Drones

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Drones, AI and autonomous systems mean it is the side that is agile enough to make decisions quickly which will prevail on the battlefieldA Ukrainian soldier launches a drone close to the front line near Avdiivka, in the Donetsk region. AP Beta V.1.0 - Powered by automated translation Military powers…

The Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, said in a dialogue session during the Munich Security Conference Saturday, “We previously warned of Iran’s drones, and now they are striking in Ukraine.” He also added, “Our relationship is good with Russia, and this is beneficial for everyone to keep the…

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 The proliferation of drones and their unreg­ulated use within the country’s airspace poses a threat to the safety and se­curity of airlines and pas­sengers, the Director-General (D-G) of Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of Ghana, Mr Charles Kraikue, said yes­terday. He said the operation of these drones did not only…

T he armed forces will be equipped with more than 250 mini surveillance drones, including packable ones weighing just over 2.5 kilograms, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. The small foldable Indago drone and the Stalker, a near-silent drone weighing 20kg and providing more than eight hours of images, will…

Chinese food delivery and local service company Meituan launched its first normalized route of drones at a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) Base in Jinshan District, Shanghai on December 15. The drones will serve as the first step to Meituan‘s UAV commercial implementation in Shanghai, and become an important supplement to…

Ukraine said Wednesday it thwarted a Russian attack on Kyiv with its air defense system, shooting down 13 incoming explosive-laden drones, although wreckage from some of the aerial intercepts damaged five buildings. The capital's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, reported explosions in the central Shevchenkivskyi district in central Kyiv in the daybreak…

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran on July 19. Photo: Sergei Savostyanov/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images An upcoming report to the UN Security Council obtained by Axios about Iran's compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal does not accuse Iran of supplying Russia with drones for…

The Turkish company that supplied Ukraine with a critical type of drone in the war against Russia successfully completed the first flight of a new supersonic drone it describes as an "unmanned fighter jet." Selçuk Bayraktar, the chairman of the board and the chief technology officer of Baykar, shared a…