NATO, Russia and drone
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The US government will pay Zipline up to $150mn to help cover the cost of manufacturing drones and building infrastructure across five African countries where Zipline delivers blood, medicine and other essential goods.
Air traffic above the southern Dutch city of Eindhoven was suspended for several hours on Saturday after unidentified drones were spotted near the airport. Drones were first observed late on Friday over the nearby Volkel air force base. Weapons were deployed to try to shoot them down but the devices got away.
U.S. Special Operations Command will use 500 confiscated Chinese drones for target practice in a Military Drone Crucible training exercise in Florida.
For a few thousand bucks, Nordic Air Defence says it can build a drone-killer that flies up to 220 mph and finds aerial targets on its own.
Researchers like Monique Starks at the Duke University School of Medicine suspect that deploying drones in conjunction with EMS workers may offer opportunities to provide faster AED deliveries. “This study represents a major step forward in how we respond to cardiac arrest in the United States,
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said drones pose "the threat of humanity's lifetime," but said he's "really optimistic" the government can find a solution.
The DragonFire also offers a much cheaper than traditional missile-based air defense. It will make the U.K. the first European country to field an operational naval laser, placing it as a key leader within NATO as it faces the growing threat posed by Russian hybrid attacks on the alliance which include flying drones into its airspace.
Leon County is one of three school districts that will test using drones that one day could "distract, disorient, confront, degrade and incapacitate a shooter."
DoorDash plans to launch a drone testing site on Folsom Street, but the Teamsters Union Local No. 665 is pushing back.
New police logs contradict an official UFO dismissal after a U.K. helicopter crew reported an emergency dive to avoid a mysterious craft over a U.S. military base in Suffolk.