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The agency is still working on its Gremlins reusable drone project.

This flame-throwing drone in China burns wasp nests out of trees.

Drones with flamethrowers! 😃 They seem to be using it to burn hornets nests and debris.

This flamethrower drone can shoot a 23-foot-long stream of fire.

Underwater drones (or ROVs) are submersible, waterproof machines that enable you to capture the wonders of the deep.

There’s a lot of buzz right now about DJI’s impending FPV drone. We have some thoughts on why there’s so much interest and why this product will likely be a winner for the company.

It’s pretty clear that people are champing at the bit for the release of the new DJI FPV drone. We can say that because we’ve seen the page views on those posts, as well as the many comments and questions posted to our YouTube channel or sent as DMs on our Facebook page. Many people seem to be super keen to see this new drone in person. We are, too. And all this has us thinking this product has the potential to be huge. Huge.

Let’s have a look at why we say that.

Drone stocks Boeing (BA) and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) received Air Force awarded contracts for its Skyborg combat drone experiment.

Future EDF research topics will be specified in annual calls run by the European Commission, the EU executive branch, and approved by a committee of national delegates. AI will be a big topic, Ripoche says. He says EDF funding will also go to new materials, such as discreet metamaterial antennas that can be engineered into the surfaces of vehicles and weapons. Muravska says she expects “a healthy take-up” in the EDF by European academic researchers, “provided they are aware of it.”

With no military of its own, European Union funds work on camouflage, drones, and laser weapons.

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Article from New York times. 😃

In one Southern California city, flying drones with artificial intelligence are aiding investigations while presenting new civil rights questions.