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Canada’s Navy Taps Schiebel’s S-100 Drone for Its Warships
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) is getting a major upgrade to its eyes in the sky. In a significant new contract, the RCN will be equipping its Halifax-class warships with the combat-proven Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100, a helicopter-style drone designed for…
Kamikaze Drones with 1,200-Mile Range Spotted in Sudan’s Darfur Conflict
More than a dozen advanced kamikaze drones with ranges of up to 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) were identified near Nyala airport in Sudan’s Darfur region in May, signaling a major escalation in the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) drone capabilities, according…
Las Vegas Police Are Launching Drones From Rooftops, and the ACLU is Watching
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) is taking its “drone as a first responder” program to a whole new level. In a massive expansion of their Project Blue Sky, the department is installing a network of 13 “Skyports” across…
In Wisconsin, Drones Are a Farmer’s Best Friend and the FBI’s Biggest Headache
In the rolling fields of Wisconsin, a large drone banks gracefully over a cornfield, precisely spraying fertilizer on a patch of land that a heavy tractor could never reach. Miles away, an FBI agent games out a nightmare scenario: a…
Australia Opens Massive Outback Proving Ground for Drones
Before a drone can be trusted to deliver medicine in Kansas or guard a prison in Belgium, it has to be pushed to its absolute breaking point. A new facility in Australia’s remote Northern Territory is designed to do just…
US Air Force Unleashes “Falcon Peak” to Hunt Rogue Drones
The skies over Florida are currently a battlefield. In one of the largest and most ambitious counter-drone experiments ever conducted on US soil, the US Air Force has kicked off Falcon Peak, a massive exercise designed to test the latest…
Drone Spies? A Vicious Legal Battle Erupts Between Two US Waste Giants
In the high-stakes, multi-billion-dollar world of hazardous waste disposal, two corporate giants are locked in a vicious legal battle, and the smoking gun is a drone. Veolia, a global environmental services leader, is accusing its direct competitor, Clean Harbors, of…
Blackwater Founder Targets Ukraine Drone Makers Amid Pentagon “Drone Dominance” Drive
Erik Prince, founder of the now-defunct private military company Blackwater, is actively pursuing acquisitions in Ukraine’s drone industry, according to multiple sources cited by the Guardian. Prince’s reported efforts come as former President Donald Trump’s administration considers using U.S. private…
Free Blue Bell Ice Cream is Being Delivered by Drone in Texas
How do you get people to fall in love with the idea of drone delivery? The answer, it turns out, is simple: give them free ice cream. In a brilliantly sweet marketing move, drone delivery company Wing has partnered with…
Israel’s New G2 Drone is a Near-Silent Ghost
In the world of tactical reconnaissance, the holy grail has always been to see without being seen or heard. An Israeli company, Aero-Sentinel, has just unveiled a new drone that gets closer to that ideal than ever before. It’s called…
Is a New Drone Show Coming to Disney World?
The rumor mill in the Disney fan community is buzzing, and it’s all about drones. Whispers of a spectacular new drone light show coming to Disney World for the Christmas 2025 season have been flying around and Disney Tourist Blog…
Police Drone Led to a Wig-Wearing Thief’s “Bad Hair Day”
A thief in Castle Rock, Colorado, thought he had a clever plan. He donned a blonde wig, walked into a store, and walked out with a haul of expensive tools. But he didn’t count on the Castle Rock Police Department’s…