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The British military is one step closer to deploying lasers onto the battlefield after a successful test of its new anti-drone DragonFire directed energy system. The British Ministry of Defense announced the successful firing of the directed-energy weapon system on Friday, Jan. 19. The DragonFire system took out an aerial …

Amazon is the latest retailer to provide drone-based delivery of prescription medications. Amazon Pharmacy customers in College Station, Texas can now get their prescription medications dropped outside their door via Amazon’s drone delivery service within 60 minutes of placing their order, at no additional cost. Eligible Amazon Pharmacy customers can select “free drone delivery in less …

Hover Camera X1 selfie drone Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET Holding your phone up to take a selfie is so 2022! Make the leap into 2023 with your very own personal selfie drone. You read that right: a selfie drone.  Also: The best drones: Which flying camera is right for you? You might ask: …

The new jet-powered Banshee drones can fly with a speed of up to 400mph. Credit: LPhot Barry Swainsbury/UK Royal Navy. The UK Royal Navy (RN) has received new jet-powered Banshee Jet 80+ remotely-piloted air systems (RPAS) from defence technology company QinetiQ. Following the delivery of drones, the RN has formed …

Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced on February 1st that the Aerosonde® Unmanned Aircraft System aboard the USS Miguel Keith, designated ESB 5, took its first operational flight. The inaugural mission follows an October 2022 contract award by the U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to …

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) flew a new survivable Air-Launched Effect (ALE) for the first time as part of a flight demonstration based out of the Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah, on Dec. 8, 2022. The ALE, known as Eaglet, was launched from a U.S. Army MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended …

The Turkish ‘Kizilelma’ drone got airborne over the runway at the Akinci Flight Training and Test Center in Tekirdag Province. Baykar’s Chief Technology Officer Selcuk Bayraktar said the test was completed successfully, not indicating whether the very brief flight was planned or accidental. By how the video clip is edited …

ISKANDAR PUTERI: The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) syllabus in schools is expected to also include lessons related to the drone industry and technology in the future, says Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. The Science, Technology and Innovation Minister said his ministry would work closely with the Education Ministry …

He may be called Shrimpy Boy – but his field of expertise is far removed from eating crustaceans. Instead Jayden Jackson races drones at speeds of up to 180km/h to 190km/h, which requires him to memorise racing circuits, learn how to navigate them in the shortest time and have excellent …

The African Development Bank brought together various development and industry experts to discuss the potential of fourth industrial revolution technologies and innovations to tackle climate change in Africa. The virtual panel — “Harnessing the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) to Build Africa’s Climate Resilience: Practical case studies and experiences” — took …