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Why are bomb-dropping drones so important for the Ukrainian military?
Former Royal Marine and now documentary maker, Emile Ghessen takes us inside the lab where Ukraine makes bomb-dropping drones.
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Ukrainian army uses DJI Mavic 3 to precisely guide mortars onto Russian troops
The Ukrainian army uses the DJI Mavic 3 with its powerful 28x hybrid zoom functionality to help guide mortars onto the positions of the Russian invaders. In an earlier post today, we reported that Ukraine has continued to buy DJI drones by the thousands. The Ukrainian army acquired 2,372 quadcopters, including many DJI drones and…
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Ukraine buys thousands of DJI drones to help fight off Russians
Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraines Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation said that it had bought thousands of DJI drones
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DJI Mavic 3 Combo boxes left behind as the Russian army seemingly left in a hurry
Today, photos were shared on Twitter showing many boxes of the DJI Mavic 3 Combo that had been left behind by the Russian army as they seemingly left in a hurry. The boxes had been left behind by a drone unit of the Russian army in a pile of rubble next to a damaged military…
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Ukrainian army uses DJI Mavic 3 to conduct surveillance over Irpin
Today, we came across this photo in the NY Times, that shows a Ukrainian drone pilot flying what appears to be a DJI Mavic 3 drone, based on the
Autel Robotics
Ukrainian forces convert Autel drone into Baby Bayraktar to surprise Russian troops
The Ukrainian armed forces have converted an Autel drone into a Baby Bayraktar to drop explosives on the invading Russian forces. In one video that was shared on Twitter, we can see a modified Autel Robotics drone with a release mechanism that drops a small explosive onto unsuspecting Russian troops. Modified Autel drone turns into…
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FedEx teams up with Elroy Air to test autonomous drone delivery
FedEx Express, is collaborating with Elroy Air to create the first end-to-end autonomous vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drone delivery system.
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Drone sighting reported over Will Smith’s Calabasas mansion
Deputies were dispatched to Will Smith’s Calabasas home after a purported drone sighting was reported. On Tuesday, Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies responded to Will Smith’s Calabasas mansion, where a drone had been seen flying over the actor’s large home, authorities said. Smith’s home was visited by at least one police vehicle from the department,…
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