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Russian soldiers, even if equipped with electronic warfare (EW) gear, prove defenseless against Ukrainian drones, Ukrainian blogger and volunteer Serhii Sternenko said on Twitter (X) on Jan. 8, sharing a video of Ukrainian forces using a drone against a Russian anti-drone gunner. Continue reading
A Vietnamese fisherman, Tran Thanh, 65, made an unusual discovery on the coast of Tinh Ky Commune in Quang Ngai Province. While fishing, Thanh found an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) washed ashore, its body covered with foreign inscriptions. Continue reading
Dive into the captivating history of the Tu-104, the Soviet Union’s pioneering jet airliner that took to the skies in the 1950s. This documentary-style video explores the intriguing and complex journey of the Tu-104, a marvel of Soviet innovation that revolutionized air travel in the Eastern bloc, yet was shrouded in mystery and controversy. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. demonstrated its rapidly maturing open standards-based autonomy ecosystem for Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles on an MQ-20 Avenger as part of a live flight test on November 2, 2023. Continue reading
Draper announced it has been awarded a $26 million (all options) contract by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to further expand the capabilities of its unmanned autonomous systems (UAS) software to perform chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) reconnaissance missions in collaborative teams and in degraded operating environments. Continue reading
A new jet-powered Shahed kamikaze drone has reportedly been shot down in Ukraine, though the country’s air force has said it could not currently confirm the incident. Continue reading
A team of researchers, led by Associate Professor Satoshi Suzuki from the Graduate School of Engineering at Chiba University in Japan, has developed an innovative low-cost UAV for inspecting transmission lines. In contrast to the expensive components used in other methods, this approach utilizes a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver, RGB camera, and a millimeter (mm) wave radar. Continue reading
Nokia has announced the extension of a Drones-as-a-Service partner program with existing private wireless partners to provide Nokia Drone Networks benefits to industries in North America. Through this collaboration, enterprises and service providers will be able to rapidly realise the capabilities of drones, in a way that meets the needs of their business as well as benefit from new use cases and revenue streams. Continue reading