by David Hambling | Sep 4, 2017 | Latest Posts
The Ukrainian SBU – the equivalent of the FBI – now believe that the destruction of a giant arms depot at Balakliya in eastern Ukraine in March was carried out by a small drone. The spectacular explosion and fire destroyed some seventy thousand tons of munitions with...
by David Hambling | May 12, 2017 | Latest Posts
The first editio9n of the new Dronesec podcast was devoted to Swarm Troopers and the threat from small drones — we covered a lot of ground from ‘Mechanical geese from hell’ to grenade-dropping terror drones — you can listen to the whole thing...
by David Hambling | May 8, 2017 | Latest Posts
The battle for Mosul has been a wakeup call for drone defense. In late 2015 it emerged that ISIS had developed the capability to deliver lethal payloads using modified commercial drones, but in Mosul the attacks reached a new pitch in February with dozens of attacks a...
by David Hambling | Apr 28, 2017 | Latest Posts
Australian researchers are working on quadrotors that can fly through dangerous abandoned mine workings, mapping them and surveying for minerals which may have been missed the first time around, all without human assistance: Story in New Scientist here....
by David Hambling | Apr 28, 2017 | Latest Posts
“These automated, flying robots are tiny, cheap, disposable. And in large groups, they could either save your life, or be the deadliest weapon since the machine gun…” Full store on BBC Future here. ...
by David Hambling | Mar 9, 2017 | Latest Posts
Iraqi troops are coming under attack by waves of small consumer drones dropping small grenades with lethal precision — a scenario anticipated in Swarm Troopers. Read about how ISIS turned small drones into deadly weapons, and what happens next my feature for BBC...
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