aerial drones

The co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, Roger Hallam, has gone on trial accused of being part of a plot to use drones to close Heathrow airport.

A mechanical engineering graduate is facing a long spell in jail after he built a drone in his bedroom for ISIS.

Yuri Shenfeld, chief marketing officer with Israel Aerospace Industries, says “the technology is there” but western countries don’t want to touch AI drones.

Attorney General Eric Holder said on March 6 that more transparency is needed in the administration’s controversial drone program and hinted that President Barack Obama agreed.

An American drone was found by fishermen in waters off the Philippines on Monday, prompting concerns among local military officials and activist groups.

By charting the course of technology over the last several years and predicting its continued path, it’s fair to say that we have an interesting year ahead of us.

While most media coverage has focused solely on drones used in combat zones abroad, the unmanned aircraft are increasingly used for other many other purposes including domestically.

Iran has acquired data that was obtained by a Hezbollah drone that flew over Israel earlier this month, an Iranian politician said Monday.

Unmanned aerial drones used to hunt down and destroy terrorists are serving a much different role lately. Known as ‘conservation drones,’ the aircraft are aiding in nature conservation all over the world, including the United States.

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah confirmed Thursday that it sent a drone into Israel that was later shot down last week.

The unidentified aircraft that was shot down by Israeli forces as it was flying over a portion of the country appeared to be made in Iran, it was reported Monday.

Concerns around the privatization of unmanned aerial vehicles and the lack of legal regulations have prompted government agencies to raise concerns over safety, property rights, and individual privacy.

China will deploy unmanned drones to conduct maritime surveillance missions over coastal provinces, state media said.

When President Barack Obama signed the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill Feb. 14, it included provisions to facilitate the commercial and civil use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)—commonly called drones—and integrate them into national airspace.