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Drone swarms can help combat forest fires and natural disast…

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Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have a bold vision: deploying swarms of coordinated drones to combat forest fires and other disasters. Traditional firefighting methods, while heroic, have limitations. Ground crews can only cover limited area, while aircraft water drops might not target the most dangerous parts of …

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Türkiye’s new combat drone completes endurance flight test

Türkiye’s unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), Bayraktar TB3, tailored for the country’s newly commissioned aircraft carrier, successfully completed a long-duration flight test on Wednesday, remaining airborne for 32 hours, its developer said. According to the statement from Baykar, after its first flight on Oct. 27, Bayraktar TB3 UCAV underwent consecutive …

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Military Drone Swarms and the Options to Combat Them

Military Drone Swarms and the Options to Combat Them By Ryan Bridley and Scott Pastor Introduction             The tactical use of drones is expanding as demonstrated from the past 100 years. Drones were first created in the U.S. and United Kingdom during World War I, though neither country employed them …

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India’s AMCA Stealth Fighter, Ghatak Combat Drone Project Ge…

India’s dreams of seeing its indigenous Ghatak (Lethal) Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) and fifth-gen AMCA fighter jet have come closer with the inaugural flight of the Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator (AFW-TD) on Friday. India’s Defense Research & Development Organization (DRDO) announced on Friday that the exercise was carried …

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Slovakia considers buying Turkish Bayraktar TB2 combat drone…

Battle-tested Turkish combat drones seem to have gotten yet another customer as Slovakia has expressed interest and signaled it could become the second European Union member state to acquire Bayraktar TB2s. The intention was reaffirmed by Slovakia’s Defense Minister Jaro Nad who on Wednesday said talks on acquiring unmanned combat …

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Fresh footage shows Armenia’s latest combat drone

February 27, 2021 – 10:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net – Armenia’s Minister of High-Tech Industry Hakob Arshakyan has published footage of a new combat drone developed and manufactured in Armenia. The drone is designed to strike long-range targets, the country is currently testing the device, Arshakyan added. The Minister also promised to …

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Use drones to combat illegal dumping says Cheevers

Using drones to identify people carrying out illegal dumping could prove an effective way for the Galway City Council to combat this major problem. This is the view of Fianna Fáil Galway City East councillor, Alan Cheevers, who is calling on the council to invest in drone technology. “I believe …

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