Latest Articles by Dan Parsons

Dan Parsons has covered U.S. ground forces, including both the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps, for sister publication Defense Daily since May 2015. Previously he covered air warfare and military at other industry publications. He is a 2006 graduate of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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New No-Drone Zones Hone DOD Counter-UAS Authority

Responding to a request to enhance unmanned aircraft flight restrictions over military bases, the FAA recently made the airspace over three new U.S. Defense Department facilities no-drone zones and extended the restricted…

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DOD Demands Authority to Destroy Drones in Restricted Airspace

Privately owned drones routinely violate restricted airspace over military bases, ships and airfields. The Pentagon wants more authority to shoot them down, Defense Secretary James Mattis told lawmakers Wednesday. The military can disrupt or…