The ZALA Lancet drones are one of the most successful Russian weapons in the war against Ukraine. It is a type of loitering munition with a range of around 40 km. Lancet drones have been a real problem for the defenders of Ukraine. However, the stupid Lancet was also a …
Read More »Turkey agrees to provide drones to Egypt
Turkey agreed to provide its increasingly popular drones to Egypt after the two countries normalised ties following a decade of rupture, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Sunday. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is set to travel to Egypt on Feb. 14 to meet counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, in his …
Read More »Death from above: Ukraine’s new suicide drones are the start…
On a scorched brown field pitted by blast craters, a lone Russian soldier cowers under the charred remains of his tank, sheltering from a terrifying new threat – one that already has him in its sights. From the sky above comes the whining buzz that has become the nightmare of …
Read More »Russian Soldier Recounts FPV Assault with ‘Flock of Drones’ …
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. …
Read More »India’s quest for aatmanirbharta in drones
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 …
Read More »From crop dusters to drones, farmers embrace technology
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.
Read More »Drones are hit and miss for Ukrainian soldiers
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS Tent fire at Grand Parade encampment – January 22, 2024 | SaltWire Watch on YouTube: “Tent fire at Grand Parade encampment – January 22, 2024 | SaltWire” By Inna Varenytsia DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) – A Ukrainian soldier near the front line looks into …
Read More »Ukraine’s AI Drones Are Making War Much Deadlier for Russia
Israel’s use of artificial intelligence to help its forces select targets for air strikes worries A.I. skeptics and human-rights advocates. A targeting A.I. is only as smart as the people who trained it—and those people are prone to dropping bombs in the wrong places, these experts warned. All that is …
Read More »American Drones Are a ‘Force Multiplier’ for US Security and…
America has long turned toward technology to better protect service members and civilians. From sonar and radar to GPS and now unmanned aerial systems, the adoption of new tools has meant increased mission success with fewer lives lost. Indeed, drones have far outgrown their novelty status and have become important tools for the military, federal …
Read More »NASA drones fly for Air Taxi research
The space agency reports that the drones successfully flew around obstacles and each other during takeoff, flew along a planned route, and then landed. This was all done autonomously without a pilot controlling the flight. Pictured above, an Aerialworx Alta-8 small Unmanned Aircraft System testbed vehicle flies above the location …
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