Drones

Israel has approved a budget of some 5 billion shekels ($1.5 billion) to be used to prepare the military for a potential strike against Iran’s nuclear program, Channel 12 reported Monday. The NIS 5 billion budget is made up of NIS 3 billion from the previous budget and an additional…

America's parting drone attack in Afghanistan, which killed an aid worker and his family, is emblematic of the entire drone war Topics Drones | US Drone attack | Afghanistan Everyone who followed the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan was horrified by the drone attack, called a “tragic mistake” by the Pentagon, which killed…

Thales, a French defence and aerospace company, is upping its bet on India, especially in the drone sector. The company is investing a billion euros (1.2 billion dollars). A significant part of the of this investment will range from manufacturing to traffic management and countering rogue drones. “Our solutions allow…

In August 2016, Bloomberg Businessweek revealed the existence of a pilot program being operated by the Baltimore Police Department in which small manned aircraft circled over the city all day, using cameras to continuously photograph a 32-square-mile area and giving police the ability to retroactively track any vehicle or pedestrian within…

Finnish runner to cross Saudi Arabia’s Empty Quarter, the world’s largest sand desert RIYADH: A Finnish adventurer has set himself the challenge of joining the ranks of record-breaking pioneers who have made the grueling journey across Rub Al-Khali, Saudi Arabia’s Empty Quarter. Adventure runner Jukka Viljanen will set off on…

A view of the aerial drone carrying its transport container. Image: Unither Bioélectronique It took just six minutes, but the successful flight from Toronto Western Hospital to Toronto General Hospital demonstrated the efficacy of using drones to quickly and safely transport lungs for transplantation. Alain Hodak, a 63-year-old engineer, is…

Hailo, a maker of chips that allows edge devices like smart cameras or smart cars to have artificial intelligence capabilities, said on Tuesday that it raised $136 million in a Series C funding round, considered the largest in the edge AI chip space to date. The round brings Hailo’s total…

TEL AVIV, Israel — Dozens of drones floated through the skies of Tel Aviv on Monday, ferrying cartons of ice cream and sushi across the city in an experiment that officials hope provided a glimpse of the not-too-distant future. Israel’s National Drone Initiative, a government program, carried out the drill…

Drone solutions startup AUS has bagged a mandate to deploy additional 80 drones to map villages across four states under the Centre's SVAMITVA scheme, the platform said on Monday. The four states are Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra. The scheme is the stepping-stone towards achieving Gram Swaraj and…

A large search operation has begun in Co Kildare in relation to the disappearance of 18-year-old Deirdre Jacob, who went missing in 1998 as she walked home in Newbridge. The search operation will cover an isolated wooded area in the east of the county, near the Co Wicklow border and…