Ukraine's long-range drones rattle Russia
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Analysts say Kleine Brogel is one of a handful of European military bases hosting U.S. tactical weapons, an estimated 10 to 15 B-61 nuclear bombs that can be dropped from nuclear-capable F-16 jets. The base describes itself as a key part of NATO's nuclear deterrence strategy. In the alliance, only the U.S., the U.K. and France have nuclear weapons.
The drones are trying “to see where the F-16s are, where the ammunition is, and other highly strategic information,” Belgian Defense Minister Théo Francken told RTBF.
Interceptor drones are now giving Ukraine a much cheaper and more plentiful alternative to shooting down Russian uncrewed craft with its sparse stocks of air defence missiles. Like the First-Person View drones that now dominate the battlefield,
Sanket and his students found their answer in bats and the winged mammal’s highly sophisticated ability to echolocate, or navigate via reflected sound. With a National Science Foundation grant, they’re developing small, inexpensive and energy-efficient aerial robots that can be flown where and when current drones can’t operate.
According to Mayor Steven Matheï, one of the drones was spotted by a barracks employee. Police were dispatched to the scene but, after searching the area, found neither the devices nor their operators. “Police found neither the drone nor the pilot.
Just a few years ago, agricultural drones were expensive, small and difficult to use, limiting their appeal to farmers. No longer.
Unmanned aerial vehicles have “proliferated themselves completely” at the University of Colorado at Boulder — in research, sports, and campus security.
As drone technology continues to evolve, it's poised to transform how dairy farms manage their feed inventories, optimizing efficiency and productivity across the industry.
Organised crime gangs are deploying super-drones that can airlift prisoners out of jail, a committee of MPs has warned.