Drones

Lithium batteries and brushless motors helped make multirotor drones possible, but batteries only last so long. Liquid fuels have far greater energy densities, but have not  been widely applied in these roles. has been experimenting with a …

Europes police agency is worried that the 5G will interfere with law enforcements ability to track people. Catherine De Bolle, head of Europol is asking European Union leaders to allow their agency to be more engaged in policy conversations involving the ad…

The toy mini drones are done for, it seems. James Martin/CNET If you're a fan of Parrot's Swing or Mambo toy mini drones, you might want to snag one while you still can. The French drone maker is reportedly pulling out of the mini drone market and will shut…

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday that the United States needed Iran to “come to the table” for negotiations, amid rising tensions between Washington and Tehran. Pompeo, speaking at a counter-terrorism summit in Bue…

(Adds comments from Trump administration official, background) By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, July 19 (Reuters) - The United States will destroy any Iranian drones that fly "too close" to its ships in the Strait of Hormuz and has evidence that it shot down a …

A future where drones can easily and cheaply do many useful things such as deliver packages, undertake search and rescue missions, deliver urgent medical supplies, not to mention unclogging our roads with flying taxis seems like a future worth shooting for. B…

The government of Iran has denied reports that the U.S. shot down an Iranian drone this week in the Strait of Hormuz, contradicting claims by the U.S. military and President Donald Trump that an enemy drone had been destroyed. We have not lost any drone in t…

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran on Friday denied President Donald Trump’s assertion that the U.S. Navy has destroyed one of its drones, saying all of its unmanned planes were safe, but there was no sign of a major Gulf escalation despite fears both sides could blunder…

Multirotor drones truly took off with the availability of lithium polymer batteries, brushless motors, and cheap IMUs. Their performance continues to improve, but their flight time remains relatively short due to the limits of battery technology. [Nicolai Val…

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran’s top military spokesman said all the country’s drones had returned safely to base, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, after President Donald Trump said a U.S. Navy ship had “destroyed” one. “All drones belonging to Iran i…