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Saudi-Led Warplanes Pound Yemen Rebels After Pipeline Attack

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 16, 2019

Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck Yemeni rebel targets, including in the capital Sanaa, today, two days after the insurgents claimed drone strikes that shut a key oil pipeline in the neighbouring kingdom.

Saudi Arabia Says Oil Stations Attacked By Armed Drones

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 15, 2019

Saudi Arabia said Wednesday that attacks on two of its oil tankers and a major pipeline targeted not only its own security but that of the world's supplies.

After Drone Attack, Saudi Arabia Stops Pumping At Major Oil Pipeline

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 14, 2019

OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia said it had stopped pumping crude oil along a major pipeline Tuesday following a drone attack, hours after Yemen's Huthi rebels said they had targeted vital Saudi installations.

Flying Of Drones, Paragliders Banned In Hyderabad For 6 Months

Hyderabad News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 3, 2019

Flying of drones, paragliders and remote-controlled microlight aircraft has been banned in the city for six months from May 5 following inputs that terrorist and anti-social elements might carry out attacks through such flying objects, police said.

Like Uber, But For Organs: First Kidney Delivered By Drone

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday May 3, 2019

A kidney needed for transplantation has been delivered by a drone for the first time ever, the University of Maryland Medical Center said, a development that could herald faster and safer organ transport.

Iran Drone Video Of American Carrier Appears "Years Old": US Navy

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday April 29, 2019

Footage of an American aircraft carrier in the Gulf which Iran claimed it shot with a drone in the Gulf appears to be "several years old", the US Navy has said.

Video Game Effort Could Help Regulate Future Drone Traffic

Associated Press | Friday April 26, 2019

The simulation unveiled Wednesday uses a 3D model of Salt Lake City, similar to games like Sim City, and data about planned drone paths to determine potential problem areas.

Sri Lanka Bans Drones, Unmanned Aircraft After Bombings

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 25, 2019

Sri Lanka has banned the use of drones and unmanned aircraft following the massive Easter Sunday bombings that killed over 350 people and injured more than 500 in the country's worst terror attack.

Google's Wing Aviation Gets Regulator Approval for Drone Deliveries in US

Associated Press | Wednesday April 24, 2019

Google affiliate Wing Aviation has received federal approval allowing it to make commercial deliveries by drone in US.

Centre For Drone Development Soon At IIT Hyderabad

Education | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday April 18, 2019

According to the tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the centre will be set up at IIT Hyderabad.

Insect-Inspired Arm Technology to Enable Drones Fly in Windy Conditions

ANI | Wednesday April 17, 2019

Researchers have developed a drone with 'movable-arm technology'. It is inspired by the wings and flight patterns of insects.

China Successfully Tests World's 1st Armed Amphibious Drone Boat: Report

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 15, 2019

China has successfully tested the world''s first armed amphibious drone boat which the Chinese military analysts claimed could be used in land assault operations and is capable of forming a combat triad with aerial drones and other drone ships, according to a media report.

Alphabet's Drone Delivery Service Takes Off in Australia

Reuters | Tuesday April 9, 2019

Facebook has bowed to pressure from the European Commission and consumer authorities by revising its terms, making it clear what it does with users' data.

80,000 Personnel, Drones To Provide Security For Bastar Lok Sabha Poll

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 9, 2019

A massive security blanket of over 80,000 personnel, and drones, has been thrown around Naxal-infested Bastar region for the April 11 Lok Sabha polls there, police said Monday.

A Short First Hop For 'Drone Taxi' In Vienna

AFP | Friday April 5, 2019

It was more of a small step than a giant leap, but the first public outing of a pilotless "drone taxi" in Vienna on Thursday nevertheless offered a glimpse into the possible future of urban travel. Several big companies such as Boeing and Airbus are working on their own versions of the technology but it was the Chinese firm EHang that unveiled its ...