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The chip wars between Washington and Beijing keep grinding on with more than a dozen Chinese tech companies now being added to a list of entities claimed by the Department of Defense (DoD) to be working for the military. The update adds more than a dozen technology companies, including memory …

The Defence department’s Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator has signed contracts worth $1.21 million for the delivery of 11 different prototype drones as the next stage of its first innovation incubation challenge. Defence Industry minister Pat Conroy said on Tuesday that 11 companies – all except one headquartered in Australia  – …

A drone attack that killed three U.S. service members in northern Jordan, blamed by the White House on Iran-backed militants, marks a major escalation of tensions in the Middle East and appeared likely to draw a reaction when financial and commodity markets open for the week. Oil prices are likely …

Taipei, Jan. 28 (CNA) The indigenous unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) Teng Yun 2 has not passed its combat readiness testing phase, with initial results finding there was still room for improvement in its design, a source with knowledge of the matter said. Further combat testing will be conducted after …

Police said the 40-year-old Leitchfield man violated an emergency protective order and tried to flee once they arrived. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Leitchfield man is behind bars following a domestic incident in Grayson County. Henry Harris, 40, is facing wanton endangerment, fleeing and evading police, criminal mischief, possession of a …

GRAND FORKS – Celebrity investor and TV personality Kevin O’Leary shared his thoughts on AI, drone tech and North Dakota’s role in the future of both in a “fireside chat” Friday amid a nationwide tour. O’Leary, star of ABC’s “Shark Tank,” joined UND President Andrew Armacost in a packed ballroom …

A Russian soldier has recounted the moment he saw an attack from Ukraine’s first-person-view (FPV) drones, which have been hailed by Kyiv as a game-changer on the battlefield. A member of the Russian military reserve force, BARS (or Combat Army Reserve of the Country), was interviewed by Russian newspaper Izvestia. …

The word “drone” refers primarily to unmanned aircraft guided by remote control or onboard computers. The drone sector is a sunrise sector in India with the potential to significantly impact defence, surveillance, internal security, disaster management, agriculture, healthcare, geo-spatial mapping, mining, infrastructure, and aerial photography and cinematography, among many other …

On Aug. 3, 1921, Army Air Corps pilot Lieutenant John A. Macready, piloting a specially modified Curtiss JN4 Jenny, spread lead arsenate over a six-acre grove of 6,000 catalpa trees at Postmaster… Premium Content is available to subscribers only. Please login here to access content or go here to purchase a subscription.  

It’s a sad fact that birds are often killed when they collide with unseen overhead power lines. A new system is designed to keep that from happening, by using a drone and a robot to make those lines more visible. Announced earlier this month, the setup consists of an E2500 …