UK smart missile will decide where to look for its next target
27 April 2018
Giving the Brimstone weapon system greater autonomy could reduce the number of civilian casualties but critics worry about lack of human control
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Found 333 results for drones
The US army has made a virtual North Korea to train its soldiers
20 April 2018
The US army has built a system that can quickly create virtual locations for soldiers to train in. It took only three days to make North and South Korea
Watch a swarm of underwater drones hunt and surround a boat
16 April 2018
Dozens of underwater SwarmDiver drones can autonomously explore an area or encircle an object. To launch them they are just thrown into the sea
Palm trees have been spotted changing sex for the first time
5 April 2018
Four QuindÃo wax palms in Colombia have changed sex from male to female, which was thought to be impossible for such plants
US wants first drones that can kill people truly independently
23 March 2018
Small drones that can automatically spot, identify and target vehicles and people are planned by the US military, although humans would still be overseeing them
Swarms of cheap drones are attacking missile defences in Yemen
8 March 2018
Home-made drones are attacking the world’s most sophisticated defence systems. It’s not clear if the attacks have worked yet, but it’s a trend likely to continue
The best way to take down a drone is with another drone
14 February 2018
Illegal or unwanted drones put air travellers at risk, so a competition called DroneClash is calling for new ways to tackle them
3D ‘holograms’ made with lasers by moving one particle at a time
24 January 2018
By moving a single particle with an invisible laser beam, we can create three-dimensional images like the holograms in sci-fi movies that float in thin air
Spy balloons flying 40km up track drug smugglers on the ground
22 January 2018
The US military are testing uncrewed balloons filled with helium that can keep watch over a small area by catching different winds in the stratosphere
A swarm of home-made drones has bombed a Russian airbase
10 January 2018
Thirteen home-made drones carrying bombs descended on Russian forces in Syria in the first confirmed swarm attack
