Crash test of strike UGVs near Lviv: details and photos
Fourteen strike UGVs from DevDroid, FRDM, UGV Robotics, TEMERLAND, Rovertech, Tank Bureau, Ark Robotics, and others took part Roman Sudolsky Photos provided by the event organisers On 22–23 October, a crash test of strike UGVs took place near Lviv. The aim was to test strike UGVs in conditions close to real combat, to give manufacturers […]
Ukraine’s ‘sea baby’ drones are growing up with longer range, bigger payload
KYIV, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has unveiled the latest version of its “sea baby” naval drone that it says can operate at distances of over 1,500 km and carry a payload of up to 2,000 kg, approximately double the previous limit. The improvements mark the latest development in unmanned weapons systems […]
Taiwan is developing suicide drones similar to Ukrainian ones to defend against China
Autonomous weapons have the same operating systems and AI strike systems as Russian tanks and oil rigs. A first-person combat drone called Overkill uses the same operating systems and artificial intelligence systems as the equipment Ukraine has deployed against Russia. © Chiang Ying-ying/AP Taiwan has developed suicide drones similar to those that underpin Ukraine’s defenses […]
Protection: More than rotation
Even as I was writing yesterday’s post, I had a feeling that there were much more important things I should be writing about, but it wasn’t until later that day that Pete perfectly expressed my feelings in a short tweet. “The transgender debate,” he wrote, “has become a craft beer on both sides, and some […]
The DJI Matrice 400 is a larger and more powerful corporate drone
DJI has just released the Matrice 400, the newest drone in its enterprise line. The first thing to say about the M400 is that it’s big. While the Matrice 350 RTK weighs in at around 14 pounds, the 400 weighs in at 21. And it has the extra payload capacity to justify its larger size, […]
Sikorsky HEX 4-Rotor Tiltwing (concept design)
Buzzing into enemy territory. China has unveiled a mosquito-sized drone designed for covert military operations and espionage, a development that has raised concerns about the potential consequences of the technology falling into the wrong hands. The miniature device, with two leaf-like wings, a black vertical body and three hair-thin legs, was designed by scientists at […]
China has unveiled a creepy mosquito-sized drone designed for covert military operations, almost invisible to the naked eye
Buzzing into enemy territory. China has unveiled a mosquito-sized drone designed for covert military operations and espionage, a development that has raised concerns about the potential consequences of the technology falling into the wrong hands. The miniature device, with two leaf-like wings, a black vertical body and three hair-thin legs, was designed by scientists at […]
Meet the German drone lord
Drone Entrepreneur Wants to Save Europe with Smarter Combat Robots “Drones will have to take the next step in evolution: to identify targets on their own, classify them as friend or foe, and in case of trouble, to strike them,” said Florian Seibel |Sean Gallup/Getty Images Florian Seibel has seen the future of war — […]