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June 3, 2019

Navy starts building new massive, 50-ton undersea attack drone

The Navy is planning to launch a massive, 50-ton undersea drone to expand mission scope, increase attack options, integrate large high-tech sensors, further safeguard manned combat crews and possibly fire torpedoes -- all while waging war under the ocean surface.

May 21, 2019

US warns about alleged spying threat from Chinese-made drones

May 16, 2019

Watch an autonomous drone dodge thrown objects

Drones are nimble little flyers, but one strike and their fragile structures come tumbling to the ground.

May 14, 2019

Saudi Arabia shuts down pipeline following drone attack by Yemen Houthi rebels

Rebels in Yemen on Tuesday said they carried out a coordinated drone strike on one of Saudi Arabia’s oil pipelines. The attack, confirmed by the Saudi energy minister, follows recent reports of sabotage against oil tankers in the Persian Gulf off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.  

May 8, 2019

Chernobyl's Red Forest mapped by drones as scientists discover radioactive hotspots

Chernobyl’s ghostly Red Forest, one of the most radioactive sites on the planet, has been mapped by specially-equipped drones to measure the extent of its contamination.

April 29, 2019

Drone delivers kidney for transplant in Maryland, doctors say: 'It's a first step'

A drone delivered a kidney to be transplanted for the first time ever, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC).

April 12, 2019

Mystery drone illegally flies over Fenway during Red Sox game

An illegal drone hovered over much of the Red Sox-Blue Jays game at Fenway Park Thursday night but it's unclear who was flying it, multiple outlets reported.

April 10, 2019

Google's Wing kicks off first drone delivery service in Australia

The air delivery developer Wing, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, began flying fresh food, coffee, over the counter medications and other products to select customers as part of its first commercial drone delivery service launched in Australia’s capital this week.  

April 2, 2019

Russia is hiding Putin's location, sending ships off course, with GPS spoofing technology, report says

The Russian Federation used electronic warfare equipment almost 10,000 times to create false GPS signals that sent ships off-grid and hid the location of President Vladimir Putin, according to a new report from the Center for Advanced Defense (C4ADS). 

March 28, 2019

Wreck of US WWII B-24 bomber discovered 74 years after it plunged into the sea off Bermuda

The wreck of a U.S. B-24 bomber that plunged into the sea off Bermuda in February 1945 has been discovered by a team of researchers from the University of Delaware.