Australia has indicated it is considering buying armed American-made drones of the type used against insurgents in Afghanistan and Syria, announcing its military has begun training to fly the weapons.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department on Friday approved a $1.6 billion foreign military sale of MQ-9B drones for Australia. The package includes up to 12 MQ-9B aircraft made by General Atomics ...

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Nearly 120 years into the history of modern flight, I did not expect biplanes to make a comeback in drone form. Yet the STRIX, from the Australian wing of defense giant BAE Systems, is exactly that.