Drones

Key point: Why risk expensive, high-tech carriers, when you could launch drones from any ship? The U.S. Navy is seeking to transform every ship into mini aircraft carriers. Last month the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced the start…

Before they had their historic first flight in 1903, the Wright Brothers had to endure countless failures, crash landings, and false starts. One wonders what they'd make of today's drones, which any non-pilot can just turn and launch with no training. Or bet…

Russias Orion drone has completed combat trials in Syria and is now beginning to equip units in Russia for further testing, state media reported on Nov. 1, 2019. The armed, satellite-controlled Orion, a product of the Kronshtadt Group, roughly is similar to …

The BBC's Szu Ping Chan takes a look at the futuristic technology depicted in 1982's Blade Runner, which was set in November 2019. It now being November 2019, how did it do? We're doing great on telecommunications and despoiling the planet, but not well on th…

Leo Lech's home was destroyed by Greenwood Village, Colorado cops in 2015 when they used explosives to blow off the walls and drove an armored truck through the front door to arrest a shoplifter who had barricaded himself in Lech's home. Lech has been trying …

China's foreign ministry said on Thursday after reports that the United States Department of the Interior had grounded its fleet of Chinese-made drones that it hoped Washington would "stop abusing the concept of national security" and provide a nondiscriminat…

(Adds al-Manar report) JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Israel's military said an anti-aircraft missile was fired from Lebanon at one of its drones on Thursday but the aircraft was not hit. Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed group that fought Israel to a stan…

By Edd Gent David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Delivery drones could get further by taking the bus. By landing on public transport, the little flying vehicles could travel four-and-a-half times as far, making them more useful for carrying package…

The DJI Mavic Mini is not only the most affordable, entry-level option in the lineup, but also a true consumer-friendly option. Pricing, high learning curves, and flight restrictions have held back the vast majority of people who are eager to invest in a dron…

At the recent Forbes 30 under 30 Summit, Uber revealed a design for its much anticipated Uber Eats delivery drones – a concept the company has been teasing for over one year. The proposed drone design is able to carry one meal for two people, and it has a ro…