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The Connecticut teen who jury-rigged a drone with a handgun has been charged...
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) - A Connecticut teenager who drew national attention this week for a viral Internet video showing a drone he had modified to fire a handgun was charged on Thursday with...
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Here's what the soldier of the future may look like
IntelligenceAugmented reality combat goggles—such as those being developed by Israeli Defense Forces and for the U.S. Special Operations Command’s Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS)—will...
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Amazon wants air space for delivery drones
San Francisco (AFP) - Online retail colossus Amazon wants to carve out a special zone of the sky to shuttle commercial drones that would deliver goods to its customers.Amazon Prime Air project vice...
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A drone dropped heroin, marijuana and tobacco in an Ohio prison yard
(Reuters) - A drone dropped a package of heroin, marijuana and tobacco in the recreation yard of an Ohio prison last week, sparking a fight among inmates trying to pick up the contraband, prison...
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Drones are threatening security at prisons across the country
Officials at Mansfield Correctional Institution in Ohio say a fight between inmates last Wednesday was caused by a drone dropping more than 7 ounces worth of heroin, marijuana, and tobacco into the...
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Drones could become a menace to airliners
Five years ago, the risk that unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones, might pose to airliners was not a problem on anyone’s radar. Today, the rapidly increasing number of near-misses between the two...
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Google's 'Wing' drone delivery service is now part of the new Alphabet...
Today, Google announced a massive overhaul that turned the search advertising giant into a subsidiary of Alphabet, a new parent company helmed by Larry Page and Sergey Brin.Buried in that announcement...
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Here’s how drones can save us from deadly volcanic eruptions
You can't ask how a rumbling volcano how it's feeling: You need to get close enough for a good look. But you don't want to get so close that you put yourself in the way of an angry, ash- and...
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Drone racing could be the professional sport of the future
Forget race cars: Drones could be the future of racing.Property developer and Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross is investing $1 million in the Drone Racing League, a New York startup that aims to hold...
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We know what those 2 top-secret Clinton emails were about
The two emails on Hillary Rodham Clinton's private server that an auditor deemed "top secret" include a discussion of a news article detailing a US drone operation and a separate conversation that...
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Boeing has patented a flying drone that turns into a submarine (BA)
Early this year, the US Patent and Trademark Office approved a patent application from Boeing's Nathan Hiller for a "rapid deployment air and water vehicle."In other words, Boeing's has patented a...
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The UK could be one of the first places in the world to get Amazon's...
The UK could be one of the first places to put Amazon's plan to deliver goods by drone into practice, CEO Jeff Bezos has suggested.In a wide-ranging interview with The Telegraph published on Sunday,...
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A drone flew over a molten lava river and the video is breathtaking
It's not advisable to approach an erupting volcano when molten, 1,800-degree-Fahrenheit lava is gushing out of it.That's why researchers are developing hardy drones to withstand the blistering heat and...
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The US government is working on a system to knock commercial drones out of...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As concerns rise about a security menace posed by rogue drone flights, U.S. government agencies are working with state and local police forces to develop high-tech systems to...
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A leaked FAA report shows that planes nearly collided with drones almost 700...
Drones aren’t allowed to fly more than 400 feet off the ground or within five miles of any airport, but on August 15 alone, a dozen drones interfered with air traffic in the United States.A small,...
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Russia and China are developing drones that could make stealth aircraft obsolete
The US and its allies continue to invest heavily in the F-35 and other stealth-capable aircraft. But Russia and China are rapidly developing systems that would negate the benefits that stealth offers....
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It's now legal for police in North Dakota to strap weapons to drones — so...
It’s now completely legal for cops in North Dakota to strap "less than lethal" weapons to a drone.“Less than lethal” apparently means that cops can strap anything from rubber bullets, pepper spray,...
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Boeing's new laser canon can destroy drones in mid-flight
Drones are everywhere these days. They’re at your local park, they’re in the ocean, they’re hovering over the White House lawn, and they may even be hovering overhead armed with tear gas.In a world...
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Boeing introduces a laser cannon to shoot down drones
Boeing's High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD) fires a beam of concentrated light that can disable anything from drones in flight to incoming mortar shells.Lasers are already in use on...
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Here's why venture-capital firms and major global companies are investing in...
Some of the world's top industrial firms — including Qualcomm, Intel, GE, and Boeing — have already invested in startups focused on drones, and the space is heating up as venture-capital money and...
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