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Fatal Ukrainian drone barrage on Russia hits oil refinery
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 29, 2025 A Ukrainian drone attack killed a mother and her toddler in western Russia on Wednesday, local officials said, in a major overnight barrage that set an oil refinery ablaze and targeted a nuclear facility. The Ukrainian attack over swathes of western Russia is just the latest in a series of escalating Russian and Ukrainian aerial strikes, targeting energy and military facilities over the nearly three-year war. The assaults have ramped up since Donald Trump won last year's US presidential election ... read more |
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Firestorm Labs awarded $100M contract by US Air Force to boost UAS developmentLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 24, 2025 Firestorm Labs has secured a five-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract worth $100 million to enhance unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and push the boundaries of next-generation ... more 
'Unprecedented' level of control allows person without use of limbs to operate virtual quadcopterLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025 A brain-computer interface implanted in a participant with tetraplegia has enabled precise control of a virtual quadcopter through thought alone. The groundbreaking system interprets brain signals a ... more 
US Navy expands contract with Packet Digital to advance UAS battery systemsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025 Packet Digital has secured additional funding from the U.S. Navy to enhance its development of advanced smart batteries, chargers, and power systems for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). This new con ... more 
Armadrone and MDSI unite to advance combat drone capabilitiesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 21, 2025 Armadrone, a prominent developer of strike drones, has announced a strategic partnership with MDSI, an innovator in modular payload technologies. This collaboration combines Armadrone's advanced dro ... more |
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Myanmar military adopts anti-junta fighters' drone tacticsMoe Bye/Pekon, Myanmar (AFP) Jan 9, 2025 A Myanmar military drone tracked a car carrying anti-junta forces as it drove through the contested village of Moe Bye. Moments after it parked near a house, the operator dropped an explosive. ... more 
Elbit Systems to provide advanced counter UAS solution for NATO memberParis, France (SPX) Jan 07, 2025 Elbit Systems Ltd. has secured a contract worth approximately $60 million to deliver its state-of-the-art multi-layered Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) to a NATO European country. The contra ... more 
NASA backed small business revolutionizes aircraft inspections with dronesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 06, 2025 Near Earth Autonomy, a small business supported by NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and Boeing, has introduced a drone-enabled solution to streamline pre-flight inspections o ... more 
Beijing slams US over potential Chinese drone banBeijing (AFP) Jan 3, 2025 China said on Friday it would take "all necessary measures" in response to the United States announcing it was considering restrictions on commercial Chinese drones for national security reasons. ... more
US mulls new restrictions on Chinese dronesWashington (AFP) Jan 2, 2025 The United States is considering new rules to address risks posed by drones with tech from foreign adversaries like China and Russia, the Commerce Department said Thursday. ... more |
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Turkey's Baykar to buy Piaggio aerospace: Italy
Rome (AFP) Dec 27, 2024 Italy's government gave the green light Friday for Turkish drone producer Baykar to buy Piaggio Aerospace, which was placed under state administration in 2018. Commissioners managing the Italian firm, which builds and supports aircraft and engines for the private sector and the military, chose Baykar out of three international bidders, Italy's ministry of enterprise said. Baykar's offer was considered "the most suitable to guarantee the interests of the employees and creditors of Piaggio Aero an ... read more 
Mystery drones won't interfere with Santa's work: US trackerWashington (AFP) Dec 25, 2024 Santa Claus has no need to worry about recent mystery drone sightings over New Jersey, a US Air Force general said Tuesday, as an annual tradition of "tracking" Saint Nick swung into action. ... more |
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Skydweller Aero advances autonomous maritime patrol aircraft testing with military payloadsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 23, 2024 Skydweller Aero Inc., a global leader in uncrewed solar aircraft and Perpetual Flight systems, continues its rigorous Autonomous Maritime Patrol Aircraft (AMPA) flight tests. The Skydweller unmanned ... more 
Israel army says intercepted drone from the eastJerusalem (AFP) Dec 21, 2024 The Israeli military said it intercepted a drone approaching from the east on Saturday, hours after a missile fired by Yemen's Huthi rebels hit the central city of Tel Aviv. ... more
FAA issues temporary drone bans in parts of New JerseyWashington DC (UPI) Dec 19, 2024 The Federal Aviation Administration is temporarily banning drone operations in 22 communities in New Jersey, citing "special security reasons." ... more 
Ukraine drone attack causes fire at Russian oil refinery: governorMoscow (AFP) Dec 19, 2024 Ukrainian drone and missile attacks on a neighbouring Russian region had been "neutralised", the area's governor said Thursday, but they caused a brief fire at a local oil refinery. ... more
U.S. Defense Department taking 'all reports of drones seriously'Washington DC (UPI) Dec 17, 2024 The Department of Defense said Tuesday it is taking "all reports of drones seriously," as it works with the White House, the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Aviation Administration to "assess the situation." ... more |
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