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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 …
Read More »Delivery Drones Will Be A Point Of Attraction In 2024
Delivery drones are rapidly becoming a pivotal element in contemporary logistics sector. Their emergence has marked the beginning of a transformative phase in the transportation of diverse items such as medicines, parcels, groceries, food items, and various homecare products. This evolution signals a significant shift in the methodology and efficiency …
Read More »Revolutionising Sustainable Agriculture by Leveraging Drones…
FEDS Drone-powered Solutions provides detailed agricultural drone data to increase resource efficiency and preserve scarce natural resources FEDS Drone-powered Solutions (FEDS) is deploying drones and other advanced technology to revolutionise sustainable agriculture. Regardless of the location and local environment, drones and Machine Learning (ML) are potent difference-makers that can give …
Read More »North Korea to launch new satellites, build drones as it war…
North Korea vowed to launch three new spy satellites, build military drones, and boost its nuclear arsenal in 2024 as leader Kim Jong Un said U.S. policy is making war inevitable, state media reported on Sunday. Kim lashed out at Washington in lengthy remarks wrapping up five days of …
Read More »BRINC to supply LEMUR 2 drones to Schenectady police forces
Seattle-based UAV security and emergency situational awareness specialist BRINC has recruited another big US client to its LEMUR 2 drone offer, with the New York city of Schenectady voting Tuesday to approve a nearly $700,000 contract with the startup to introduce the craft as police department asset. The decision by the Schenectady city …
Read More »From 2024, Seoul to use drones to monitor traffic
The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Tuesday that it will monitor traffic conditions in real time using drones starting in 2024. Using drone footage of traffic taken 200 meters above the ground, an artificial intelligence algorithm will analyze the footage to find patterns and predict future traffic conditions. To create …
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