A new report from the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard University found the Department of Defense is asking for three times as many drones for 2019 as it did in 2018.
The U.S. Navy has for the first time used a UAV to provide over-the-horizon targeting information and damage assessment for a missile fired from onboard a ship.
Iran's drones are becoming an even more dangerous security risk as U.S. carriers in the Arabian Gulf launch missions from sea to play a key role in Iraq and Syria.