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How drones and AI are changing the way we fight wildfires Montana

Drone Amplified

Drones and AI are the Newest Weapons in Wildfires

Firefighters are being pushed to their limits. But they have a powerful new ally in this fight, a dynamic duo that is changing the game: drones

Rafael SuárezSep 2

Police

Drone Captures Stunning Rescue of Pilot From Sunken Plane

It’s the kind of heart-pounding scene you’d expect to see in a Hollywood movie. A small plane crashes into the ocean, the pilot is trapped in a tiny air pocket, and rescuers have seconds to act. But this was no movie set. This was a real-life drama off the coast of Oak Island, North Carolina,…

Rafael SuárezSep 2

Amazon

Amazon’s Drones Now Have a ‘Plan B’ for Safe Landings

That's why Amazon has been perfecting a new feature called Safe Contingent Landings (SCL). It’s a sophisticated "Plan B" that allows their drones

Rafael SuárezSep 2

Prisons to test autonomous drones for security

DJI

Belgian Prisons Are Unleashing Autonomous Guard Drones

Smugglers are increasingly turning to the skies, using drones to drop drugs and phones to inmates. Now, Belgium is fighting fire with fire, deploying a new generation of autonomous "drone-in-a-box" systems to guard its prisons from above.

Rafael SuárezSep 2

US Army

Army Paratroopers Score First Drone-on-Drone Kill in Alabama

In the skies over Alabama, a group of US Army paratroopers just proved that sometimes, all you need is skill and an FPV drone with an explosive.

Rafael SuárezSep 1

Mexico's Drone Wars Cartels' High-Tech Terror Tactics. Photo courtesy of Reuters

FPV

Cartels Deploy FPV Drones and Anti-UAS Systems in Criminal Arms Race

Mexican drug cartels have dramatically escalated their use of weaponized FPV drones, transitioning from crude bomb-dropping quadcopters to sophisticated first-person view (FPV) attack drones while simultaneously deploying counter-drone systems worth over $100,000, according to reporting from The New York Times and intelligence sources. The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) made history in April

Haye KestelooSep 1