Drones

Reported By:| Edited By: DNA Web Team |Source: PTI |Updated: Feb 09, 2022, 11:35 PM IST The government on Wednesday banned import of foreign drones with certain exceptions as part of efforts to promote domestic manufacturing of drones in the country. Import of drones for R&D, defence and security purposes…

Could we be close to seeing a Snapchat drone on sale in retail stores? Back in 2017, reports surfaced that Snapchat had sought to acquire Zero Zero Robotics, which makes a range of camera-equipped drone devices, including a compact, foldable selfie-taking drone, designed to take your social media content to…

Image: Wing On-demand delivery drone company Wing continues to expand its pilot in southeast Queensland, announcing it has teamed up with KFC to run a trial where its drones will be used to deliver for free a range of Kentucky Fried Chicken menu items to customers in the area. According…

ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi never left his three-story building outside the Syrian town of Atmeh The rarely-seen leader of ISIS - who was killed early Thursday during a raid in Northern Syria by US special forces - was found moving around the Syrian province of Idlib around the time…

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Footage shows the aftermath of the counterterrorism operation by U.S. special forces in Syria, during which Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, leader of Islamic State, was killed. The ISIS leader detonated an explosive, killing himself and four members of his family, according to President Biden. Photo: Ghaith Alsayed/Associated Press Play Video…

Washington — Workers in a flour mill were the most recent victims of the weaponized drones that have become a key tool of combat in Ethiopia's civil war. The 17 victims, mostly women, were killed on January 10 near May Tsebri, a town in the Tigray region, as they gathered…

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Iron Beam (national laser defense) is designed to intercept close-range drones, rockets and mortars which might not remain in the air long enough for Israel’s current Iron Dome missile defense system to intercept. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems said test data show Iron Beam lasers are blasting…

BEIRUT: The motives behind the horrific quadruple murder in Lebanon of a mother and her three daughters are still unclear. The killings in Ansar, committed 20 days ago by Hussein Jamil Fayyad but discovered last week, are being described as the most serious murders in recent years in Lebanon. Basma…

Farmers are keen to use ‘Kisan drones’ to spray pesticides and nutrients on their crops provided they are available on rent at an affordable rate, some farmer organisations told ET. “Usage of Kisan drones will reduce the dependence on farm labour,” said Yashwanth Chidipothu, national spokesperson of Federation of All…