The drone attack on the Iraqi prime minister confirms the terrible potential of these new weapons

The drone attack on the Iraqi prime minister confirms the terrible potential of these new weapons

He managed to escape unharmed, but Mustafa al-Kadhimi, the Iraqi prime minister, must have had a real scare. Few days ago managed to save his life in a drone bombing in Baghdad. Six members of his security forces yes, they were injured by the explosion from the only one of the three drones that managed … Read more

Rain of drones: this is how dozens fall from the sky when a drone show fails mid-performance

Rain of drones: this is how dozens fall from the sky when a drone show fails mid-performance

China is the country par excellence when it comes to putting on a drone show. We’ve seen them in formation by the thousands, creating QR codes and setting records. But as impressive as they are, they can also fail like any other technology. At a recent exhibition it happened a suddenly drones rained from the sky.

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Amazon Prime Air UK drone meltdown: more than 100 redundancies in ‘broken’ project

Amazon Prime Air UK drone meltdown: more than 100 redundancies in 'broken' project

It looked like something out of a Pixar movie. Traditional messaging was no longer (so) necessary, and instead of guys on motorbikes or vans, drones would deliver packages to your home. Drones flying in harmony everywhere. That was Amazon’s dream, but it doesn’t seem to be going well. At least that’s what’s happening in the … Read more

This is how ‘Drone Jammers’ use their radio frequency rifles to shoot down drones mid-flight

This is how 'Drone Jammers' use their radio frequency rifles to shoot down drones mid-flight

Drones have proven to have huge potential for areas such as transport or logistics, but also pose threats such as terrorist attacks. In Turkey, they know this well and already have soldiers specialized in shooting down drones: They are “drone jammers”.

These soldiers do not have conventional weapons, but rather They use radio frequency rifles which emit signals that disrupt the quadcopter’s data transmission with its control center. The Turkish military has come to rely on this type of weapon to protect itself against drones armed with bombs, which the terrorist organization PKK threatens various public events with.

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