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An image captured by drone of the areas under the Shamba system in Mt Elgon ecosystem. [File, Standard] The concept of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), or drones, is as old as World War I when American military engineers developed cruise missiles programmed to fly, land, and detonate on targets. They …

Colonel Vadym Sukharevsky, the 39-year-old man leading Ukraine’s drone division, is a Warhammer guy. A profile of Sukharevsky for The Economist sets the scene. “The air smells of fresh paint, coffee and shisha tobacco, to which Colonel Sukharevsky appears addicted,” the Economist said. “Wires, drone-boxes and computers lie scattered over …

Dubai: Dubai Police on Tuesday announced that residents may spot its drones in their areas as part of emergency response. “We aim to utilise cutting-edge technology to boost safety and security by swiftly responding to emergencies, in line with the highest global standards,” Dubai Police said in a social media …

Firefighters in drone training July 23, 2024 Kariong Fire and Rescue Station has become the base for the Central Coast’s firefighting drone operations, a move set to strengthen the region’s emergency response capabilities. The first firefighting drone on the Coast will eliminate time delays waiting on equipment to come …

DroneShield is a $1.5 billion leader in counter-drone technology The company offers advanced products for detecting and disrupting drones DroneShield has seen significant revenue growth and is expanding its operations    Sequoia has initiated coverage on DroneShield (ASX:DRO), spotlighting the company’s potential amid a rapidly evolving market for counter-drone technology. …

Pictured is a soldier from 2nd Battalion, The Royal Yorkshire Regiment, at the National Training Centre, Fort Irwin during Project Convergence Capstone 4. This exercise a US Army-led experiment taking place in California between 2 Feb and 22 Mar 2024. Credit: Crown copyright/UK Ministry of Defence. The UK Ministry of …

A eye-popping new fighter jet which could become the next generation of Britain’s attack aircraft has been unveiled. Tempest, which follows the tradition naming jets after weather phenomena such as the Typhoon and Tornado, is described as a supersonic stealth fighter. It’s expected the cutting-edge jet, which so far is …

DroneShield has posted record first-half revenue amid a deteriorating geopolitical environment globally and comes nearly a week after shares in the anti-drone defence technology company plummeted 20 per cent. DroneShield in its latest quarterly report on Monday revealed fist-half revenue hit $24.1 million, up 110 per cent from the prior …

In context: SpaceX is banking on Starlink to generate more revenues from its commercial and remote government applications. The recent increase in performance of a new mobile community gateway will likely help deliver that. It is now preparing to use the technology on naval ships or airplanes. It won’t come …

Rostec recently delivered a new batch of 152 mm self-propelled wheeled howitzers Malva to the Russian Army. This is still an extremely rare artillery system, because Malva entered service only last year. However, the defenders of Ukraine have already seen and engaged them in a combat situation. The 2S43 Malva …