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UK Airports Face Inevitable Drone Attacks, Aviation Chief Warns After Belgium Shutdowns
The UK’s top aviation regulator has issued a stark warning that British airports will face disruption from organized drone attacks, declaring it “not a question of if, only of when” such drone incidents occur. The warning from the UK Civil…
Battery-Free Drone Designed to Fly as Long as the Sun Shines
The father and son team behind the world’s fastest quadcopter is back, and this time, they’ve built something that looks more like a flying solar farm than a racing drone. Their goal? A multirotor that can stay in the air…
Drone Ground-Penetrating Radar Transforms Archaeological Searches From Civil War Graves To Ancient Maya Cities
University of Kentucky archaeologists deployed drone-mounted ground-penetrating radar to search for 160-year-old mass graves of Black Union soldiers in Kentucky, demonstrating how aerial GPR technology is revolutionizing archaeological investigation worldwide—from forgotten burial sites to lost civilizations hidden beneath jungle canopies.…
China’s Boying T1400 Heavy Lift Drone Completes Its First Flight
China just unveiled a new kind of unmanned helicopter that looks like something straight out of a military sci-fi film. Called the Boying T1400, this heavy-duty drone recently completed its first successful test flight in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, and it’s…
Japan to Deploy Drones That Bark Like Dogs to Scare Off Bears
In Japan’s Gifu Prefecture, drones are about to take on a new job: scaring away bears. Starting later this month, local authorities will begin flying drones that emit dog barking sounds and small fireworks to repel bears from residential areas…
101st Airborne Soldiers Build $740 Combat Drone After Telling Leadership ‘I Can Build That’
Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division are building disposable combat drones for less than $800 each, dramatically undercutting commercial alternatives that cost up to $11,000 while delivering the same battlefield capabilities. The Attritable Battlefield Enabler, or ABE 1.01, costs just…
DJI NEO 2 Hands-On: Chinese Reviewer Shows Omnidirectional Obstacle Avoidance and Dual-Axis Gimbal in Action
Chinese drone specialist Huaiba from “怀爸疯科技” (Huaiba Crazy Tech) has published an extensive hands-on review of the DJI NEO 2, providing the first detailed look at how the upgraded palm-launched drone performs in real-world conditions. His YouTube video demonstrates the…
Ukraine’s AI Drone Revolution Hits Hardware Reality: Full Autonomy Remains Years Away Despite Battlefield Success
Ukraine’s rapid advances in AI-powered drone warfare are running into a fundamental obstacle that no amount of software innovation can overcome: the physical limits of what computing power a small drone can carry into battle. A comprehensive investigation by the…
Rochester Police Gets $8M For Surveillance Drones And Cameras To Monitor Protests—Part Of Hochul’s $127M Statewide Push
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is investing $127 million in law enforcement surveillance technology across the state, with Monroe County receiving $24 million—the largest share of any county. Rochester Police Department plans to use $8 million of its allocation to…
7 Reasons the DJI Mini 5 Pro Owns Travel Photography
Hello fellow pilots, how’s your day been? Your week? Your month? How long have you been playing with the idea of getting your Mini 5 Pro, even through… less official channels? Or maybe you just got it and are waiting…
Luke Maximo Bell unveils “World’s Fastest Drone V3”. A Comeback Story!
Almost one year ago today, I showed my Drone Technology students a video of a young man and his dad working together to break a world record for the fastest ground speed by an FPV drone. Their drone, Peregreen 2,…
Police Anti-Drone Vehicle Collides with Zelenskyy Motorcade in Copenhagen
A police counter-drone vehicle collided with a Mercedes Sprinter in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s motorcade during a high-security summit in Copenhagen on Thursday morning, according to Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet. No injuries were reported in the incident, which occurred near…