Drones

Image copyrightEPAImage caption About 15,000 Chinese military personnel featured in the parade Deep-sea drones and an intercontinental ballistic missile were among the advanced weapons on public display for the first time at a parade marking 70 years of co…

The US Department of Transportation said Tuesday it granted its first full Part 135 certification for a drone airline to UPS.  Since March, UPS has made revenue-generating drone deliveries at the WakeMed hospital campus in Raleigh, North Carolina, in collabo…

Borrowing a trick from the Air Force, whose planes can complete long-range missions thanks to in-flight refueling from tanker aircraft, researchers at UC Berkeley showed off a novel way to keep small drones in the air almost indefinitely: flying replacement b…

MOGADISHU, Somalia Somalia's Islamic extremist rebels on Monday launched two attacks on U.S. and European military targets, officials said. The first attack was on a military airstrip which is a base for U.S. and Somalia forces in the Lower Shabelle region i…

An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted drone aircraft performs aerial maneuvers over Creech Air Force Base U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Cory D. Payne/Handout via REUTERS Military drone technology has spread to 95 countries, a massive increase over the only…

Drone attacks, including the recent swarm strike in Saudi Arabia, are increasing, and so is the Pentagon's interest in killing them. This week, the Pentagon notified Congress of its purchase of a microwave weapon system designed to knock down swarms of enemy …

DJI announced two new drones and a new initiative to support first responders during natural disasters and recovery missions with drone technologies as it moves to consolidate its position as the leading drone technology provider. The company hyped its new m…

We receive so many pitches for crowdfunding projects. They pour into our inbox daily. Since crowdfunding is a bit of a gamble, it is always kind of hard to determine just how to write about these projects, considering that many of them may not ever deliver. C…

Last month the Federal Aviation Administration issued a warning against attaching weapons to drones, but researchers at the University of Michigan have come up with a strong case in favor of strapping a nail gun to an autonomous flying robot, and it has nothi…

Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard Corps is warning that it's ready for combat and that any country launching an attack will become a battlefield. General Hossein Salami was speaking at the opening of a new exhibition showcasing Iranian military capability.A…