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A swarm of home-made drones has bombed a Russian airbase

On the night of 5 January and into the early hours of the next day, Russian forces in Syria came under attack by a “massive application of unmanned aerial vehicles”, says the Russian Ministry of Defence. It is the first … Continue reading

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Researchers Developing Autonomous Drone Swarms Under DARPA Grant

An Oregon State University (OSU) computer science professor is part of a team that will receive up to $7.1 million to develop a small-drone swarm infrastructure to help the U.S. military in urban combat, OSU recently announced. The contract is … Continue reading

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Proposed drone ordinance still up in the air

Last Tuesday afternoon, Rio Rancho’s governing body proposed adding a drone ordinance to several existing city ordinances in the hopes of suppressing anyone using the flying machines as a weapon and harassment device. This issue comes up as a result … Continue reading

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Slaughterbots Short Film Warns of the Dangers of Weaponized Drones

A short film called Slaughterbots was presented at the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons at the United Nations in Geneva last Friday. According to CNET, the film was produced by the Future of Life Institute, which has among its members … Continue reading

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