#drones

#drones

The drone, said Mingus, "is our IED of today" - a war-transforming technology that smaller powers could use to put big powers at a disadvantage. Ukraine has demonstrated this brilliantly over the last few years through its innovative use of drones to stymie the invading Russians.

It's part of a demonstration outside the National School Safety Conference. "We use drones to stop school shootings," says Justin Marston, the CEO of Campus Guardian Angel, the company selling the drones. In the event of a shooting, remote pilots fly the drones, housed at the school, at the shooter. They shoot pepper balls and run the drones into the shooter to debilitate them.

Donald Trump's second state visit to the UK will see a big policing operation led by drones in the airspace over Windsor, police have said. King Charles is to host the US president and his wife, Melania Trump, at Windsor Castle from 17 to 19 September, where they will be entertained with a ceremonial welcome and state banquet. A round-the-clock policing operation will be in place in the Berkshire town during the event, with a temporary order restricting the airspace from 16 September when the state visit rehearsal is to take place until 18 September.

lethal autonomous weapons, that is weapons that decide by themselves who to kill or maim, are a big advantage if a rich country wants to invade a poor country. The thing that stops rich countries invading poor countries is their citizens coming back in body bags, If you have lethal autonomous weapons, instead of dead people coming back, you'll get dead robots coming back.

"I can say that the demand for data is incredibly high, but at the moment, we are forming policy on how to organize this process correctly," said Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's digital minister, in an interview with Reuters published on Wednesday. But Fedorov's comments indicate Ukraine won't freely give out this data, which he called "priceless." Kyiv is "very carefully" considering how to share its records and footage with its allies, the minister said.

The £118 million ($158 million) purchase will double the number of deployable Sky Sabre systems operated by Britain's armed forces, the MoD said, although critics feel that this is not enough. Sky Sabre is the name for the complete air defense missile system, capable of intercepting cruise missiles, aircraft, and drones. It is made up of three separate components: the radar, the command and control system, and the launcher with its missiles.

Ukrainian soldiers sometimes accidentally jam their own drones in efforts to stop Russian ones due to overlapping frequency usage, complicating electronic warfare efforts.

The Antigravity A1 introduces the world's first drone with native 8K 360-degree video capture, controlled via immersive goggles and intuitive hand gestures.

Guindo originally hails from southern Spain and has been based in Reykjavík since 2016, lured by the island nation's raw beauty, dramatic geology, and northern light.

In Lithuania, the government plans to spend 3.3m on specialist equipment, including first-person-view drones and mobile apps for training on unmanned aerial vehicles.

Myanmar's military is reportedly using advanced European technology to protect its drone fleet, enhancing aerial campaigns marked by brutal attacks on civilians.

Both sides are now making widespread use of e-bikes and motorcycles for quick infantry assaults after three years of drone warfare have wiped out many of the traditional armored vehicles.

Germany plans to fund approximately 500 An-196 Liutyi drones for Ukraine, marking a significant collaboration in drone production and military support between the two nations.

Access to oil has historically determined the outcome of wars. In the era of unmanned autonomous systems, batteries and AI systems now represent the new competitive advantage.

The new Shahed-style drone could support the military's Indo-Pacific Command by providing a viable threat emulator and offering a low operational and maintenance cost compared to traditional munitions systems.

Gaskar integration Group is one of Russia's largest drone suppliers to the Russian Armed Forces, which faced a paralyzing cyberattack by Ukraine's military intelligence.

On July 14, 2023, a drone light show in Melbourne celebrating the Matildas led to more than 400 drones crashing into the Yarra River due to strong winds.

The weaponisation of civilian drones to kill and dispossess Palestinians is a revelation of the cruelties normalised in Gaza, highlighting Israel's attempts at forced population transfer.