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Taiwan’s Tactical Shift: Embracing Suicide Drones to Counter Chinese Threats
Taiwan’s Growing Drone Arsenal Taiwan’s recent military strategies indicate a significant shift towards integrating advanced U.S.-made suicide drones into their defense systems, particularly in response to the increasing military pressures from China. This move highlights a broader tactical evolution aimed…
A Closer Look at the Air Force’s New Drone: ULTRA in the Middle East
The U.S. Air Force’s latest drone technology, the Unmanned Long-endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft (ULTRA), is now operational from Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, reports The Warzone. This new drone emerges as a cost-effective solution designed to…
DJI Mini 4K Unboxing and First Flight – Best Drone for Beginners?
All right, so DJI just released their beginner entry-level drone. This here is the DJI Mini 4K and replaces the older DJI Mini 2 SE, giving us a better camera allowing us to capture higher resolution video. So what I…
China Uses Drone Surveillance to Harass Foreign Journalists
A recent report by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China (FCCC) has shed light on the increasing surveillance and harassment faced by foreign journalists working in China. The report, based on a survey of FCCC members, reveals that Chinese authorities…
Swarm of Drones: The Future of Wildfire Management
In a groundbreaking development, researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) are testing a new approach to manage natural disasters like wildfires using swarms of drones. As climate change intensifies the frequency and severity of catastrophic weather events, this…
China’s WZ-7 Drone Conducts First Known Flight Over Sea of Japan
In an unprecedented move, one of China’s high-flying WZ-7 Soaring Dragon reconnaissance drones recently flew a mission over the Sea of Japan, marking the first known instance of this unique joined-wing aircraft operating in the area. The drone’s flight path…
French AI Firm Enhances Drone Footage Analysis for Threat Detection
Paris-based Preligens integrates drone footage into its AI algorithms for improved military threat detection Paris-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm Preligens is set to process drone footage for automatic threat detection, aiming to enhance the identification of military assets deployed by…
Japan Airlines Launches Drone Service for Remote Island Disaster Relief
Innovative Aerial Support for Setouchi In a groundbreaking move, Japan Airlines Co. has initiated an unmanned drone service designed to bolster disaster relief efforts in Setouchi, a remote and rugged locale in Japan’s southwest. This initiative reportedly aims to deliver…
San Francisco Decides: The Future of Facial Recognition Drones in Policing
A Shift Towards Enhanced Police Drone Powers In a recent development that signals a significant shift in public opinion regarding law enforcement tactics, a substantial majority of San Francisco voters have expressed support for Proposition E, a measure that would…
2024 Drone Feature Wish List and Predictions
What can we expect to see in the world of drones over the next year? Are we going to continue to see incremental features added to current models, or will we finally be introduced to something this year that will…
Discussing DJI’s Future Plans & Drone Policy With Adam Welsh
All right, so we’re about to sit down with Adam Welsh, who is DJI’s head of global policy, to pick his brain about the drone industry, but more importantly, to discuss DJI and where they’re headed as a company in…
Up in the Air: Schulman’s Influence on Drone Policy
In this brief interview, Ramón Roche from PX4 dives into the experiences of Brendan Schulman, a key figure in shaping U.S. drone policy. Schulman, currently serving as Vice President of Policy & Government Relations at Boston Dynamics, cut his teeth…