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Joshua Goldman/CNET This story is part of Father’s Day Gift Guide 2020, featuring our top picks for dads who love tech. Drone popularity continues to (sorry) soar, as flying is a fun activity you can do from the comfort and social safety of your own yard. There are plenty of …

By Express News Service CHENNAI: The State Development Policy Council is exploring the possibility of making Tamil Nadu a drone manufacturing hub, using the technology developed by Anna University. A meeting to discuss ‘setting up of drone corporation in Tamil Nadu’ was held under C Ponniyan, vice-chairman, State Development Policy …

Online retail giant Amazon recently proved that delivery by drone, known formally as an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), is not only possible, but represents the future of last-mile delivery. Introduced in 2016, Amazon’s PrimeAir service will eventually be capable of delivering packages from Amazon’s warehouses to customers in 30 minutes …

Police in a number of cities are using drones to carry out airborne surveillance of protesters and rioters. Some of the high-tech machines are equipped with cameras and devices that can track cell signals. GOP Congressman Will Hurd of the San Antonio area, who is a former CIA agent, says …

Drone fighter planes capable of thinking for themselves in mid-air dog fights against enemy human pilots are being developed by US military researchers. Autonomous aircraft equipped with artificial intelligence and pre-programmed with vast hours of training time are being readied to test against real-life Top Guns in fighter jets as …

Flying to work, anyone? A drone big enough to carry human passengers was demonstrated in Guangzhou, China this week, and company behind it, eHang, hopes it will eventually work like the flying taxis promised by science fiction. According ot the company’s site, the eHang 216 has a top speed of 80 miles …

Meaconing, Intrusion, Jamming, and Interference (MIJI) is one of the most discussed topics when it comes to UAV operations. It refers to the interception and rebroadcast of signals that are more powerful than the ones used to navigate the aircraft. Although this type of attack can be possible on …

An MQ-9 Reaper assigned to the 214th Attack Group, Arizona Air National Guard, flies over Michigan. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Lealan Buehre Goodbye, Reaper. Hello, Skyborg. The U.S. Air Force wants a new hunter-killer drone to replace its current fleet of 306 propeller-driven MQ-9 Reapers. And …

The US Air Force (USAF) is looking for a replacement for its MQ-9 Reaper drone that incorporates artificial intelligence capabilities, according to a solicitation request posted on a government contracting website. Posted by the US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center on June 3, the information solicitation request seeks submissions …

Bengaluru: Delivery startups Dunzo, Swiggy and Zomato, budget airline SpiceJet and Reliance-backed drone startup Asteria Aerospace are among 13 consortia that have received approvals to test fly beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drones. India’s civil aviation regulator has given the go-ahead a little over a year after the country …