TECHJanuary 13New Pentagon report seeks to counter drone swarm attacks Swarms of attack drones, groups of weaponized mini-explosive drones and low-altitude, inexpensive, commercially built and readily available air-ground and sea unmanned systems are now fast being acquired by potential U.S. adversaries such as China, Russia and Iran, raising red flags and threat warnings throughout the Pentagon.
US NavyDecember 13Navy arms first new Flight III destroyer with next-gen weapons Laser weapons, electronic warfare, long-range precision-strike weapons, and over-the-horizon missile attacks are but merely a few of the expanded maritime warfare mission sets planned for the U.S. Navy’s new fleet of DDG 51 Flight III destroyers, a new class of warship intended to propel the service’s ability to wage massive war on the open seas.
WorldDecember 12China flamethrower drone burns wasp nests A drone has been converted into a flying flamethrower in central China in a fiery campaign to eradicate more than 100 wasp nests.
SCIENCEDecember 5Japanese capsule returns to Earth with important asteroid samples Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully released a small capsule on Saturday and sent it toward Earth to deliver samples from a distant asteroid that could provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on our planet, the country’s space agency said.
SharksNovember 24Hammerhead shark circles oblivious swimmer in chilling video A chilling drone video shows a hammerhead shark circling a seemingly oblivious swimmer off a Miami beach.
Police and Law EnforcementNovember 21California man charged with crashing drone into LAPD helicopter The suspect was using the drone to "see what was going on" during a burglary call.
DronesNovember 19Coronavirus tests delivered by drone pilot project in Texas COVID-19 test kits are being delivered by drone in an El Paso pilot project that involves Walmart and Quest Diagnostics.
Al QaedaOctober 15US drone strike kills 2 senior Al Qaeda operatives in Syria The U.S. military carried out a drone strike Thursday, killing two senior Al Qaeda operatives in northwest Syria.
America TogetherOctober 14Army partners with University of Illinois on autonomous drone swarm technology Army researchers are working with the University of Illinois Chicago on unmanned technology for recharging drone swarms.
SharksOctober 8Pro-surfer in Australia has close call with 'dangerous shark,' closing beach A professional surfer in Australia had a narrow escape captured on video after a great white shark came within inches of him on Wednesday.
