DefenceTalkUS Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will on Tuesday preview the Pentagon’s plans for its 2017 budget, including extra cash to fight the Islamic State group, previously secret mini-drones and a beefed-up US presence in Europe’s east. The base budget for fiscal year 2017 is expected to be $524 billion, augmented by $59 billion for an […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-chief-to-unveil-mini-drones-anti-is-funds-66641/

DefenceTalkUS military scientists have invented a miniature drone that fits in the palm of a hand, ready to be dropped from the sky like a mobile phone with wings. The “micro air vehicle” is named after the insect that inspired its invention, the Cicada, which spends years underground before appearing in great swarms, reproducing and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/cicadas-us-militarys-new-swarm-of-mini-drones-64239/