Every war produces its breakthrough in military technology, and the contributions of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan may well be the unmanned aerial vehicle.

Stephen Rayleigh and Matt Lyon thought they were done with careers in drones after they left the Army in 2010 and enrolled at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott.

Rapidly advancing drone technology packing the latest surveillance tools into affordable and lightweight machines could help police do their jobs more effectively and with greater safety.

WASHINGTON – Drones numbering in the tens of thousands will be in the skies by 2030, the Federal Aviation Administration predicts. But where some may fear precision weapons or flying spy cameras, Steve Markofski sees flying tractors.

State lawmakers on Wednesday gave the first clearance to a measure designed to require police to get search warrants before they use drones to gather evidence.

WASHINGTON — Insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan have hacked into live video feeds from Predator drones, a key weapon in a Pentagon spy system that serves as the military's eyes in the sky for surveillance and intelligence collection.

WASHINGTON — Unmanned aircraft have proved their usefulness and reliability in the war zones of Afghanistan and Iraq. Now the pressure's on to allow them in the skies over the United States.

The East Valley is home to a gem that is worth a lingering look on the nation's quest for a better public education system.

You probably thought we had enough to worry about. Wrong. Dispatches from a conference in England indicate we should be worrying about killer robots.

The balance between the police and the policed is getting way out of whack — and we better restore it now.

Tiny, unmanned surveillance planes are being pressed into action for reconnaissance over Katrina-ravaged New Orleans in what defense contractors call the biggest civilian deployment ever for the technology.

US Positioning Group LLC, a Williams Gateway Airportbased technology company, has won a contract from the U.S. Air Force that could eventually be worth millions of dollars to develop new control centers for unmanned aerial drones.

The Boeing Co. said it has started flights of the structures-test aircraft of the next-generation AH-64D Apache attack helicopter.

The Boeing Co. said it has started flights of the structures-test aircraft of the next-generation AH-64D Apache attack helicopter.

 Boeing said Tuesday a prototype of the latest version of the Apache attack helicopter demonstrated an enhanced ability to control a separate unmanned drone during a test flight June 8 over the Arizona desert.

General Dynamics is part of a team awarded a $295 million government contract Monday to develop software-based radios to improve communication between soldiers across military branches and improve the technology of unmanned aerial vehicles and other drone systems.

TIKRIT, Iraq - On mud-spattered computer screens in their Humvees, American soldiers scan digital street maps, monitor enemy positions, zoom in on individual buildings through satellite imagery and download instructions from commanders.

Engineers at Boeing’s Mesa helicopter works have developed a radical new technology that proponents believe could revolutionize the industry and keep the factory busy for the indefinite future.

"I’m the monkey in the middle,” Arizona State University Vice Provost Mitzi Montoya told me during a meeting break of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Arizona Advisory Committee.

General Dynamics’ Decision Systems unit in Scottsdale is competing for contracts potentially worth more than $1 billion to produce small radios that could be embedded in the uniforms or body armor of future soldiers.

General Dynamics’ Decision Systems unit in Scottsdale is competing for contracts potentially worth more than $1 billion to produce small radios that could be embedded in the uniforms or body armor of future soldiers.

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration will deploy more than 500 additional Border Patrol agents to Arizona to deter illegal immigrants from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said Tuesday, even as a self-appointed civilian group was preparing to launch its own patrols.

WASHINGTON - Federal authorities on Thursday announced that 18 U.S. businesses were searched as part of a probe into arms shipments to Iran including components for fighter jets, missiles and other weapons.