The U.S. Navy's new Cicada drone (Close-in Covert Autonomous Disposable Aircraft) will make a lot of buzz, and not just because of its name. It also could help to blow up the perception of what a ...

The Cicada drones are meant to be deployed in swarms; they will reportedly be used behind enemy lines to determine things like troop positions, whether or not a car is on a road, and where ...

With a click and a buzz, the mothership releases the gliders. Guided by GPS and inertial measurement sensors, the hand-sized machines steer with articulated flaps. Individually, each of the gliders is ...

During tests, this Cicada was dropped from another drone or a balloon, and then flew down to within 15 feet of a target landing area.

NASA just tested an insect-inspired swarm of drones — a host "hive" drone, each carrying 25 little "CICADAS" that detach from its underbelly to fly around and learn about the weather and ...

A US Navy sailor used a .50 caliber machine gun to shoot down a small drone last month. The engagement came during a major NATO exercise focused on naval air defense. It underscores how drones are ...

The Navy unveils a tiny cicada drone, showcasing advancements in military technology and surveillance.

CICADA drones can be deployed in large numbers to "seed" an area with miniature electronic payloads. (Image credit: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory) Production costs for CICADAs are about $250 per ...

A sophisticated drone winging over California while data-linked with a control station far away in Maryland has just laid the foundation for the US Navy’s future carrier air wings. It’s about ...

URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — The familiar cicada chirps of a Central Illinois summer are set to become twice as loud this year with a rare double-emergence event. What may be a nuisance for some is ...

The speed of the CICADA UAV is around 74 km (46 miles) per hour. “In a test about three years ago in Yuma, Arizona, Cicada drones were released from 57,600 feet (17,500 meters).