Like many people, Winnipeg police want to buy a drone. But unlike your household model, this drone must be able to fly long distances and will carry a thermal camera and remote-controlled spotlight, the better to spot criminals with. Those are some of the specs listed for a remotely piloted aircraft system listed on the […]
A series of attacks on Saudi oil facilities has escalated tensions in the region and put Iran’s ties with Yemen’s Huthi rebels in the spotlight. The Huthis claimed responsibility for the September 14 attacks on two major oil facilities run by state oil giant Saudi Aramco that cut the kingdom’s oil output in half, seriously […]
This week Dutch journalist Rico Brouwer sat down with U.S. whistleblower attorney Jesselyn Radack in what turned out to be an absolute must-see interview. The two discussed topics ranging from what it’s like to represent some of the most hunted and hounded defendants in the nation, the perfect outcome for WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, and […]
Major Drone Strike Hits Large Saudi Oil Facility Houthi rebels in Yemen have claimed responsibility for a massive attack on an important Saudi oil facility. Doug Mataconis · Sunday, September 15, 2019 · … read more at: https://www.outsidethebeltway.com/major-drone-strike-hits-large-saudi-oil-facility/
It bears reminding that the US is the original aggressor in the current conflict with Iran. First, a little background: In 2015, a half-century of tensions began to soften when the Obama administration, against many odds, struck a deal with Iran. The UK, France, Germany, Russia, and China (hardly the most agreeable bunch) all signed […]
A movie fan has snapped a picture of one of the huge drones that are being used to film Fast and Furious 9 in Edinburgh, and people are amazed. Reddit user ReplicantPersephones took a photo of the drone next to a crew member on 16 September, and shared it to the r/Moviesinthemaking subreddit, which is […]
No media source currently available Pop-out player A Senegal man is attempting to prove he can build and sell drones, or unpiloted aircraft, in his home country. Mamadou Wade Diop has experience working with drones in the photography and health industries. Diop, who calls himself Dr. Drone on social media, can also fix drones. In […]
Stone County, MO. — Deputies can now count on an extra “set of eyes” with technology that simply didn’t exist a few decades ago. The Stone County Sheriff’s Department uses its drone to find hidden suspects and missing people. “The drone can actually do the work of dozens of people just because it can provide […]
TOKYO, 19 Sep – A strange buzzing has been heard overhead as Rugby World Cup squads fine-tune their preparations this week. Drones are being used to plot line breaks or stifle opposition set-piece plays, as teams strive to gain small margins. “From that height you can see a much bigger picture – field positioning, spacing between […]
The FAA has warned against equipping your drone with weapons such as flamethrowers and handguns. But can a nail gun really be considered a weapon — that is, outside of Quake? Let’s hope not, because roboticists at the University of Michigan have made a roofing drone that uses that tool to autonomously nail shingles into […]
Something once equivalent of a do-it-yourself kit was enough to blow up half of Saudi Arabia’s crude oil output on September 14. The 18 low-cost drones (along with cruise missiles), supposedly deployed by Houthi rebels in Yemen to attack the Saudi oil facilities, caused oil prices to jump more than 10 per cent in a […]
TEHRAN, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) — Iran on Saturday displayed the debris of recently downed U.S. and British drones by its air defense system. In the showcase, called Hunting Vultures, Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) displayed the remaining pieces of a U.S. military drone downed by the country’s air defense system in June in its […]
Drones appear to have been the weapon of choice in last Saturday’s shocking attacks on Saudi oil facilities, a dramatic development in the scale and sophistication of drone attacks even in a year that has seen a substantial escalation in their use. In Libya, Chinese-made, UAE-operated drones have killed dozens of civilians in support of General Haftar’s […]
Three months later, some of Mr. Trump’s own allies fear the failure to follow through was taken by Iran as a sign of weakness, emboldening it to attack oil facilities in Saudi Arabia this month. Mr. Trump argues his decision was an expression of long-overdue restraint by a nation that has wasted too many lives […]
picture alliance via Getty Images The next time you’re waylaid on the shoulder of the highway, with a flat tire or a smouldering engine, the first sign that help is on its way may come from above. And this won’t be prayed-for divine intervention, it will be a surveillance drone dispatched to check you out […]