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...
by David Hambling | Mar 9, 2017 | Latest Posts
A low-cost, robust solar-powered quadcopter which converts into a fixed-wing configuration after take-off could provide farmers with a valuable tool for precision agriculture. Rather than paying for surveys by manned aircraft, farmers will be able to use the 4-kilo...
by David Hambling | Jan 1, 2017 | Latest Posts
At a recent air show, a Chinese state company showed off a video of their latest work in military swarming drones — claiming a world record of 67 drones in a swarm, with images including a ‘saturation attack’ on an enemy missile launcher. Does this...
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