If experiments on the ground are cool, experiments in the sky are cooler. And so we can count ourselves extra icey this week, as we got to see to high-flying studies. First, we chatted with aviation company UAV Turbines, which is building mini, watermelon-sized jet engines. Pourquoi? Turns out 500- …
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This spring, the company will begin a new trial in Helsinki, Finland, for which it is soliciting views as to what should be delivered. Burgess also said that, separate from drone tests, the company and others were working on an unmanned traffic management system. Akin to virtual air traffic controllers, …
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Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters A view of western Mosul, Iraq, on May 29, 2017. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi declared victory within the metropolis of Mosul on Sunday after a monthslong battle to regain management of the town from self-described Islamic State militants. Yet the siege resulted in a “civilian catastrophe” that included mass …
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