Drone
The leader of Ukraine’s special drone branch said his operators are striking advancing Russian infantry at extreme close range, providing rare insight into how some of the country’s best pilots are fighting.Maj. Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, wrote in a statement on Sunday that his…
ŠIAULIAI AIR BASE, Lithuania — A Spanish fighter wing deployed to the Baltics for air patrol missions alongside anti-drone defenses for the first time, a reaction to growing uncrewed threats to European infrastructure.Spain’s 15th Wing arrived at Šiauliai Air Base in December to begin a four-month rotation contributing to NATO’s…
As the Ukraine-Russia drone arms race rages, hobbyists far from the war are pushing the limit for how quickly these small quadcopters can fly.A father-son duo in South Africa set a new Guinness World Record by reaching a ground speed of 408 mph with their custom, battery-powered remote-controlled quadcopter, the…
A city in Japan has come up with a high-tech solution to its intense bear problem.Ishinomaki City in Japan’s eastern Miyagi Prefecture has ordered drones that will spray bear repellent at attacking bears.Drone manufacturer Terra Drone said in a press release on Monday that it will supply the city with…
A Ukrainian ground robot maker said soldiers surprised it with the ways they used its robots, including using flying drones to drop them closer to Russian positions.Ukraine has a growing army of ground robots that can evacuate the injured, blow up inside or fire on Russian positions, lay or remove…
