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Growing fears of IS use of weaponised drones
Nov 29, 2016 (AFP)
The Mosul battle in Iraq has seen the Islamic State group increasingly resort to weaponised drones, which Western governments fear could lead to a new type of a...
Leidos begins operational testing for Sea Hunter drone
Nov 29, 2016 (UPI)
Leidos has begun operational testing for its Sea Hunter demonstration vessel following a series of completed performance trials. The testing supports the compan...
'Dronejacking' may be the next big cyber threat
Nov 29, 2016 (AFP)
A big rise in drone use is likely to lead to a new wave of "dronejackings" by cybercriminals, security experts warned Tuesday. A report by Intel's McAfee Labs s...
Radar of the Future: Russian Army to Get Advanced Stealth Drone Hunter
Nov 25, 2016 (Sputnik)
The Zavod Electromash plant in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod has created a unique stealth robotic system capable of detecting unmanned aerial vehicles, Za...
DARPA doubles down on Tern by funding 2nd test vehicle
Nov 21, 2016 (SPX)
Tern, a joint program between DARPA and the U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR), seeks to greatly increase the effectiveness of forward-deployed small-de...
State Dept. approves sale of 26 Predator B drones to U.K.
Nov 17, 2016 (UPI)
The U.S. State Department has approved the proposed $1 billion sale of 26 Predator B unmanned aircraft and supporting equipment to the United Kingdom. The sale ...
LDS unveils SpectroDrone to find explosives
Nov 16, 2016 (SPX)
SpectroDrone is the world's first sensor system capable of detecting explosives, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and other chemical compounds from a safe, s...
AeroVironment Launches Integrated Commercial Information Solution
Nov 16, 2016 (SPX)
AeroVironment has launched its new integrated commercial information solution featuring the innovative Quantix drone and Decision Support System (DSS). Availabl...
Pie in the sky: New Zealand makes pizza drone delivery
Nov 16, 2016 (AFP)
The world's first pizza drone delivery was claimed Wednesday by the New Zealand division of fast food giant Domino's, as it looks to grab a slice of a potential...
India's Rustom-II combat UAV completes first flight test
Nov 16, 2016 (UPI)
Defense researchers in India have hailed the first flight of the Rustom-II long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle as a success. The Rustom-II TAPAS 201 complete...
A tethered drone-based asset management solution
Nov 16, 2016 (SPX)
Infor has announced, in partnership with Drone Aviation, the creation of Infor's new Drone Enterprise Asset Management Solution (DEAMS), designed to solve indus...
Elbit Systems reveals new anti-UAV ReDrone system
Nov 14, 2016 (UPI)
Elbit Systems has revealed its new ReDrone, a device capable of detecting and neutralizing enemy unmanned aerial vehicles. The company revealed the product duri...
First flight for new jet-powered Avenger UAV
Nov 14, 2016 (UPI)
A turbojet-powered unmanned aerial vehicle by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has successfully completed its first flight. The aircraft is called the ...
A remote-controlled drone helps in designing future wireless networks
Nov 08, 2016 (SPX)
The development of mobile devices has set increasingly high requirements for wireless networks and the emission of radio frequencies. Researcher Vasilii Semkin ...
Iraqi forces battle car bombs with commercial drones
Nov 06, 2016 (AFP)
On the Mosul front lines, Iraqi forces have found a new tool to counter the Islamic State group's suicide car bombs: small commercial drones. "It's a car bomb!"...
China to export CH-5 drone
Nov 03, 2016 (UPI)
China has granted an export license for the CH-5 reconnaissance and combat drone, the state-run China Daily website reported this week. The report called the dr...
'National Bird' shines light on secretive drone wars
Nov 03, 2016 (AFP)
The convoy had stopped for prayers in a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan when the Hellfire missiles came out of a clear blue sky, incinerating vehicle...
AeroVironment to supply Dutch defense with UAVs
Nov 02, 2016 (SPX)
AeroVironment has announced the receipt of a contract from the Netherlands Ministry of Defence on October 14 for small UAS, upgrades and support services totali...
Drones take off in plant ecological research
Nov 02, 2016 (SPX)
Long-term, broad-scale ecological data are critical to plant research, but often impossible to collect on foot. Traditional data-collection methods can be time ...
Beijing's Battle-Tested War UAVs Confirm China's 'Leading Manufacturer Role'
Nov 02, 2016 (Sputnik)
China's new CH-5 drone is currently on display at the 2006 International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in China, according to local media. CH-5, China's lat...
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