A regional permafrost map can’t tell a builder if a particular foundation or road will survive as temperatures rise. Engineers need to see beneath the surface to find the weaknesses.
Articles on Drones
Displaying 1 - 20 of 369 articles
Pretoria stopped one phase of one war. Its incomplete implementation left unresolved disputes that are now colliding.
Ukraine is struggling to defend its cities against aerial attack as Russia introduces a new, long-range drone to the war.
Drones with autonomous functions reduce dependence on communications links and can escape attempts at jamming. But they come with huge ethical risks.
Visual footage — even that created by journalists and civilians to document conflict and hold nations accountable — can now become raw material for weapons development.
Officials are meeting in Geneva to negotiate urgent controls on autonomous weapons.
The UK government’s plans will prioritise drones and Ukraine is providing expertise and the opportunity to test them on a real battlefield.
Producers as far afield as Central Asia have been affected by Ukraine’s drones attacks on the e-commerce giant.
As drone use proliferates, responses to the threat they pose in and beyond the battlefield continue apace.
The World Cup is bringing visitors and AI-driven surveillance systems, but only one of those is certain to leave when the games are done.
NSW will soon have the world’s largest shark-spotting drone program. But spotting doesn’t necessarily translate to protection.
While many countries will try to copy Ukraine’s successful drone tactics, technology isn’t enough. A military must first build a culture capable of maximizing the potential of drones.
Australia needs to consider how to adapt its military tactics and preparedness to meet potential future threats.
Vivid Sydney’s drone disaster shows why ensuring autonomous aircraft can perform safe, emergency landings must be a priority.
Technology could help find illegal waste sites faster and increase the chances of tracking down criminals.
Allowing people to fly drones beyond their line of sight could greatly expand commercial applications.
Russia’s war in Ukraine has passed another grim milestone.
Russia has launched its biggest drone and missile strikes of the war to date. But Ukraine has hit back effectively.
A new release of US government documents offers more detail about ‘unidentified anomalous phenomena’ but explanations are hard to find.
In Darlington, residents have raised worries about noise, privacy and theft over the new drone delivery service.
Top contributors
-
Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
-
Professor of Applied Ethics and Director, Security and Risk Research, University of Portsmouth
-
Associate Professor in Human Geography, University of Reading
-
Senior Lecturer in Design (People, Places, Products), Lancaster University
-
Professor of International Politics in the Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham
-
Professor in Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
-
PhD Candidate, Department of War Studies, King's College London
-
Professor, National University of Singapore
-
Visiting Fellow, Strategic Studies, Griffith University
-
Associate Professor (Adj), Griffith Asia Institute; and Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
-
Associate Professor of Media, UNSW
-
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University
-
Chair in Science Communication & Future Media, University of Salford
-
Ecologist, Adelaide University
-
PhD Candidate in the School of International Relations, University of St Andrews