheap, noisy Shahed drones and the expensive defense systems trying to stop them. By Farah Stockman The United States is dominating the skies above Iran. But math is not necessarily on America’s side.

Once mainly used for surveillance, drones are now central combat tools capable of reconnaissance, precision strikes, and coordinated attacks. Recent conflicts especially the war in Ukraine show how drones are reshaping military strategies,

Combat drones are rapidly becoming one of the most important tools in modern military arsenals.

Iran has launched waves of Shahed drones to menace Persian Gulf nations. The U.S. has unleashed its own copycat on Iran. It’s a sign of how war is changing.

For an off-the-shelf drone to be added to the Blue UAS list, it must pass rigorous testing and cyber security evaluations.

Ukraine has responded to a war it didn’t start by creating an industry it doesn’t want, but could the nation's drone expertise help it rebuild? To learn more, New Scientist gained exclusive access to the research labs,

First person view drones are providing new, dynamic camera angles for viewers at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Here's more on how they work: