Archive for the ‘drones’ category: Page 11
May 22, 2020
The Amphibious Warship USS Portland Has Shot Down A Drone With Its New High-Power Laser
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: drones, energy, military
Pew pew :3.
The successful test of the powerful laser is a major step forward for the Navy’s directed energy weapons ambitions.
May 22, 2020
The Air Force’s AI-Powered ‘Skyborg’ Drones Could Fly as Early as 2023
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: drones, employment, military, robotics/AI
The drones would fly alongside Air Force warplanes, doing jobs too dangerous or dull for pilots.
May 21, 2020
Emp High Power Electromagnetic Weapons Railguns Microwaves
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: drones, energy
EMP weapons, streams of microwaves, electromagnetic railguns, and high-power lasers offer new ways to bring down swarming drones, sink ships without explosives, and disperse formations of soldiers.
May 18, 2020
The World’s First Manned Aerobatic Racing Drone Is Really Impressive
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: drones, futurism
In the near future, we will have manned drones going at blistering speeds and doing crazy aerobatic stunts.
May 17, 2020
These drones will plant 40,000 trees in a month. By 2028, they’ll have planted 1 billion
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: drones, sustainability
We need to massively reforest the planet, in a very short period of time. Flash Forest’s drones can plant trees a lot faster than humans.
[Photo: courtesy Flash Forest] One of Flash Forest’s prototype drones.
May 13, 2020
The X-37B Space Plane’s Microwave Beam Experiment Is A Way Bigger Deal Than It Seems
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: drones
When the X-37B launches on May 16, it will carry a technology that could eventually allow drones to stay aloft indefinitely anywhere on the globe.
May 12, 2020
Small is beautiful: Nano drone tech is advancing
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: drones
Circa 2017
Rapid improvement in micro drone technology is providing defence interests with new nimble capabilities.
May 12, 2020
The stealthy little drones that fly like insects
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: drones
Making wings that flap is very difficult, but it has real advantages as some are finding out.
May 12, 2020
The Corps wants vertical take-off capability for its RQ-21 Blackjack drone
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: drones
A new VTOL capability for the Blackjack drone will scrap the launcher and make the system more expeditionary.
