You are about to witness an historical event: the first drone jet ever launched from an aircraft carrier. In a few decades, when autonomous drone planes battle each other in the skies, fire missiles at drone troops and battleships, humanity will look back at this day as the true beginning of total drone warfare. Read More >>
Real pilots? Please. The US Army's so intent on cutting costs that they've developed a system that lets helicopters fly themselves. Would I ever get in one? Hell to the no. Read More >>
You probably hear a lot in the news about UAVs – mostly due to the good ole US of A using them a lot to take the phrase "the long arm of the law" to an extreme. UAVs aren't just the preserve of superpowers anymore though -- they're going to start appearing in your life too. Read More >>
Featured comment by fmc159:
"just to add to this, I am currently doing a PhD focussed on locust flight, with the intention of using locust flight aerodynamics and the way they use..." More »
Drones are awesome; there's no two ways about it. However, the military drones we hear about on the news are just a tad out our price range... While the Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 is hardly "cheap," at least you can actually buy one -- for £279, that is. Do you want your own personal spy drone? Silly question -- of course you do! But is the Drone 2.0 the one for you? Read More >>
Featured comment by Billsey:
"i live in the countryside and i would be using this in fields so i guess my question is Do you have to have WiFi to use the ar parrot drone 2.0?" More »
Sea Shepherd—the environmental organisation defending whales against asshole Japanese whalers on "researcher" cosplay—have a powerful new weapon: unmanned aerial vehicles. They have located a Japanese whaling fleet 1,000 miles north of the Southern Ocean whale sanctuary using a drone. Read More >>
Featured comment by Boopop:
"Perhaps because at least when we breed cows and all other farm animals to feed us, we do this knowing there's no chance of them going extinct. Whereas..." More »
This is the newest Chinese drone. It seems much more advanced than what anyone imagined. Apparently, Bruce Wayne is now working for the Chinese military, which is hard at work trying to match America's drone-army. They're getting close. Read More >>
Featured comment by nict:
"They are used in most larger civilian aircraft these days. I believe they are not as common in military aircraft since they are more visible on radar ..." More »
Featured comment by nitrousavster:
"This really does prove that commercial pilots are now just taxi drivers in the sky. I for one, welcome our new aircraft overlords" More »
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