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wsj.com - Alistair MacDonald - Drones Fight Other Drones in the Battle for Ukraine's Skies
Drones Fight Other Drones in the Battle for Ukraine's Skies
Wall Street Journal

POKROVSKE, Ukraine—The Russian drone hovered above the wounded Ukrainian soldier, ready to drop a bomblet to finish him off. Suddenly, a Ukrainian drone smashed into the Russian craft, blowing it up and saving the soldier. The close call…

abcnews.go.com - Associated Press - Moldovan police investigate a drone that a resident thought was a toy and took home
Moldovan police investigate a drone that a resident thought was a toy and took home
ABC News

CHISINAU, Moldova -- Police in Moldova deployed bomb disposal experts Wednesday to a community miles from the Ukrainian border after a resident mistook a grounded drone for “a toy” and took it home. When police arrived in Pepeni in…

theverge.com - Sean Hollister - Antigravity's 360-degree drone is here to help you forget DJI
Antigravity's 360-degree drone is here to help you forget DJI
The Verge

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Sean Hollister is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent…

bbc.co.uk - Emily Johnson - Police drone search for Easingwold man missing for five days - BBC News
Police drone search for Easingwold man missing for five days - BBC News
BBC

Image source, North Yorkshire Police A police search is under way for a North Yorkshire man who has been missing for five days. The last confirmed sighting of Robert Rees-Hughes, 35, was of him walking along Crabmill Lane in Easingwold at about…

forbes.com - Zoya Hasan - Brinc Founder Blake Resnick Wants To Kick Chinese Drones Out Of U.S. Skies
Brinc Founder Blake Resnick Wants To Kick Chinese Drones Out Of U.S. Skies
Forbes

Soaring Son: Telling his parents he was dropping out of college wasn't easy for Brinc founder Blake Resnick. Seven years—and 700 customers—later, he quips, “I think my mom has finally forgiven me.” A frantic woman makes…

taipeitimes.com - 台北時報 - AIDC partners with Vantor to sharpen drone positioning
AIDC partners with Vantor to sharpen drone positioning
Taipei Times

Taiwan's fighter jet developer Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC) has signed a software integration deal with U.S. geospatial intelligence company Vantor Technologies to improve the positioning accuracy of its military drones, the…

digitaltrends.com - Trevor Mogg - NASA heads to Death Valley to test new Mars drone tech
NASA heads to Death Valley to test new Mars drone tech
Digital Trends

After reaching Mars with the Perseverance rover in early 2021, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter proved a huge success as it exceeded expectations with an astonishing 72 flights across the Martian surface. But three years after entering the history books…

independent.ie - Gordon Deegan - Council stalls plan for Manna drone hub in Coolmine over noise concerns
Council stalls plan for Manna drone hub in Coolmine over noise concerns
Irish Independent

Fingal County Council has stalled plans by drone delivery firm Manna Drones to retain its delivery hub at Coolmine Industrial Estate in Dublin 15 due to noise concerns. This follows the council seeking a raft of further information on the proposal…

axios.com - Colin Demarest - Northrop reveals Project Talon, a drone wingman for 'multiple missions'
Northrop reveals Project Talon, a drone wingman for 'multiple missions'
Axios

MOJAVE, CALIF. — Northrop Grumman on Wednesday revealed Project Talon, a robo-wingman expected to fly next year, to a select few reporters gathered in the California desert. Why it matters: Only one of the drones exists today. But it's…

foxnews.com - Alex Nitzberg - War Secretary Hegseth highlights US 'Drone Dominance' push for mass adoption in modern warfare
War Secretary Hegseth highlights US 'Drone Dominance' push for mass adoption in modern warfare
Fox News

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth highlighted U.S. ambitions to acquire massive quantities of drones. Hegseth, who noted that he is focused on 'rebuilding' the nation's military, said in a video message that 'Drone Dominance is a billion-dollar program…

dronelife.com - Miriam McNabb - Drone Mapping in 2026: What's Driving the Next Era
Drone Mapping in 2026: What's Driving the Next Era
DRONELIFE

For more than two decades, SimActive has been a constant presence in the evolution of drone mapping. Long before drones became commonplace in defense, surveying, or emergency response, the company was pushing the boundaries of photogrammetry for…

dronelife.com - Miriam McNabb - Everdrone Launches First Drone-Based Emergency Medical Service in France
Everdrone Launches First Drone-Based Emergency Medical Service in France
DRONELIFE

Everdrone 's Drone Emergency Medical Services (DEMS) program is now operational in Normandy, marking the first time France has integrated drone-delivered medical equipment into its formal emergency dispatch system. The deployment in the…

express.co.uk - Richard Ashmore - Hero charity workers targeted in shocking Russian drone strike video reveal panic
Hero charity workers targeted in shocking Russian drone strike video reveal panic
Express.co.uk

This is the terrifying moment brave aid workers were targeted by sick Russian drone pilots who later shared a video of the outrageous attack. An armoured truck from non-profit aid organisation Plain Compassion Crisis Response (PCCR) was evacuating…

gcaptain.com - Reuters - Romania Says It Destroys Maritime Drone in Black Sea
Romania Says It Destroys Maritime Drone in Black Sea
gCaptain

Dec 3 (Reuters) – The Romanian military blew up a maritime drone that was endangering navigation in the Black Sea, the Ministry of National Defence said on Wednesday, amid rising concerns about risks to shipping in the area linked to the war…

honestreporting.com - David Katz - The Drone Illusion: How Gaza Aerial Footage Is Cropped, Framed and Sold to the World | HonestReporting
The Drone Illusion: How Gaza Aerial Footage Is Cropped, Framed and Sold to the World | HonestReporting
HonestReporting | Exposing anti-Israel media bias

Drone footage from Gaza is far from objective — operators strategically manipulate angles, altitude, lighting, and cropping to exaggerate destruction and exclude functioning areas, creating a distorted narrative of total devastation.

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