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The United Nations blames airstrikes for more than 60 percent of the 284 civilians killed since the eastern warlord Khalifa Hifter started his offensive to oust the U.N.-installed government from Tripoli in April. Recent drone attacks killed 12 members of a family, including 10 children, in southern Libya, and at least …

While nets and darts are limited to a range of under one kilometre, Qinetiq says radio frequency jamming can disable drones up to three kilometres or 1.8 miles away. Jamming can disrupt local wifi, communications and GPS so Qinetiq said it needed to be deployed “very carefully” but it believes …

Sometimes, it’s nice to see humans working with machines. This week, WIRED Transportation took you to Austin, where professional drone racers—yes, they exist!—raced against robot-directed ones on a complicated course. Sure, there was a winner in the end: the human racers. But Lockheed Martin, which sponsored the race, is hoping …

Manchester police have introduced a new tool in the department that they said has already helped to save a life. The new drone unit rolled out about a month ago.>> Download the FREE WMUR appThe unit is so new to the department, most of its members are still in training. …

Silently the eight propellers of the Hermes V8MT drone begin to spin and the large yellow aircraft rises up, locates its direction and moments later disappears into the sky in southern Poland. The drone last week made a successful 8.5-kilometer test flight near the headquarters of the Polish firm Spartaqs …

From the battlefield to your backyard, drones are becoming more commonplace and the potential benefits of drones are considerable: They save lives in natural and man-made disasters, support law enforcement, contribute to safe infrastructure maintenance and management, and streamline agriculture management to name a few. By far the largest part …

  What if we can arm a tiny drone with a small explosive charge with enough precision and power to kill or maim a person? We then enhance its object tracking with advanced A.I. and facial recognition so that it can target an individual not just based on their facial …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Researchers at the University of New Mexico have come up with a new high tech way to move people and cargo more safely. It’s not your average drone. “It has four sensors on it, the main one is this laser,” says Roya Nasimi. Researchers at UNM …

Purdue researchers used drones and LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) mapping systems to better understand the history of Dana Island, located off the southern coast of Turkey. Credit: Purdue University A quarry, a prison site or a religious location? Purdue University engineering and liberal arts researchers are using drones to …

According to MATA Aerotech, the padi cultivation using drone technology will replace manual spraying by workers which will take a much longer time. — Reuters pic KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — Felcra Berhad (Felcra) will be the pioneer model of smart agriculture when it carries out padi planting spraying at …