Rand Paul defends Obama on drones
Presidential candidate and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) doesn't believe you should blame President Barack Obama for the inadvertent death of an American hostage and an Italian hostage of al Qaeda in a...
View ArticleWatch a determined chimpanzee repeatedly take down a drone flying in a zoo
While Royal Burgers' Zoo in the Netherlands was using a drone to film the grounds for a television program, a determined chimpanzee knocked down the camera each time it flew by.Produced by Jason...
View ArticleDrone footage shows utter devastation after massive Nepal earthquake
This amateur drone footage shows in devastating detail the extent of the damage inflicted on Nepal's capital city of Kathmandu one day after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake ravaged the country.The video —...
View ArticleThe White House still isn't following its own guidelines on selecting drone...
On April 27th, Adam Entous reported the latest confirmation about what informed citizens already knew: the White House’s purported policy guidance for US lethal counterterrorism strikes issued on May...
View ArticleChina is really interested in the military drone business
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is stepping up research into military drones as its arms industry looks to increase export volumes, hoping to gain traction with cheaper technology and a willingness to sell...
View ArticleThe US Navy's carrier-capable super-drone could come in seriously over budget
A government watchdog group has released a new report saying ongoing Navy plans and debates about how to build a first-of-its kind carrier launched drone could wind up creating serious cost and...
View ArticleCNN is helping drones become a reality for news coverage
The use of drones for news gathering is one step closer to reality and could help bring the U.S. closer to commercial uses of the unmanned aircrafts.The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal...
View ArticleDrones could revolutionize 2016 presidential coverage
The 2016 presidential election could go down as the first in US history to be captured by drones, after federal regulators on Wednesday gave CNN the green light to begin testing unmanned planes as...
View ArticleHere are Amazon's plans for delivery drones (AMZN)
A patent granted to Amazon reveals its plans for delivery drones, the BBC reports. Filed in September last year and granted at the end of the last month, US Patent No. 20150120094 relates to the use of...
View ArticleThe global drone market is booming
ATLANTA — Over the next 10 years, the global unmanned aerial system market will continue to make exponential gains, said one analyst May 7.“Unmanned aerial vehicles are viewed by most militaries as...
View ArticleWe just sat through the most terrifying presentation we've ever heard at a...
Serial entrepreneur and inventor Jay Walker gave the most terrifying presentation at the Sohn Conference in New York City.Walker is the chairman of TEDMED, the health edition of TED. In his...
View ArticleThis fashion brand used drones instead of models at their runway show in...
Betabrand showed off their clothes in a unique way at their "Silicon Valley Fashion Week?" event, the company used drones to carry clothes down the runway.Produced by Biz Carson and Devan Joseph....
View ArticleA senior Airbus engineer just showed us 5 new inventions that could transform...
Airbus, the €50 billion (£36 billion, $56 billion) French aircraft maker, has potentially uncovered a number of inventions that could transform the aviation industry in the future.After receiving...
View ArticleThe Air Force is developing swarms of mini-drones
The Air Force is in the early phases of developing swarms of mini-drones designed to overwhelm and confuse enemy radar systems or blanket an area with multiple sensors at the same time, service...
View ArticleBoeing just unveiled an amazing new electromagnetic pulse weapon
Born into Generation X, I grew up with the threat of nuclear war -- and all its corollaries, from visions of mushroom clouds to "duck and cover" drills in high school to Terminator movies, and of...
View ArticleA startup thinks racing and fighting your friends' drones could be the next...
Startup Game of Drones thinks that racing and fighting flying remote-controlled drones could be the next great outdoor sport. Game of Drones founder Marque Cornblatt laid out his vision for drone...
View ArticleWe’re one step closer to having drones deliver our goods thanks to an...
Amazon, Google, Facebook... there's no shortage of tech giants looking to get into the commercial drone business. But before a flying robot can deliver your next Prime order, the government has to...
View Article14 drones for every budget
When flown responsibility (looking at you, KATSU), drones have the ability to nail gravity-defying tricks in mid-air. Many of them also feature advanced GPS systems and stable photography and...
View ArticleChina is using high-tech silent-flying drones to catch students cheating in...
Officials in China are taking extreme measures to prevent students from cheating in famously tough university entrance examinations – by using drones.The high-tech method is being used by education...
View ArticleThe leader of Al Qaeda's most dangerous affiliate has been killed by US missile
Al Qaeda has confirmed that Nasir al-Wuhayshi, its No. 2 figure and leader of its powerful Yemeni affiliate, has been killed in a US strike.In a video statement released early Tuesday by the media wing...
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