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SkyFall's AI Interceptors Hunt Shaheds Without a Pilot's Eyes, and Ukraine Knows the Risk It Is Taking
Ukraine

SkyFall’s AI Interceptors Hunt Shaheds Without a Pilot’s Eyes, and Ukraine Knows the Risk It Is Taking

A Ukrainian drone manufacturer called SkyFall has flown artificial intelligence into the one job interceptor pilots could never do fast enough: spotting an incoming Shahed before the human eye registers it. At a launch site in a central Ukrainian pine forest, the company demonstrated its P1-SUN interceptor against a lightweight replica of the Iranian-designed attack…

What Three Illinois Spray Drone Operators Actually Fly
DJI

What Three Illinois Spray Drone Operators Actually Fly

Ag spray drones have moved from novelty to revenue stream in the U.S. Corn Belt, and the operators flying them have strong opinions about which platforms hold up over a full season. Prairie Farmer recently spoke with three Illinois custom operators about the aircraft and trailers they actually run. Their answers line up around two…

Popular Sydney beach deploys drones, helicopter after fatal shark attack
Australia

Coogee Beach Shark Attack Prompts Australian Regulator To Review Drone Curbs Under a Sydney Airport Flight Path

A shark attack that critically injured a 35-year-old woman at Sydney’s Coogee Beach on Saturday has pushed Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority to reconsider the drone restrictions that limit shark-spotting flights at one of the city’s most exposed beaches. The restrictions exist because Coogee sits under the flight path of Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, which…

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