Drones

Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has said that technology with the capability of bringing down drones will be introduced as quickly as can be done safely. Speaking on RTÉ Radio’s News at One, Mr Ryan rejected claims by Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary that all that was required was for the…

Press releases Services Coherent Market Insights Pvt. Ltd. For more than ten years, armed forces from several nations have used unmanned combat aerial vehicles. The most well-known is Predator UCAV. At the moment, ground troops frequently employ combat drones. With overall costs less than those of cruise missiles, UCAV systems…

Blue Vigil, a developer of tether power systems for commercial drones, will showcase its autonomous aerial LED (ALED) portable light aimed at making job sites at night safer and more productive at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023. Attendees will see the light in the North Hall at booth N10816. "Currently, towed light towers…

KYIV, Ukraine -- Drones that the Kremlin said were launched by Ukraine flew deep inside Russian territory, including one that got within 100 kilometers (60 miles) of Moscow, signaling breaches in Russian defenses as President Vladimir Putin ordered stepped-up protection at the border. Officials said the drones caused no injuries…

Police on Tuesday combed through a landfill site in Ta Kwu Ling in search of the missing remains of murdered fashion influencer Abby Choi. Donning protective gear, more than 100 officers dug through piles of trash at a football field-sized search area, with the help of excavators and drones. "We…

B elarusian anti-government activists on Sunday claimed they had blown up a sophisticated Russian military surveillance aircraft in a drone attack at an airfield near Minsk. Aliaksandr Azarov, leader of Belarusian anti-government organisation BYPOL, was quoted as saying that Belarusian “partisans” had used drones to carry out the attack on…

The remains of three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were reportedly found Monday in the eastern Russian city of Belgorod, about 26 miles north of the Ukrainian border. According to a report from CNN, Belgorod Mayor Valentin Demidov said that no injuries were sustained after the UAVs, often referred to as…

Flying killer robots used to be a nightmarish sci-fi fantasy—something that only existed in James Cameron movies or Michael Crichton novels. These days, not so much. Not only is drone warfare close to two decades old, but innovations to this lethal technology are being developed all the time. Cops Pull…

This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Welcome to Chula Vista, where police drones respond to 911 calls In the skies above Chula Vista, California, where the police department runs a drone program 10 hours…

In the skies above Chula Vista, California, where the police department runs a drone program 10 hours a day, seven days a week from four launch sites, it’s not uncommon to see an unmanned aerial vehicle darting across the sky. For officers on the force, tapping into this aerial reconnaissance…