DefenceTalkIt’s a Hollywood sci-fi fantasy that has long eluded the Pentagon: a flying “mothership” that launches smaller aircraft. The Pentagon’s research agency put out a request to industry this month to outline how a large cargo plane could release drones to spy on or attack an enemy and then return to the flying aircraft carrier. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-military-looks-for-the-elusive-mothership-61028/

DefenceTalkHovering like mechanical sparrows over a windswept Maryland field on a bright Saturday afternoon, small drones seem harmless — but they are at the center of an ardent dogfight over US regulations. Every few weeks, members of the 800-strong DC Area Drone Users Group gather to fly their remote-controlled unmanned aerial vehicles and discuss the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/small-drones-hit-us-regulatory-turbulence-58792/