30 June 2022
US army vehicles could be equipped with jammers that prevent drones from flying nearby, cannons and machine guns for shooting drones out of the sky, and launchers capable of deploying special drones that destroy other drones in mid-air
29 June 2022
A diving manoeuvre used by raptors to slow down before landing on a branch could improve technology for flying and perching drones
8 June 2022
A high octane mix of war, techno thrills and sports movie, Top Gun: Maverick devotes itself to nostalgia in a well-told tale of misunderstanding and redemption – and superfast planes
18 May 2022
An amphibious drone that can attach itself to other objects with a suction cup could be used to track marine animals such as whales
18 May 2022
A robotic drone that can travel through air and water, and also attach itself to larger objects with a suction cup, could be useful for tagging wild animals
4 May 2022
A new system of flying while avoiding obstacles enables a swarm of 10 lightweight drones to fly together without crashing into one another
4 May 2022
A new navigation system for drones reduces the processing power needed to avoid obstacles, even in tricky environments like forests
2 May 2022
Russian troops destroyed and stole equipment used to monitor radiation levels at Chernobyl, requiring the creation of a new sensor network that could involve drones and robots to avoid landmines in the area
29 April 2022
A satellite has been used to identify a California farm as the source of methane plumes, marking a new level of precision for independent monitoring of agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions
29 April 2022
Current legislation prevents local law enforcement in the US from shooting down or interfering with criminal drones
