Washington: With China in mind, US plans to set up a new base in Australia and expand its existing one in the Philippines, besides increasing its fleet of drones to cut its burgeoning defence budget, media reports said on Thursday. US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta is expected to make announcements in this regard today unveiling the annual budget of the Pentagon and the new defence strategy for the US to...
03:46 PM, Jan 26, 2012
Islamabad: US drones hit Pakistan's tribal region for a second time in as many days, killing six suspected militants in a targetted missile attack. The drones fired two missiles at two vehicles in North Waziristan, a day after the attacks resumed following a lull of two months in the aftermath of the deadly NATO strike that had killed 24 Pakistani soldiers and made ties with the country take a huge...09:51 PM, Jan 12, 2012
Toronto: The drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), used by the US to take out militants in Pakistan's tribal regions, are the new face of modern warfare, according to a US drone expert. Lt Col Matt Martin, who as a virtual pilot has logged 1600 hours of flying drones - also called Predators - from his control room outside Las Vegas, says UAVs have turned modern warfare into a high-tech...01:03 PM, Dec 28, 2010
The weapons transfers are unlikely to spark much controversy in Washington. ...10:06 AM, Mar 03, 2010
US to sell 12 drones to Pakistan to aid surveillance and reconnaissance. ...10:24 PM, Jan 22, 2010
Defence Secretary Robert Gates is visiting Islamabad for a strategic dialogue. ...10:19 AM, Jan 22, 2010
Washington has stepped up drone strikes in Pakistan's tribal areas. ...08:58 PM, Jan 06, 2010
Defence Department is working to encrypt the drone feeds ...12:32 PM, Dec 18, 2009
Qureshi said Pakistan wants to fight Taliban on its own, needs drone tech. ...09:32 AM, Oct 08, 2009
US may take covert war deeper into Pakistan. ...10:54 AM, Mar 18, 2009
CIA chief rejects country's plea to grant control of unmanned aircraft. ...01:14 PM, Feb 27, 2009
Foreign Minister says his country should get control of unmanned aircraft. ...12:37 PM, Feb 26, 2009
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