Drones – Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
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Feb- 2021 -2 February
20-Strong Drone Swarm Deployed in Largest Ever UK Trial
The UK has tested a swarm of 20 fixed-wing drones — the largest military-focused trial of an unmanned aerial vehicle swarm in the country to date.
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2 February
Citadel Defense Lands Multi-Million US Contract for AI Counter-Drone System
Citadel Defense has been awarded a multi-million dollar government contract for Titan, its AI-powered, radiofrequency based counter-drone system.
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1 February
Lebanon’s Hezbollah Says Downed Israeli Drone
Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement said it downed an Israeli drone Monday after it flew over the UN-demarcated Blue Line border, while Israel acknowledged an unmanned aircraft had crashed.
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Jan- 2021 -29 January
Yemenis Seek Justice for ‘Unlawful’ US Drone Strike Killings
Two Yemeni families have filed a petition this week against the US government over the "unlawful" killing of 34 relatives, including nine children, in counter-terrorism operations, said human rights group Reprieve.
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28 January
US Marines Corps Green Lights Autonomous Vessel Carrying Armed Swarm Drones
The US Marines Corps has selected a Louisiana-based ship manufacturer to build a long-range unmanned warship equipped with its own swarm of armed drones.
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28 January
Ukrainian Navy Will Receive Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drones This Year
The Ukrainian navy will receive an unspecified number of Bayraktar Tactical Block 2 drones with “improved characteristics” this year.
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27 January
New Research Method Detects Underwater Drones in Noisy Surroundings
A team of researchers has developed a technique to detect the acoustic signature of an unmanned underwater vehicle in noisy surroundings.
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26 January
AI-Enabled Drone Shows US Army It Can Localize Targets
During a test at the US Army’s Project Convergence, a small drone used artificial intelligence-enabled software to find, fix, track, and identify targets in a complex urban environment.
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26 January
US General Suggests Human Control Over AI Not Always Possible
When it comes to defeating drone swarms, the Pentagon may have to relax rules on human control over artificial intelligence combat systems, US Army Gen. John Murray said.
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26 January
Russia to Supply Myanmar With Orlan-10E Surveillance Drones
Russia has signed a contract to supply an unspecified number of Orlan-10E surveillance drones to Myanmar in a deal that marks Moscow’s entry into the unmanned aircraft market.
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