Dedicated Issues··Sunday, November 8, 2026, 2:07 PM

Bird drones just fooled Air Force sensors. China has been flying them for years—and making them smaller.

A one-pound ornithopter from California startup Ornadyne flapped its wings like a crow at Edwards Air Force Base in September and got logged as a bird by competing counter-drone gear. The O1 flew during “Game of Drones” 26-3, an event run by the 412th Test Wing’s Experimental Test Force and the Defense Contract Management Agency’s

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