Security News Around the Web FAA bans drone flights in parts of New Jersey and New York The FBI says the bright lights and flying objects are nothing to worry about By Adrian Potoroaca, December 20, 2024, 11:25 AM 8 comments
News Around the Web Feds struggle to explain mysterious "car-sized" drone sightings over New Jersey Some apparently don't even appear on radar and keep their lights off By Zo Ahmed, December 13, 2024, 11:15 AM 48 comments
Science Electronics This bird-inspired drone is more energy efficient and proficient at complex flight maneuvers A mechanical RAVEN that can take off, walk and hop over obstacles By Alfonso Maruccia, December 6, 2024, 3:28 PM 27 comments
Security Tech Culture NATO wants its own fleet of unmanned drones for naval surveillance The technology for the program already exists By Alfonso Maruccia, December 6, 2024, 1:51 PM
Science News Around the Web Researchers test groundbreaking boron ramjet for missiles that fly through the air and water The engine achieves almost 90% combustion efficiency underwater By Zo Ahmed, November 29, 2024, 8:33 AM 7 comments
Science Electronics Drones equipped with self-monitoring "nervous system" promise longer, safer flights Fiber optic "nerves" could help drones diagnose problems By Zo Ahmed, November 4, 2024, 12:20 PM
Space Air Force to put not-so secret X-37B space drone through advanced orbital tests We know a lot about the X-37B project, except for its real mission and tech payload By Alfonso Maruccia, October 17, 2024, 8:54 AM
Electronics Tech Culture Watch Palmer Luckey's new AI-powered kamikaze drone obliterate a pickup truck The Marine Corps are testing the drones By Rob Thubron, October 11, 2024, 5:20 AM 21 comments
The Web Hardware Starlink dishes found on Russian military drones after being shot down A suicide drone with advanced networking capabilities By Alfonso Maruccia, September 30, 2024, 1:12 PM 10 comments
Google Tech Culture Drones set to expedite blood sample delivery between London hospitals It will be one of the first times this service is used in a dense urban environment By Skye Jacobs, September 19, 2024, 7:53 AM
Electronics Tech Culture Dial 911 to summon a drone: Montgomery police will soon fly to your location for emergencies Privacy advocates are wary of the Cyberpunk 2077-style idea By Zo Ahmed, September 9, 2024, 8:49 AM
Electronics Hardware US Army signs massive $1 billion deal to procure a fleet of Switchblade drones Kamikaze drones can even take out tanks By Zo Ahmed, August 29, 2024, 11:23 AM 9 comments
Electronics AI An "unmanned hellscape" of drones: US plan for defending Taiwan "I can make their lives utterly miserable for a month" By Rob Thubron, August 20, 2024, 5:16 AM 15 comments
Hardware Tech Culture World's first unmanned air control station installed on US Navy aircraft carrier A specialized room for controlling Navy drone aircraft like Boeing's MQ-25 By Zo Ahmed, August 19, 2024, 12:11 PM
AI Electronics Army taps AI to upgrade existing missile systems against drone swarm threats A $55 million contract has been awarded to a software company By Zo Ahmed, August 1, 2024, 10:49 AM
Electronics Hardware DJI avoids nationwide ban as U.S. Senate omits Countering CCP Drones Act The Chinese drone maker dodges a regulatory bullet... for now By Zo Ahmed, July 29, 2024, 9:52 AM
Tech Culture Electronics Massive 50-drone swarms batter defenses in Pentagon's most grueling demo yet Eight defense vendors participated in the tests By Zo Ahmed, July 25, 2024, 9:38 AM
Electronics Science This solar-powered drone weighs less than a nickel The handheld micro-drone can fly indefinitely in natural sunlight By Daniel Sims, July 18, 2024, 9:01 AM
Electronics Tech Culture Star Wars Project in South Korea will use anti-aircraft laser weapons against drones Certainly not "an elegant weapon for a more civilized age" By Rob Thubron, July 12, 2024, 7:37 AM
AI AI and Ukraine drone warfare are bringing us one step closer to killer robots Weapons are being deployed with minimal human involvement By Daniel Sims, July 4, 2024, 7:39 AM 10 comments
Tech Culture Electronics 72-year-old Florida man arrested after admitting he shot a Walmart delivery drone He thought he was under surveillance By Rob Thubron, July 2, 2024, 8:43 AM 43 comments
Electronics News Around the Web Privacy and surveillance concerns rise as more police use drones as first responders Big Brother is watching By Rob Thubron, June 28, 2024, 5:19 AM 8 comments
Tech Culture Electronics Drones are biting back against Florida's mosquito problem Battling the world's deadliest animal By Rob Thubron, June 18, 2024, 6:54 AM 13 comments
News Around the Web Electronics Colorado to deploy drones as first responders to 911 calls "This really is the future of law enforcement" By Rob Thubron, May 28, 2024, 8:23 AM 9 comments
Electronics DARPA's Manta Ray drone for underwater military operations aces initial tests Science imitates art with Northrop Grumman's prototype By Alfonso Maruccia, May 3, 2024, 2:10 PM