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Saudi air defenses intercept 17 Houthi armed drones - state TV

Reuters
Posted at Jun 20 11:32 AM

Saudi Arabian air defenses late on Saturday destroyed six armed drones launched by Yemen's Houthi movement towards the kingdom, bringing the total it intercepted during the day to 17, state TV cited the Saudi-led coalition as saying. Read more »

THROWBACK: Hero surfer | Kuha Mo!

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 12:29 AM

Nakuhanan ng drone video ang ginawang rescue operation ng mga surfer sa La Union.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 11, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 12:37 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Israel's Iron Dome intercepts rockets

Amir Cohen, Reuters
Posted at May 11 03:47 PM

Streaks of light are seen as Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel May 10, 2021. Read more »

Oil tanker off Syria suspected attacked by drone, fire extinguished

Reuters
Posted at Apr 25 01:46 AM

CAIRO - Syria's oil ministry said on Saturday that firefighting teams managed to extinguish a fire in one of the tanks of an oil tanker off the oil terminal of Baniyas after a suspected drone attack from the direction of Lebanese territorial waters, state media reported. Read more »

Filipino photographer wins in Boston Drone Film Festival

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 03:54 PM

A Los Angeles-based Filipino photographer won an award in the recently concluded Boston Drone Film Festival.  Read more »

Israel Iron Dome can now intercept drones, missiles at same time - gov't

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 17 08:22 AM

JERUSALEM - Israel unveiled a new version of its "Iron Dome" defense shield on Tuesday that it says is now capable of intercepting drones, missiles and rockets simultaneously. Read more »

Game of drones: Chinese giant DJI hit by US tensions, staff defections

David Kirton, Reuters
Posted at Mar 08 08:15 AM

Chinese drone giant DJI Technology Co Ltd built up such a successful US business over the past decade that it almost drove all competitors out of the market. Read more »

Chinese military micro drone unveiled at Abu Dhabi weapons show

Liu Zhen, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 03 04:51 PM

The tiny surveillance drone – named Fengniao, or Hummingbird – is just 17cm long and weighs 35 grams. Its developer, privately owned Huaqing Innovation based in Shenzhen, said it could transmit high-definition images or real-time footage over a distance of more than 2km.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 25, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 11:35 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Drone taxi for two

Maxim Shemetov, Reuters
Posted at Jan 25 10:06 PM

Several companies around the globe are developing drones that can carry humans for transport but are mostly still in the testing stage. Read more »

US to allow small drones to fly over people and at night

David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Dec 29 07:35 AM

Small drones will be allowed to fly over people and at night in the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Monday, a significant step toward their use for widespread commercial deliveries. Read more »

China’s first ship-borne helicopter drone makes maiden flight

Liu Zhen in Beijing, South China Morning Post
Posted at Dec 08 01:37 PM

AR-500B, designed to monitor vast maritime areas, successfully completed half-hour test at facility in Jiangxi. The lightweight unmanned aerial vehicle could be used by both warships and coastguard vessels in South China and East China seas. Read more »

Drone, gagawin nang taxi sa South Korea?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 05:27 PM

Ginawa ang test flight ng "drone taxi" sa Seoul, South Korea.  Read more »

US delivers spy drone to PH worth P710 million to boost maritime defense, security

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 02:22 PM

The US on Wednesday handed over P710 million worth of unmanned drone system to the Philippine Navy in a bid to ramp up the military’s maritime defense and border security capacity. Read more »

JAL test-flies drone to carry relief goods in mountainous area

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 18 03:03 PM

Japan Airlines Co. on Wednesday flew a drone carrying emergency relief goods within a city in a mountainous area of western Japan as part of tests aimed at operationalizing logistics services using unmanned aircraft, although the flight was cut short due to adverse winds. Read more »

WATCH: Drone video of Skyway 3

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 03:03 PM

The Skyway 3, which links Luzon's two main expressways, will be ready to open in December and will be toll-free for a month, San Miguel Corp earlier said.  Read more »

China ramps up pilot training to boost drone operator ranks

South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 29 02:05 PM

The PLA academy of China identifies the key skills essential for drone pilots, including task planning, flight control and maintenance, as unmanned vehicles rise in military importance. As well as flying vehicles, the Chinese military uses unmanned boats, underwater vessels and cars. Read more »

Amazon unveils drone that films inside your home. What could go wrong?

Kellen Browning, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 25 09:54 AM

Amazon’s Ring division unveiled the $249 Ring Always Home Cam, a small drone that hums as it flies around houses filming everything, ostensibly for security purposes. Read more »

Israelis rejoice in weed from heaven

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 10 12:35 PM

TEL AVIV - Cannabis rained from on high in Israel's liberal hub of Tel Aviv this week as legalization campaigners used a drone to airdrop bags of the drug, sparking delight on the ground. Read more »