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DragonFire Laser Destroys High‑Speed Drones Flying at 400mph, Only $13 Per ‘Pulse’ — Royal Navy Will Arm Destroyers

Article Summary - The UK has awarded MBDA a £316 million contract to field the DragonFire laser weapon on Royal Navy Type 45 destroyers by 2027, five years ahead of schedule. -DragonFire has already ...
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British laser can hit a drone flying 600 km/h

The United Kingdom has quietly brought a piece of science fiction into operational reality, field‑testing a high‑energy laser that can burn a fast‑moving drone out of the sky in seconds. The ...

I flew drones on Ukraine's fiercest battlefield. The last few months laid bare the limits of today's drone warfare.

Sgt. Dimko Zhluktenko, a commander of a drone team, told Business Insider what it was like flying in the heavy fog that ...

Police in Northeast Ohio plan to use ‘drones as first responders’ to help with emergency calls

High tech police drones are responding quickly to emergencies, offering a bird’s-eye view from the skies. And their use by ...
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Ukraine Deploys World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Drone into Combat to Dodge Russian Thermal Sensors

Ukraine's new reconnaissance drone uses hydrogen fuel cells to fly 12 hours with a "negligible heat signature." ...
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High-flying innovation: DMR drones take Louisiana farming to new heights

ST. MARTIN PARISH — A new kind of farm equipment took to the skies Thursday in St. Martinville, as Drone Manufacturing Plus Research (DMR) showed off its Field Ranger X50 spray drone. The live demo at ...

This City Claims To Be First In The US To Deploy New Police Drone

One U.S. city has retired its traditional police aircraft and replaced them with drones, including one the department says is ...