Drones - Page 52

August 1, 2018

Massive great white shark filmed just feet away from oblivious paddle boarder

Terrifying images show a great white shark swimming just feet away from a paddle boarder off a Cape Cod beach.

June 28, 2018

Air Force expands mission for Reaper attack drones, adds new weapons

The Air Force is advancing plans to retire its Predator drone by transitioning pilots to the larger Reaper drone – and widening the mission scope of Reapers to include more weapons integration, attack options and ISR possibilities.

June 25, 2018

China looks to bolster surveillance network with birdlike drones

China is building an increasingly sophisticated police state and the government’s latest addition to its surveillance apparatus is fake birds that spy on people.

June 20, 2018

Drone pilots fight foreign wars from remote Nevada desert

An hour north outside Las Vegas, Creech Air Force Base sits both unassumingly, but conspicuously for a military installation adjacent a two-lane highway.

June 14, 2018

Eurosatory 2018: Pocket-sized spy drone is a powerful eye in the sky for US troops

This personal pocket-sized, stealthy nano-drone equips soldiers with instant access to a powerful eye in the sky.

June 6, 2018

South Carolina prisons using drones to combat contraband deliveries

As the number of drone sightings around correctional facilities continues to rise across the U.S., South Carolina prison officials are implementing the first drone program in the country to patrol the perimeters of its high and medium security prisons.

May 25, 2018

Marines' new Switchblade drones will unleash lethal mini missiles

Marines will soon be even more deadly - and safer - with their new extremely lethal Switchblades.

May 9, 2018

DJI partners up with Microsoft to give drones A.I. superpowers

DJI will soon allow industrial drone pilots to control drones while live-streaming footage from a PC rather than a controller. The move allows for more advanced AI used in real-time while allowing developers to create custom drone applications.

April 25, 2018

Drones becoming a threat to first-responder operations

Drones are putting lives at risk, say first responders.

April 5, 2018

Google employees plead with CEO to drop out of Pentagon AI project

Over 3,100 Google employees signed a letter sent to CEO Sundar Pichai asking him to pull Google out of Project Maven, an initiative that harnesses artificial intelligence and could improve drone targeting. The letter also urges Pichai to establish and enforce a policy to keep the company completely out of “warfare technology.”