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Trump Says Iran Mistakenly Downed Drone. Iran Disagrees
By W.J. Hennigan and John Walcott
President Trump Cancels Rule Requiring U.S. to Report Civilians Killed in Drone Strikes
By Margaret Talev / Bloomberg
DJI's New Mavic 2 Drones Have Major Camera Upgrades
By Alex Fitzpatrick
TIME Special Report: The Drone Age
By Alex Fitzpatrick
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Watch as Nearly 1,000 Drones Come Together to Make TIME's New Cover
TIME worked with Intel's Shooting Star drones for this week's unique cover
By Alex Fitzpatrick
May 31, 2018
TIME's Drones Issue: Go Behind the Cover
To create the first TIME cover shot by a drone, we worked with Intel’s Drone Light Show team, Astraeus Aerial Cinema Systems and L.A. Drones—plus 958 drones set to display a precise shade of red,...
May 31, 2018
How Drones Are Revolutionizing the Way Film and Television Is Made
'It takes us out of our body in a certain way, kind of giving us an overlaid perspective'
By Stephanie Zacharek
May 31, 2018
Drones Are Easy to Fly. But These Videos Prove They're Also Easy to Crash
These drone pilots could've used a little more practice
By Alex Fitzpatrick and Anne Most
May 31, 2018
Flying Over the Line
Perhaps no geographic location in North America is more laden with drama than the border between the United States and Mexico. Spanning approximately 1,900 miles, it follows the Rio Grande from the Gulf of Mexico...
May 31, 2018
Drones Are Changing How We See the World
Whenever I fly on an airplane, I always try to get a window seat. My favorite moments are takeoff and landing, when I’m down below 500 feet, so low that I can see the world...
May 31, 2018
Aerial Photography’s Surprising Role in History
Drones are often celebrated for their ability to capture a new vantage point on the world, revealing the beauty of our planet from high above. But they are only the latest development in a long...
May 31, 2018
Drones Are Here to Stay. Get Used to It
When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico last September, it ravaged the island’s electrical grid and communications systems. For weeks, many of the approximately 5 million Puerto Ricans living in the mainland U.S. were unable to...
May 31, 2018
Experts Say Drones Pose a National Security Threat — and We Aren’t Ready
Officials say they’re in a race against time
By W.J. Hennigan
May 31, 2018
Zipline's Drones Are Saving Lives
For several days, Delphine Twese Hamwe’s 2-year-old daughter Ghislane had been screeching in pain as fever wracked her tiny body. A nurse at the local clinic in central Rwanda told her that an acute form...
By Aryn Baker
May 31, 2018
How Drones Are Helping Scientists Study and Protect Endangered Whales
Science and art come together again
May 31, 2018
Drones Are Helping Catch Poachers Operating Under Cover of Darkness
Catching a wildlife poacher in the act is a tricky business. Just ask the officials and groups who have spent decades and millions of dollars searching for criminal animal hunters and traders operating covertly from...
May 30, 2018
Aerial Photography Has Changed the World. Drones Are Just the Latest Example
Drones are often celebrated for their ability to capture a new vantage point on the world, revealing the beauty of our planet from high above. But they are only the latest development in a long...
May 30, 2018
These Drone Photos Capture Life at the U.S.-Mexico Border
Perhaps no geographic location in North America is more laden with drama than the border between the United States and Mexico. Spanning approximately 1,900 miles, it follows the Rio Grande from the Gulf of Mexico...
May 30, 2018
How 'No-Drone Zones' Are Being Enforced With Software, Gadgets and Shotguns
Some see drones as a security risk, and they're deploying measures to keep them away
May 22, 2018
DJI's Latest Drone Is a Smaller Foldable Mavic That Shoots 4K Video
Drone fans are going to love this
By Lisa Eadicicco
January 23, 2018
Here Are the High-Quality Internet Reactions to a Massive Air Borne Drone Teddy Bear
Yes, really
By Cady Lang
January 17, 2018
Just Got a Drone for the Holidays? Check Out These Important Safety Tips First
Don't wind up wrecking your new toy
By Jamie Ducharme
December 26, 2017
Lots of People Already Crashed Their Brand New Drones This Christmas
"I owned a drone for bout 5 min before it flew in the lake"
By Jamie Ducharme
December 25, 2017
FAA Drone Registration Reinstated by Trump Administration
This year's hot tech gift comes with comes with government regulations.
By John Patrick Pullen
December 12, 2017
Being Forgetful Isn’t As Bad As You Think
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
November 28, 2017
'This Should Not Have Happened.' A Drone Crashed Into a Canadian Passenger Plane
But everybody on board was OK
By Julia Zorthian
October 16, 2017
These Drones Could Save Lives in a Disaster Zone
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
September 27, 2017
An Adorable Floating Robot Is Helping Astronauts on the ISS
The camera drone looks like a cross between WALL-E and BB-8
By Tara John
July 17, 2017
Facebook Calls Internet Drone's Second Test Flight a Success
On it's first flight the drone had crashed moments before landing
By Reuters
June 29, 2017
This Palm-Sized Drone can be Controlled With Your Hand
There are no controllers needed with the DJI Spark
By Lisa Eadicicco
May 25, 2017
I Tried To Find the Perfect Selfie Drone
Here's where I landed
By John Patrick Pullen
May 24, 2017
The DJI Spark Is The First Drone I Actually Want To Buy
DJI on Wednesday unveiled the Spark drone, the smallest model the popular Chinese dronemaker has released to date. A first for DJI, the Spark can be controlled entirely through hand gestures for quick airborne selfies....
By Alex Fitzpatrick
May 24, 2017
We’re Wrong About Juice
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
May 24, 2017
See Earth From Above
TIME selected some of the most mesmerizing Drone photographs
April 22, 2017
The Like Button Ruined the Internet
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
March 24, 2017
The Bee Drone
How much technology would it take to replace a bee? That's the question industrial-design student Anna Haldewang aims to answer with Plan Bee, a hand-size drone that detects flowers with an ultraviolet camera, then uses...
By Julia Zorthian
March 16, 2017
This Drone Photo Shows the Extent of Vandalism at a Jewish Cemetery
Charles Mostoller used a drone to find another angle on this story
By Josh Raab
March 1, 2017
Dubai Will Have Actual Passenger Drones This Summer Because the Future Is Here
The drones can carry one person and a small suitcase, with a combined maximum weight of 117 kg
By Charlie Campbell / Beijing
February 15, 2017
The Dark Side of Cheap Eats
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
February 13, 2017
The 9 Most Disastrous Ways to Fly a Drone
With millions of drones in the wild, there are some rules to follow
By Josh Raab
February 10, 2017
Here's How Lady Gaga's Super Bowl Drones Worked
They use new tech from Intel
By Alex Fitzpatrick
February 6, 2017
The President Needs the United Nations
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
January 13, 2017
10 of the Coolest Gadgets From CES 2017
The gear that shined at the year's biggest tech show
By Lisa Eadicicco
January 6, 2017
How to Pick the Right Drone for You
We put three of the most popular drones to the test
By Josh Raab and Kenneth Bachor
December 1, 2016
This Drone-On-a-Leash Looks Perfect for First-Time Flyers
The Fotokite Phi could be a great way to get a GoPro into the skies on the cheap
By Alex Fitzpatrick
November 29, 2016
GoPro is Recalling Its New Karma Drone
The Karma problems are a huge blow to the struggling camera company
By Lisa Eadicicco
November 9, 2016
ISIS 'Used Drone to Kill Kurdish Troops'
The terror group has apparently been trying to use drones to launch attacks in the last month
By Tekendra Parmar
October 11, 2016
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