Drones

(Reuters) - Iran on Thursday shot down a U.S. military drone it said was on a spy mission over its territory. Washington said the aircraft was targeted in international air space in “an unprovoked attack.” The Global Hawk drone, made by Northrop Grumman Cor…

President Donald Trump on Thursday said the public will "soon find out" if the US will launch a military strike against Iran after it shot down a US Navy drone. But the president also said he found it "hard to believe" that the downing of the drone was "int…

In the wild, monkeys need to keep their eyes peeled for all sorts of dangers, like leopards and eagles and snakes. But the green monkeys studied by Julia Fischer of the German Primate Center have an additional challenge: they also have to scan the skies for d…

Image copyrightReutersImage caption Abha airport was targeted on both days Yemen's rebel Houthi movement launched five drones at a Saudi airport, two days after a similar assault at the same location injured 26 people. The drones targeted Abha airport and…

On June 11th, common rules on European drones, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947, were published to ensure the safety and security of unmanned aircraft operations across countries in the Europea…

There are a lot of superlatives that can be used to describe the U.S. military. It represents the biggest chunk of the federal budget. Its extremely good at killing people. And its also a prolific carbon emitter and serial oil user. A new report from Browns …

Uber is following in the footsteps of Amazon, Google, and others, with the development of its own delivery drone. The flying machine will be used by Uber Eats, a service that lets hungry folks order meals using an app on their smartphone. Uber has recently …

It may have seemed like science fiction just a few years ago, but a world filled with package-carrying drones zooming by overhead is right around the corner. Just last week, Amazon announced that its Prime Air delivery service would start delivering packages …

Article by SA Rogers, filed under Gadgets & Geekery in the Technology category In Milan, the eyes and voices of immigrants, refugees and marginalized citizens take on a surprising form to interact with the public, telling people their stories. While dr…

EU's Aviation Safety Agency has published common rules for the use of drones, gives Member States until June 2020 to start implementing the requirements (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)