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2026-03-14 News & Politics
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From 2017, David Martin's look at how autonomous drone may be used on future battlefields. From last August, Sharyn Alfonsi's report on tech entrepreneur Palmer Luckey and his defense company Anduril. From last June, Bill Whitaker's investigation into U.S. drone swarm mysteries dating back years. And from last December, Whitaker's report on how Germany is undergoing a significant military rearmament. 0:00 Intro 0:11 The Coming Swarm (2017) 13:09 The Future of Warfare (2025) 26:24 Under the Radar (2025) 39:39 Germany Rearms (2025) "60 Minutes" is the most successful television broadcast in history. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news, the broadcast began in 1968 and is still a hit, over 50 seasons later, regularly making Nielsen's Top 10. Subscribe to the "60 Minutes" YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/60minutes Watch full episodes: https://cbsnews.com/60-minutes/full-episodes/ Get more "60 Minutes" from "60 Minutes: Overtime": https://cbsnews.com/60-minutes/overtime/ Follow "60 Minutes" on Instagram: https://instagram.com/60minutes/ Like "60 Minutes" on Facebook: https://facebook.com/60minutes Follow "60 Minutes" on X: https://twitter.com/60Minutes Subscribe to our newsletter: https://cbsnews.com/newsletters/ Download the CBS News app: https://cbsnews.com/mobile/ Try Paramount+ free: https://paramountplus.com/?ftag=PPM-05-10aeh8h For video licensing inquiries, contact: [email protected]

Top Comments (10)

@leonardccto 2026-03-14

And this is almost 10 years ago….

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@serekithegreat 2026-03-14

I cannot stop thinking about George Orwell in these times we live in.

42 3 replies
@jasonx-ray3921 2026-03-14

Drones have advanced by 20 generations since this first aired.

36 9 replies
@11chabs 2026-03-15

60 minutes decides to drop this when I’ve been deep diving into the ramifications of modern warfare and the usage of military drones in combat…sweet.

28 3 replies
@bro_dBow 2026-03-14

THIS is historic reporting!

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@60minutes 2026-03-14

0:11 The Coming Swarm (2017) 13:09 The Future of Warfare (2025) 26:24 Under the Radar (2025) 39:39 Germany Rearms (2025)

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@donewithpolitricks 2026-03-14

When I saw drones 20 years ago, I knew this was the future of the n w o

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@CategoricalImperative 2026-03-15

i was a part 107 (commercial drone pilot) from 2019-2023. I can tell you definitely..... the only limitations on this tech is the fuel/battery. Also... a basic drone autonomy has been around for about 15 years. It's wild to see the kind of things that drone and rc guys have been talking about for decades..... come true.

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@nsfilmstudios 2026-03-15

60 Minutes has been delivering recently with military reporting.

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@fernandopadilla9963 2026-03-15

Dude is getting ready to settle the score for every bully that took his lunch money

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