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KUALA LUMPUR: Drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will be utilised to monitor and control the public’s movement until the end of the Movement Control Order (MCO) on March 31. Armed Forces Chief General Tan Sri Affendi Buang said the use of the technology will facilitate the task of surveillance, …

Military Exercise Highlights Multi-Function Capabilities and Operational Readiness of Semiconductor Technology In a recent military exercise attended by representatives from multiple research labs and military service branches, BAE Systems successfully demonstrated new, powerful small-form-factor semiconductor technology. The Hedgehog technology, which was used in this exercise to sense radio frequency (RF) …

Key point: Everyone wants drones these days, but sometimes it is worth buying American. That’s what some countries are finding out the hard way. China’s CH-4 killer drone appears to be falling out of favor with some of its major operators. This first appeared in August 2019 and is being reposted …

President Donald Trump this week proposed a mere 0.3% increase in military spending to $740.5 billion next year. But inside that budget, there’s a big emphasis once again on high-tech defense capabilities in areas like cyberwarfare, use of the cloud in the battlefield, specialized drones, advanced communications and artificial intelligence. …

US Africa Command (AFRICOM), which from Germany oversees Africa — an area three times larger than the US — did not state a reason for the loss of its drone, said to have occurred on Thursday. The remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) was “unarmed” and was conducting operations to “assess the ongoing security …

Experts believe, however, that the Minister is too optimistic in his time estimation, saying drone swarms are years from becoming a reality. The UK is coming closer to introducing swarm drones to its military forces, according to a report by Stars and Stripes. The report cites UK Defense Minister Gavin Williamson, who said during a …

Gatwick and Heathrow Airports have reportedly ordered military-grade anti-drone defences worth “several million pounds”. It comes after drones caused three days of disruption at Gatwick last month. Transport minister Chris Grayling met police, aviation and defence chiefs on Thursday to discuss the issue, The Times reported. The technology is said …

Anti-drone ‘military capability’ is removed from Gatwick after airport spends £5million on mystery system to prevent future attacks Drone at airport caused mass disruption to passengers in run-up to Christmas Military hardware deployed to stop drones at Gatwick has now been withdrawn Gatwick said it had spent £5million to prevent …

Military hardware deployed to stop drones disrupting flights at Gatwick amid a total shutdown of the airport has been withdrawn. Sightings of the devices over the busy transport hub’s airfield sparked chaos for hundreds of thousands of passengers just before Christmas. The army was brought in to help bring an …

That’s causing a few problems for the military professionals, and maybe for the world. Drone evolution has been very quick, particularly in the military sphere. Six years ago, I was writing about drone swarms. Now, the issue is drone swarms with much more advanced technologies, longer ranges, and much more …