UAVs, Russia and Ukraine
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A Ukrainian drone attack damaged Russian energy and maritime infrastructure in the Krasnodar region, causing a fuel pipeline to burst into flames near the Black Sea coast.
On the night of December 14, a number of Russian regions and temporarily occupied Crimea were attacked by unknown drones: some of them flew in the direction of Moscow. In total, the Russians claim that 235 drones were allegedly shot down.
On the night of December 13, the enemy launched another combined strike on critical infrastructure facilities of Ukraine using strike UAVs, air-, sea- and
For many years, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) manufactured in China have filled the skies of the United States. From individual users to police forces and firefighters, they have been used across the country.
Last April, TechEagle, a private start-up company specialising in drone-based logistics, introduced the ‘Vertiplane-X3’, which was billed as the world’s fastest hybrid e-VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) indigenous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).
In November 2024, undercover FBI agents arrested Skyler Philippi and charged him with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction to destroy an energy facility. Philippi had planned to use a drone armed with C-4 explosives to attack an electrical ...
When the intercepting drone closes in on its target, it then launches the extendable net, which unfurls mid-flight to trap the suspicious drone with little damage and safely so that security agencies can potentially determine the origin and operator of the captured drone.
Most Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) employ a fixed wing design like that of a traditional plane. But these designs offer limited maneuverability and payload capacity, require a runway to takeoff and land, and are unable to hover. Vertical Take Off and ...
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