The US Department of the Interior has announced that it has halted the operations of its entire drone fleet as a result of cybersecurity concerns. The department is currently investigating whether the …
The Pentagon Wants AI-Driven Drone Swarms for Search and Rescue Ops
The Defense Department's central artificial intelligence development effort is planning on building a swarm of AI-equipped drones that can independently track and identify targets. The drone force …
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Proposed FAA Rule Would Kickstart New Economy For IDing Drones
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is planning on proposing a rule to require drone manufacturers to include remote ID tags in all systems. The proposed rule was published on Tuesday, and …
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Pentagon Is Searching for Domestic Drone Options
The Defense Department announced plans to focus on domestically created and funded drone systems in 2020, stating that they view the industry as a developing ecosystem. The Defense Department stated …
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Drone strikes knock out half of Saudi oil capacity
Drone strikes targeted two Saudi Aramco oil facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais over the weekend, disrupting about half of the kingdom's oil capacity, or about 5.7 million barrels per day. Saudi Arabian …
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A US Navy ship used a new drone-defense system to take down an Iranian drone
The US Navy recently used a new anti-drone weapon to take down an Iranian UAV in the Persian Gulf. Last Thursday, US President Trump said the drone was downed after it flew within 1,000 yards of a US …
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Iran dismisses Trump report that US Navy downed ‘provocative’ drone
United States President Donald Trump on Thursday stated that the US Navy had downed an Iranian drone after it carried out an “provocative and hostile action,” but Iran denied the incident on …
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Russian Military Plans Swarms Of Lethal ‘Jihadi-Style’ Drones Carrying Explosives
The Russian military plans to use domestic-sized drones to "strike targets with bombs—making mini-UAVs extremely effective weapons." The army is already developing "miniature bombs" that are to be …
Iran shoots down US military drone in Gulf region
Tensions between the US and Iran continue to escalate. On Thursday, Iran shot down a US military “spy” drone that it claimed had been flying over its southern territory near the Gulf. The US confirmed …
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DHS warns of ‘strong concerns’ that Chinese-made drones are stealing data
The US Department of Homeland Security is warning that drones manufactured in China are a "potential risk to an organization's information," because they are capable of sending sensitive flight data …
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