RIYADH: In a bid to prevent unauthorized Hajj pilgrimages, Saudi authorities have begun using drones for surveillance within the holy boundaries of Makkah Makrama. These drones are actively monitoring restricted areas, enabling the authorities to track and detain hundreds of individuals daily attempting to perform Hajj without proper permits. The advanced surveillance system is part … Read more
13 “kamikaze” drones shot down over the southern Mykolaiv region overnight by Ukrainian military During the night of October 18-19, the enemy attacked the Mykolaiv region twice with ‘Shahed-136’ kamikaze drones. Eleven were shot down by the air defense of air command. 13 “kamikaze” drones shot down over the southern Mykolaiv region overnight by Ukrainian … Read more
Ukraine accuses Russia of using drones “of the Shahed-136 type” to attack a town south of Kyiv. Ukraine’s Defense Ministry first reported the use of what it said was a drone last month. The drone can be equipped with a small warhead, making it an effective precision weapon. As Moscow’s troops face mounting setbacks on … Read more
Each month, Israel utilizes drones over Gaza for 4,000 flight hours — the equivalent of permanently deploying five unmanned aircraft. Children experience “fear and anxiety” as a direct result of unmanned aircrafts in the air, she says. Israel and Hamas have engaged in four conflicts in the past fifteen years. The buzzing sound of Israeli … Read more
Russian officials have been training in Iran over the past few weeks The official claimed that the training-related intelligence had just lately been made public. When asked about the drones by reporters last month, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded that Russia had “no remarks on the topic. The newest indication that Russia intends to buy … Read more
the counterintelligence divisions of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) have destroyed nine Russian military vehicles in collaboration with the Territorial Defense Forces. The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) shared the relevant video on Telegram, writing, “The SSU’s military counterintelligence continues to use strike drones to ‘demilitarise’ [Russian] occupants. Nine Russian military equipment units were … Read more
Baykar Makina, a Turkish company, has never given its goods to Russia and will never do so because it backs Ukraine’s sovereignty and independence movement. Turkey is supporting Ukraine with armed drone technology. He denied that products from Baykar Makina would ever be supplied to Russia when asked about the possibilities. Three attack drones for … Read more
China launched a drone carrier on Wednesday with a one-of-a-kind artificial intelligence system that incorporates dozens of autonomous drones, ships, and submersibles for maritime research and observation, according to The South China Morning Post. The 88-meter-long, 14-meter-wide, and 6-meter-deep drone carrier, which can operate independently, may be controlled remotely or move autonomously in open water, … Read more
ANTALYA, Turkey: Turkey and Armenia have pledged to pursue the normalisation of ties in what the Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu described as a “productive and constructive” meeting on Saturday. After talks with his Armenian counterpart, Ararat Mirzoyan, Cavusoglu said that Azerbaijan also “supports the process” of normalisation. Armenia and Turkey have no diplomatic relations, … Read more
In a viral video that has around 2 lakh views, two drones are seen flying in mid-air and playing football in a viral video. Despite the fact that the video’s designer stated that it was an animated clip, many social media users appeared to have missed the description and mistook it for the real thing. … Read more
ADDIS ABABA – One week ago, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed used his Orthodox Christmas message to call for “national reconciliation”, raising hopes of a breakthrough to end his country’s grinding 14-month-old war. But the very same day, a drone strike on a displaced persons camp in the conflict-stricken Tigray region killed more than 50 … Read more
Small unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) will be allowed to fly over people and at night in the United States of America (USA), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said, a significant step toward their use for extensive commercial deliveries. As per reports, FAA is planning on applying its long-awaited rules for drones, which are also known … Read more
A Seattle-based U.S company, Drone Seed has deployed drones in an innovative, much faster, and more effective way to provide solutions in the replanting of forests devastated by wildfires. The company uses fleets of drones (drone swarms) to replant hundreds of trees in forest areas that have been decimated. The operation involves dropping “seed vessels” into areas … Read more
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) is enhancing its home-grown unmanned-aerial-vehicles (UAVs) — Saker-1 and Saker-4. The medium-altitude and long-endurance drone Saker-1 has already achieved good results in preliminary tests. It managed to carry up to 150 kg, managed to fly up to 15,000 ft (4.6 km), fired a missile and a bomb … Read more
