South Korea offered a glimpse of a science-fiction future on Wednesday with a demonstration flight of a two-seat drone taxi in Seoul, as the government outlined ambitious plans to commercialise urban air travel by 2025. At an event held next to the Han River near Yeouido, a finance and banking district in the heart of … Read more
Drone projects to deliver Covid-19 supplies including PPE and testing kits across the country receive share of £33 million in UK government funding One winner will deliver PPE and Covid tests to rural Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Today 20 companies have been announced which will share £7.35 million Four of these are specifically tailored to … Read more
Drone footage taken by the National Trust has revealed the extent of the devastation being wrought on British woodlands by ash dieback, a deadly fungal infection. The shots taken this autumn show trees dying in Hanging Wood, part of the Trust-administered Hughenden Estate in Buckinghamshire. Some 300 ash trees on the estate will need to … Read more
World’s largest drone is set to transmit 5G connectivity from the stratosphere using an antenna capable producing 480 steerable beams to blanket the UK with the network UK firms announced plans to beam 5G connectivity from the stratosphere The teams are designing an antenna fitted drone that runs on hydrogen The antenna is capable of … Read more
The US Air Force’s top secret stealth spy drone dubbed the ‘Great White Bat’ has reportedly broken its cover, thanks to the quick reactions of a California man who’s believed to have snapped the first ever picture of the classified aircraft. A craft matching the description of the bat-wing RQ-180 was pictured soaring over Edwards … Read more
Gang admit plot to fly drugs and phones into prison by drone that ended in death of nursery worker, 25, after 90mph police chase Jamie Duggan, 30, Kye Hardy-King, 28, and Craig Kearney, were foiled in 2016 Kearney’s girlfriend Acacia Smith, 25, was killed in a high-speed police chase Hardy-King was also part of gang which … Read more
Drone photos show a vast 27-acre Kent field dubbed ‘Farage’s Garage’ being turned into a lorry park for up to 2,000 trucks in case of mass hold-ups at Dover before the Brexit transition period ends this year. The development, next to Junction 10a in Ashford, Kent, is being constructed by the Government as it prepares … Read more
They are preparing for the first ever UK version of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here amid the COVID-19 crisis. And Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly caused havoc with a drone as they larked around in a toy shop on Monday. The pair were seen checking out the latest gadgets, which Dec picking … Read more
Army reveals tiny ‘bug’ drone that can fly at 50mph and blow open doors with explosives The sci-fi style Army kit under development was shown off on Salisbury Plain Ben Wallace says new equipment for the military needs to be ‘threat-driven’ He said UK needs to improve its understanding and access to emerging tech By … Read more
RAF Reaper drone wipes out suspected ISIS terror unit in Iraq attacking them with a 500lb laser-guided smart bomb The drone attacked ISIS suspects in Anbar province, west of Baghdad Iraqi defence forces called for assistance after they were attacked by ISIS Coalition fast jets hit the suspected terrorists before the drone arrived The drone’s … Read more