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From the LA fires to the Texas floods, consumer drones keep getting in the way of rescue operations
Texas officials say private drones are interfering with flood rescue. This isn't the first time personal drones have caused ...
US Ally Gives Military Shootdown Authorization Against Chinese Drones
Japan's Cabinet permits the Self-Defense Forces to fire upon unmanned aerial vehicles that intrude into the country's ...
Russia fires over 100 drones at Ukraine as Kremlin dismisses transport chief after travel chaos
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia fired more than 100 drones at civilian areas of Ukraine overnight, authorities said Monday, as the ...
Six Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow downed, mayor says
(Reuters) -Russian air defence units downed six Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow on Sunday, mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.
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Drones are sending 'overwhelming amounts' of drugs into prisons - and could help inmates escape, report warns
Sophisticated drones sending "overwhelming amounts" of drugs and weapons into prisons represent a threat to national security, according to an annual inspection report by the prisons watchdog. HMP ...
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What Drones Can—and Cannot—Do on the Battlefield
On June 1, using hundreds of short-range one-way attack drones smuggled deep into Russian territory, Ukraine was able to ...
Drones better than fireworks for Fourth of July, Times readers say
Over 70% of some 140 people who responded to The Times’ question: “Do you prefer fireworks or a drone show for the Fourth of ...
The Army Air Forces tried to use remote-controlled bombers as attack drones in World War II
The early attempt at drones in World War II saw the Army Air Forces convert B-17 bombers into remote-controlled flying bombs.
Drones, search dogs, volunteers search for survivors and victims of Central Texas flooding
With many families still waiting for answers following the devastating flooding in Central Texas, rescue crews are out in ...