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Israel has deployed laser weapons during its ongoing war to deflect “scores” of aerial attacks, including from drones, the Defense Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. This is the first time the country has acknowledged the use of directed-energy technologies in the battlefield.
Hundreds of Ukrainian drones crossed into Russia overnight into Wednesday morning, dozens of which targeted Moscow.
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WPBF Channel 25 on MSNDrones delivering illegal drugs, phones and more to local prisonOfficials at the Martin Correctional Institution have reported several incidents involving drones dropping off contraband at the prison.
DJI seems to be preparing three new drones for release in the coming months: a Mini 5 Pro, Avata 3, and a Neo 2, according to DroneXL. The site published leaked images and video of the drones, along with a new FCC filing that suggests DJI is also working on a new action camera called the DJI Osmo Nano.
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Non-kinetic options include jamming, which temporarily cuts the drone’s signal so it can’t go home, but can affect more than just the suspicious drone; spoofing, which swaps signals with the drone to give it new directives; and cyber takeover.
Erik Prince, founder of the private military contractor Blackwater, has reportedly signed a contract to combat gangs in Haiti.
Small drones bearing explosives are escalating the chaos in the Caribbean nation’s capital.
Draven McConville, who lives in the village, said villagers feel they have no private spaces anymore. "It does get busy here so we feel that our only spaces are our back gardens so when a drone encroaches in that area, it feels like an invasion of our privacy," he said.
At SOF Week, BI saw a number of counter-drone systems, including new shotguns and ammo as a last line of defense for the soldier in a drone fight.