Drones

Would unmanned aerial vehicles or drones be hovering over millions of hectares of farmlands in India? Would they become as commonplace as tractors or power tillers on the ground? In her 2022 Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted the government’s resolve to promote what are being called kisan drones.…

As tensions rise in Ukraine with Russian troops arriving at the border in increasing numbers, a small army of amateur engineers is monitoring events using homemade drones equipped with sensors and old Soviet missiles Technology 11 February 2022 By Matthew Sparkes Members of the Aerorozvidka organisation use custom-built drones to…

India wants to promote locally-made drones, so has banned almost all imports of the aircraft, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced on Wednesday. A revised list of banned imports includes drones "completely built up," "completely knocked down," and "semi knocked down." The ban doesn't apply to drone components, nor…

Drones, Augmented Reality, and Personnel & Asset Tracking Features of Show Demos Morehead, KY – February 10, 2022: Rajant Corporation, the pioneer of Kinetic Mesh® wireless networks, and its technology partners will be attending EGYPS (Egypt Petroleum Show) in Cairo at the Egypt International Exhibition Center. The event runs February…

Nobody has ever liked Washington, D.C. Even before it was built, Thomas Tredwell, an anti-Federalist New York state senator, called it a “political hive, where all the drones in the society are to be collected to feed on the honey of the land.” Treasury Secretary Oliver Wolcott Jr. wrote in…

To destroy drones in flight, Israel plans to deploy airborne lasers. A new system, which will mount high-powered laser weapons on airplanes, is part of a broader technological effort to create defensive systems so comprehensive that they can mitigate a range of low-cost weapons launched against the country, without costing…

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…