Predator

Predators. Flying Cars. Aliens. Oh My.

3:00PM November 19, 2011 | Alex Kidman

I’m not sure whether to applaud or be appalled at this movie trailer. But I do know that any one movie featuring Aliens, Predators, exploding heads and flying cars is a movie that can’t be ignored. More »

Entertainment

Steampunk Predator Statue Is Scary (And Scary Expensive)

4:00PM November 16, 2011 | Alex Kidman

I’m all for recycling, but recycling Predators? That seems dangerous. Thankfully, this is only a statue of a Predator, made from recycled metal. That means it isn’t all that light — or that cheap. More »

Gadgets

The Army’s Mighty Miniatures Of War

1:40PM June 22, 2011 | Brian Barrett

A lot’s made of the drones that power many of the US Army’s attacks these days, the missile-equipped UAVs that attack and surveille under the veil of silence and cover of cloud. But there are other, smaller Army bots out there. Specifically, in a testing ground known as the microaviary. More »

News

Secret Stealth Drones Spied On Bin Laden Months Before Kill Mission

2:40AM May 19, 2011 | Sam Biddle

How do you monitor the whereabouts of the world’s most wanted criminal, deep inside a radar-infested region of a country that doesn’t want you there? With this stealth drone, which gave the US eyes on Osama’s compound from above. More »

News

Did A Predator Just Kill Two US Troops?

12:20AM April 13, 2011 | Adam Rawnsley

An American drone apparently killed two US troops in Afghanistan last week in what may be a first-of-its-kind case of friendly fire. More »

Geek Out

Al Qaeda Steals Crashed Drone Wreckage

4:00AM February 10, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Whoops! A Predator drone cruising over Yemen took a spill, nosediving into a heap inside a small village. Police then secured the debris – sort of. On the way out, their convoy was hijacked by Al Qaeda goons. Debris snatched. More »

Science

The Best Science Of The Year

8:40AM January 1, 2011 | Gizmodo Staff

2010 was a great year for Science. NASA’s space plane (and the Dolly lineage) were resurrected while a secret laboratory Neturino observatory was built under the South Pole. Check out our best science stories of the year! More »

So Long, Predator!

3:40PM December 15, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

Few years have passed since we first heard about the Predator drones used by the Air Force and other organisations, yet it’s already time to begin waving goodbye to the outrageously expensive aircrafts as their more dangerous replacements take over. More »

Starting Today, The Entire US/Mexico Border Is Drone-Patrolled

12:46AM September 2, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Yesterday, there were three Predator drones keeping watch over the Southwest Border; today, with the launch of a fourth Predator, in Texas, the entire border between the United States and Mexico is patrolled by drones. Pardon, patrolled by Robot-Americans. [DHS]