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China says US balloons entered airspace 'more than 10 times' since 2022
Feb 13, 2023 (AFP)
Relations between the US and China have soured in recent weeks in the wake of Washington's decision to shoot down the alleged spy craft in early February, which...
Speculation grows as US shoots down new mystery object
Feb 13, 2023 (AFP)
Jittery Americans have been watching the skies as the mysterious incursions unfolded against a backdrop of acute tensions with China -- although only the first ...
US shoots down another object, this time over Lake Huron
Feb 12, 2023 (AFP)
Jittery Americans have been watching the skies as the mysterious incursions unfolded against a backdrop of acute tensions with China -- although only the first ...
US shoots down 'high-altitude object' over Alaska
Feb 10, 2023 (AFP)
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said it was unclear what the purpose or origin of the new object was, but said that it was taken down...
Iran says 'main actors' behind drone attack arrested
Feb 10, 2023 (AFP)
"The main actors of the failed attempt to sabotage one of the industrial centres of the Ministry of Defence in Isfahan were identified and arrested," a joint st...
US adds six China entities tied to balloon program to blacklist
Feb 10, 2023 (AFP)
The move came a day after US lawmakers unanimously denounced China's use of a suspected spy balloon that flew over North America last week. The balloon's days-l...
Chinese balloon's equipment 'clearly' for spying; House unanimously condemns China's actions
Feb 09, 2023 (AFP)
Detailed images taken by high-altitude U2s showed the balloon's payload equipment "was clearly for intelligence surveillance and inconsistent with the equipment...
US says China balloon 'fleet' is global as NATO joins concern
Feb 08, 2023 (AFP)
Pointing to global ramifications of the incident that has animated the United States, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States was giving data t...
China refused call with Pentagon chief on day of balloon downing: US
Feb 07, 2023 (AFP)
"On Saturday, 4 February, immediately after taking action to down the PRC balloon, the DOD submitted a request for a secure call between Secretary Austin and PR...
Fire at Latvia factory of US drone supplier to Ukraine
Feb 07, 2023 (AFP)
Two dozen police cars, nine fire engines and five ambulances deployed to the scene of the fire at the factory run by US firm Edge Autonomy on the outskirts of L...
A balloon clouds US view on Xi's China
Feb 04, 2023 (AFP)
With the discovery of what the Pentagon called a Chinese surveillance balloon in US airspace, Blinken has called off the trip and, experts say, has had his ques...
Chinese spy balloon 'transits' Latin America after first craft flies over US
Feb 04, 2023 (AFP)
The Pentagon said the first balloon was now heading eastwards over the central United States, adding it was not being shot down for safety reasons. Later Friday...
China says it 'regrets' unmanned airship's entry into US airspace
Feb 03, 2023 (AFP)
"The airship is from China," a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. "It is a civilian airship used for research, mainly met...
Iran says Israel oversaw drone attack with Iraq-based Kurd groups 'involved'
Feb 02, 2023 (AFP)
"Preliminary investigations show the Zionist regime (Israel) is responsible for the terrorist attack on the defence ministry workshop complex," ISNA news agency...
Iran says it repelled drone attack on military site
Jan 29, 2023 (AFP)
"An unsuccessful attack was carried out using (drones) ... on one of the workshop complexes of the ministry of defence," it said, adding that the strike late Sa...
Swift developing flight planning software for drones in urban environments
Jan 19, 2023 (SPX)
"As the Swift family, we are excited to be a part of this predominant and innovative project conducted by NEDO. And we would like to be the very first team in t...
Feathered robotic wing paves way for flapping drones
Jan 15, 2023 (SPX)
Even the precursors to birds - extinct bird-like dinosaurs - benefited from folding their wings during the upstroke, as they developed active flight. Among flyi...
Northrop Grumman partners with NASA to shape integration of uncrewed aircraft into national airspace
Jan 13, 2023 (SPX)
"Partnering with NASA, we will detail requirements and solutions to make it possible for autonomous aircraft, in this case being air cargo, to be integrated sea...
All-out drone war in Ukraine points to future
Jan 13, 2023 (AFP)
Drones have been a part of warfare for years, employed extensively by the United States during the "War on Terror," and they have played important roles in conf...
US, UK partnership demonstrates artificial intelligence technology
Jan 10, 2023 (SPX)
In November 2022, a team of 30 AI and autonomy experts from the U.K. and U.S. deployed as a joint taskforce to the Project Convergence 22, or PC22, experiment a...
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