Drone
When they’re not flying real first-person-view drones, some Ukrainian pilots are training inside “Grand Theft Auto V.” Loading audio narration… Ukraine has often leveraged video games and simulators to train pilots, helping them build the hand-eye coordination needed for flying FPV drones. The crossover of skillsets has even made gamers…
The pilots of a United Airlines Boeing 737 on Wednesday reported a near-collision with a drone during approach into San Diego, the airline confirmed to Business Insider. Loading audio narration… The plane departed San Francisco around 7 a.m. local time, carrying 48 passengers and 6 crew members. It landed in…
The US Army has purchased thousands of cheap interceptors since the Iran war began, its top civilian official has disclosed, as the Pentagon looks to grow its arsenal of low-cost air defenses. Loading audio narration… Army Secretary Dan Driscoll told lawmakers that after the US began Operation Epic Fury, the…
The US Navy has confirmed the loss of an expensive spy drone amid the Iran war, its first known loss of this particular uncrewed aircraft. Loading audio narration… Naval Safety Command revealed in a new aviation mishaps report that an MQ-4C Triton crashed on April 9, with no injury to…
As Ukraine’s war raises the profile of small drone threats, civilian and corporate organizations preparing for them are finding a key problem: There’s not much they can do to stop one. Loading audio narration… In the US and Europe, private citizens and businesses are rarely allowed to shoot down or…
The US and its allies in the Middle East are now facing a drone threat similar to what Ukraine has been fighting, but geography limits how closely they can replicate Ukraine’s defenses. Loading audio narration… Amid the war with the US and Israel, Iran has launched Shahed drones and missiles…
Marines out on the West Coast are discovering that some of the best drone operators aren’t necessarily gamers. Instead, they’re likely to be dirt bikers or boaters, an officer told Business Insider. Loading audio narration… Course leaders for the 1st Marine Division drone school at Camp Pendleton in California initially…
Ukrainian forces shot down Iranian Shahed drones in the Middle East, the country’s president said, as countries turn to Ukrainian expertise in counter-drone warfare. Loading audio narration… Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters this week that Ukrainian personnel have shot down drones in multiple countries as Ukraine looks to help…
There is a sound — a low, persistent buzzing — that links Iran’s asymmetric warfare against US and Israeli targets in the Middle East to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.It is the sound of a terrifying weapon that symbolizes a new economy of war — cheap, expendable, and mass-produced —…
Western militaries are building training around an expectation of drone crashes and losses while also trying to avoid wasting them. It’s a balance as it experiments with the new way of war surging in Ukraine. Loading audio narration… Maj. Rachel Martin, director of the US Army’s new drone lethality course,…
