Nano-Drone news: The U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division, fondly known as the “Big Red One,” recently took to X to show off their latest gadget: the Teledyne FLIR Black Hornet 3. This little bird, weighing a mere 33 grams (less…
General Atomics has been awarded a tiny (compared with the normal numbers regarding weapons and planes) $99.2 million contract by the U.S. Department of Defense to develop the GHOST drone, an advanced unmanned aerial system (UAS) engineered for intelligence, surveillance,…
The dolly zoom is pure cinematic magic. First popularized by Alfred Hitchcock in 1958’s Vertigo, this technique creates a disorienting, perspective-warping effect by zooming in while dollying out (or vice versa), keeping the subject steady while the background stretches or…
Hello, fellow droners! Did you miss me? Here we are again, in Rafa’s corner, pushing my brain to recall just the best of the millions of anecdotes that have happened to me in the billions of flying hours I claim…
NASA’s Dragonfly mission, a car-sized quadcopter rotorcraft, is set to become the first UAV to explore another world, targeting Saturn’s moon Titan in a groundbreaking 2028 mission. Aiming to land near the 50-mile-wide Selk Crater, Dragonfly will investigate Titan’s organic-rich…
Türkiye’s aerospace industry celebrated a major milestone as the Bayraktar Kizilelma PT-4 fighter UAV, aptly named “Red Apple” in Turkish, successfully completed its Afterburner (AB) Take-off Aerodynamic System Identification Test. Announced by Baykar Board Chairman Selcuk Bayraktar via social media,…
The world-famous Taj Mahal, the World Heritage Site set by UNESCO, and India’s favorite monument is to be equipped with a cutting-edge anti-drone system to enhance its security. This follows heightened tensions in the area and the heightened adoption of…
In an unprecedented move, a drone has delivered life-saving cancer medication to a flood-isolated community in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, marking a historic first for the NSW State Emergency Service (SES). With floodwaters cutting off roads and rendering traditional…
A start-up drone company focusing on assisting in preventing wildfires through AI-powered power line scans was the grand prize winner of one of the Pacific Northwest’s most visible entrepreneurship competitions. Voltair, a student company at the University of Washington, won…
In a groundbreaking achievement that reads like science fiction, researchers have successfully flown drones directly into the heart of tornadoes, capturing the first-ever footage from inside these devastating natural phenomena. The historic accomplishment promises to revolutionize our understanding of tornado…
The 9th World Congress of Drones 2025 officially commenced on Friday in Shenzhen, China, setting the international pace of development for unmanned aerial systems and low-altitude economic growth. The event, which runs from May 23 to 25, has attracted over…
A pioneering drone delivery project in northern Michigan has landed its second significant state funding infusion, cementing the Grand Traverse area’s status as a premier testbed for cutting-edge aerial mobility technology. The effort, led by Traverse Connect and Munson Healthcare,…