This week’s Sci-Five quiz is on drones.

The Centre is committed to creating an ‘Adaptive Defence’ in the country to counter challenges posed by the fast-changing world, says Defence Minister

Skye Air has deployed its StarLiner and Artemis drone models with temperature-controlled boxes to transport medical supplies

The device is compatible with both iOS and Android phones

A fully autonomous Russian drone has dived over 10 kilometers deep, reaching the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean. It even planted a buoy-like V-Day memorial to forever sway in the deep.
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The Rhaegal cargo drone pivots to new possible military missions under a U.S. Air Force contract

A unique drone design promises aircraft payload with helicopter precision

The company plans to complete as many as seven mergers and acquisitions over the next two years.

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El Nacional published allegedly deleted tweets from state military command ZODI La Guaira center which claimed that Russian special forces members were aiding the search for coup members.

Drones are being used for carrying out a host of tasks like surveillance to ensure that people are maintaining social distancing, spreading awareness about COVID-19 in densely populated areas, spraying disinfectants and checking people's temperature

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Santa Claus and his sleigh full of gifts has been upstaged early this holiday season by news of autonomous drones possibly delivering packages to your […]

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The emergence of inexpensive small unmanned aircraft systems (sUASs) that operate without a human pilot, commonly known as drones, has led to adversarial groups threatening deployed U.S. forces, especially infantry units.

Introducing drone operations into the nation’s airspace can provide substantial benefits to society, such as preventing derailments, inspecting cell phone towers, delivering medical devices to patients in cardiac distress, and assisting firefighters, says a new congressionally mandated report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

NASA should collaborate with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), industry, academia to research the full effects that increased unpiloted air vehicle traffic would have on society, including ramifications to sound, privacy, environmental matters, and cybersecurity, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Egham (UK)In 2020, worldwide shipments of Internet of Things (IoT) enterprise drones (defined as flying drones) will total 526,000 units, an increase of 50% from 2019, Gartner Inc. said on Thursday.

Drones — unmanned aerial vehicles — may be used in close proximity to bird populations without causing disturbance, finds a new study. Drones hold the potential to monitor species and areas that are difficult to reach. The authors advise that, when used with caution, drones could become a valuable tool in the monitoring of species, particularly in protected areas.

The record-breaking synchronized dance of 100 drones is unlike anything you've ever seen.

The Black Hornet, which can be carried in a soldier's pocket, has an onboard camera that gives troops video and still images of hard-to-access places.

Officials hope the aircraft will help prevent unsafe E. coli counts, which have caused beach closures in the past.

U.S. startup DroneSeed merges technology and forestry to give scorched woodlands a second chance from above.

Facebook is in talks to buy a drone company that manufactures ultra-lightweight, solar-powered planes.

A drone has found a vast catshark nursery on the seafloor west of Ireland, say scientists with the SeaRover survey.

The rediscovery of this hibiscus relative in Hawaii illustrates the growing importance of drones in wildlife conservation.

Countersurveillance clothing is emerging as a niche market in the fashion industry.

Titled 'Bigger Than Life,' a new short video explores Alaskan ice caves with a GoPro-toting drone.

Projects in India and Myanmar and using flying tech to plant trees under the right conditions.

Fleets of these 'artificial bees' could one day pollinate our crops just like real bees do.

Video settles who is truly atop the ocean food chain.

Helicopter-like aerial drones will patrol off the coast of popular Australian beaches.

Behold, an aerial ballet performed by LED-equipped flying robots.

We took two aerial drones out for test flights and walked away more impressed than ever.

Not to worry, nightly fireworks shows at Disney World aren't going anywhere ... yet.

Whether you want to fly a drone for fun or business, you need to know the rules.

Drones could rule the skies, but only if their operators follow the rules.

The density of turtles is so high that you could almost imagine crossing the sea by hopping from shell to shell.

Bel Trading & Consulting Ltd have now moved to a next step to enhance our system also for protection against low-flying civilian drones which also pose a great threat when operating in areas near airport and air bases.

Liteye congratulates our UK partners on deploying AUDS, Anti-Unmanned Defense Systems to Gatwick Airport. Other Airports could utilize this technology to protect their locations.

Humanity Can Be Enslaved Under a Chinese Authoritarian Artificial Intelligence Surveillance State via Drones, Robotics and Bio-Digital Social Programming, Says The AI Organization.