Drones

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…

"A former Google engineer who worked on the company's infamous military drone project has sounded a warning against the building of killer robots," reports Business Insider.Long-time Slashdot reader sandbagger quotes their report: Laura Nolan had been workin…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe BBC's Frank Gardner has been given access to the damaged facility in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia says it will respond with "necessary measures" to attacks on two oil facilities as it reiterated the…