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A new approach using multiple swarms of drones could be used to manage natural disasters like forest fires. The technique is being tested by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). Climate change is making catastrophic weather events like wildfires more frequent and severe. “A swarm of drones could …

Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have a bold vision: deploying swarms of coordinated drones to combat forest fires and other disasters. Traditional firefighting methods, while heroic, have limitations. Ground crews can only cover limited area, while aircraft water drops might not target the most dangerous parts of …

From nuclear submarines to hypersonic weapons, AUKUS is now developing AI-powered drone swarms and target identification capabilities that may prove decisive in a Taiwan Strait conflict. Breaking Defense reported that the UK Ministry of Defense (MOD) announced the first-of-its-kind AI and autonomy trial for aerial and ground vehicles occurred last …

Military Drone Swarms and the Options to Combat Them By Ryan Bridley and Scott Pastor Introduction             The tactical use of drones is expanding as demonstrated from the past 100 years. Drones were first created in the U.S. and United Kingdom during World War I, though neither country employed them …

Militaries all over the world are moving ahead with swarming attack drones. But what actually is a drone swarm and what makes it so effective? Recent weeks have seen a slew of new swarm announcements, including the French Icarus project, the Russian Lightning, the Spanish RAPAZ, the U.K.’s Blue Bear …

March 2, 2020 – 18:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net – Turkey deployed swarms of killer drones to strike Russian-backed Syrian government forces, in what a senior official said was a military innovation that demonstrated Ankara’s technological prowess on the battlefield, Bloomberg reports. The retaliation for the killing last week of 33 Turkish …

Experimental new drone program can use swarms of up to 250 air and ground vehicles to coordinate military raids In Mississippi, DARPA researchers successfully tested a new drone program The program is called Offensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics, or OFFSET OFFSET will allow DARPA personnel to control swarms of up to 250 drones …

Some observers believe the UFOs could be alien visitors… For weeks, mysterious unidentified flying objects over the Eastern Plains region of Colorado have vexed residents, law enforcement, the military, and state and federal officials. Those who see them say they appear in the night sky, often several at a time, their locations …

The strange lights began appearing in the night sky a week before Christmas. A formation of unidentified drones, some in groups of 30, have been reported flying high above a corner of rural northeastern Colorado and western Nebraska, usually between 7 and 10 p.m. By some accounts, the drones have …