by Editorial Staff The situation in Ukraine continues to deteriorate as Russia intensifies its military campaign. Ukraine last week suffered perhaps its heaviest and most destructive attack with 190 missiles, 140 drones and 700 aerial bombs. Russia thus demonstrates to the West that it is highly resilient and persistent in its uninterrupted military campaign that [...]
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Yesterday as part of the second edition of the Mediterranean Aerospace Matching (MAM24) business convention held in Grottaglie (TA) from 20 to 22 March, promoted by the Aerospace Technological District (DTA) by the Puglia Region, ENAC, Puglia Airports and Criptaliae Spaceport , a demonstration medical transport mission with drones took place, which allowed a rapid delivery of goods of […]
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by Editorial Staff With the United States still having to unblock the military aid package in Congress and with the West which, more generally, has shown some weakness in continuing to support Ukraine, it is necessary, as far as possible, to take action. Even if the initiative will not significantly change the progress of the war which has been stuck for months, however [...]
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The US Fifth Fleet in the Middle East is implementing maritime drone exercises, testing new operational solutions. Last month the success of a small unmanned vessel when it managed to launch a missile at a pre-defined target caused great satisfaction. According to a statement from the US Navy (USNavy), writes Defense [...]
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The real protagonists of the Russian-Ukrainian war are drones, used in all environments: air, land surface, maritime and even underwater. Iran has delivered hundreds of Shahed-class drones to the Russian military, most notably the Shared-129, a Predator-style drone that can fly more than 1.000 miles, armable with missiles, and the Shahed-191, a [ …]
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The Dynamic Messenger 23 exercise, which began on September 18 and ended today, focused on the integration of unmanned maritime systems into naval operations. The operation involved more than 2.000 civilians and military personnel both on land and on board ships and involved fourteen Alliance countries.
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The WSJ reported that the Pentagon plans to purchase thousands of drones over the next two years that can fly to their targets, confuse radars, overcome enemy defenses, fire missiles and gather intelligence. Creating unmanned aircraft quickly and cheaply is not easy even if the mass production of large and small drones is essential for the American defense to counter China, notoriously equipped with a considerable arsenal that includes thousands of missiles, jets, ships and drones.
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The Taiwanese company, according to Defense News, GEOSAT Aerospace and Technology has signed an agreement with the British company Flyby Technology that paves the way for the purchase, technology transfer and production of 160 Turkish-made Jackal drones. In a press release GEOSAT announced that the memorandum of understanding, signed this month during the Taipei [...]
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Following the lessons learned from the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, where we saw the massive use of drones, the Western armed forces are trying to take action by studying new types of weapon systems in the UAV sector, as well as suitable defence. With this in mind, the Pentagon has decided to deliver, over the next two years, a large number [...]
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The alarm was raised by US intelligence to American firms that supplied Iran with technological components which were then used to build the fearsome Shahed drones used by Russia in the war against Ukraine. However, Iran does not only receive its supplies from Western countries, through anonymous civilian companies, but also from China, India and South Africa. A trade in components […]
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A Russian A-50 military plane was damaged a few hours ago by a drone strike while parked at an airport near the Belarusian capital of Minsk. This was reported to Reuters by some Belarusian partisans and members of the opposition, now in exile. The front and central parts of the aircraft, as well as the radar antenna, were damaged at […]
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The Pentagon, in an anti-China function, and with the approval of Congress has launched a wide-ranging campaign to supply the military arsenals of the allied countries that have supported Ukraine. The Pentagon last month created a task force (tiger team) made up of senior officials from various Departments in order to speed up sales [...]
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In the United Arab Emirates it reached 50 degrees centigrade with a very high level of humidity, the air was unbreathable. Only the rain would have favored more acceptable living conditions. The creation of artificial rain was successfully tested at a cost of 35 million euros thanks to some [...]
read more(by Alessandro Tittozzi member of AIDR) Beginning of the year with many innovations for the world of drones: from 1 January 2021 the new European regulation issued by EASA for aviation safety came into force, which regulates unmanned aircraft systems. For Italy, ENAC issued the UAS_IT which accepts the provisions of the EASA on January 4, 2021, [...]
read more(by Filippo Moreschi, lawyer and AIDR partner) In European regulatory terminology, drones - also known as APR (Remotely Piloted Aircraft) - are included in the group of “unmanned” aircraft (UAS - unmanned aircraft system). The Italian Navigation Code also places them within the notion of aircraft (Article 743) and defines them as "aircraft [...]
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(by Ing. Alessandro Tittozzi AIDR member) The term drone for most people can be traced back to a tool used for home or professional video shooting but their use can go far beyond this. Let's start with a little curiosity: the term "drone" translated literally means "buzz", due to the noise that [...]
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The Time reports in an article that the Chinese People's Army is allegedly recruiting soldiers who are not afraid to die in battle and obey orders without asking questions. Let's talk about "robots". Very soon battalions of military robots will be deployed to fight alongside humans. Beijing's goal is to have, in this sector, [...]
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In relation to the current health emergency scenario, determined by the growing spread of the COVID-19 contagion in the country, the State Police has undertaken a solidarity initiative in favor of the less affluent families of the capital. The inevitable repercussions in the socio-economic fabric of the city, consequent to the rigorous, but necessary, measures adopted by the Government to contain the [...]
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An Israeli security company has tested a laser cannon against the danger from drone swarms. The Rafael Advanced Defense System showed in a video the operation of its “Drone Dome” system, capable of detecting, monitoring, aiming and finally shooting down one or more drones thanks to a high power laser. VIDEO […]
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Danger of drone traffic on strategic areas, new technological solutions will be presented on November 14 at the Milan Fair “Security 2019”, during the conference “When danger comes from the sky”. The phenomenon is constantly growing and raises many concerns to security officers as drones flying over areas are increasing [...]
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The Russian company Kaspersky ready for a new leap in the security sector. This time it is not about powerful antivirus and computer firewalls, but a powerful antidrone system. The goal, declares Kaspersky, is to develop solutions for the protection of privacy and security, now put at risk by the unauthorized trespassing of [...]
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The drones of the Air Force, which constitute the eyes from the sky of the fire prevention device of the land of fires, have identified in time a fraudulent attempt to cause a fire that is dangerous and harmful to the health of the population. The timely communication to the structure of the Commissioner delegated to the Terra dei Fuochi, Gerlando Iorio, and after [...]
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Drones to deliver small packages at home. This is one of the scenarios that lie ahead for the logistics of the future. A suggestive hypothesis, but for which there is still a lot to work for, according to the president of the Freight Leaders Council, the association that studies the new trends in logistics and transport, who spoke at the conference 'U-space, on [... ]
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Worldwide investments in drones will be around 12,3 billion dollars in 2019. The boom in these small remote-controlled aircraft has led those involved in air traffic to think seriously about safety as well. This year some international airports in England have had to stop traffic more than once [...]
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According to reports to the international press by Yemeni military sources, at least six soldiers of the Yemeni Army, loyal to President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi, were killed and twelve other people, including officers and local officials, to sustain important injuries in the course of an attack carried out with the use of drones during a military parade in [...]
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US RC-135V reconnaissance drones took off from Souda Air Base on the island of Crete, traveling hundreds of kilometers along the coast of Syria and the Mediterranean Sea to spy on RT's Arabic-language website. the S-300 missile defensive shield operation. According to Hadashot sources [...]
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Danish police announced the arrest of two men who attempted to procure unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on behalf of the Islamic State in Syria. In a press statement released on Wednesday, the Danish state police said they worked closely with the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) […]
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Terrorist groups but also lone wolves around the world have shown that it is really easy to build a “homemade” drone, with components easily found on the internet. Even more terrifying is the fact that they can be armed and directed, in swarms, towards sensitive targets. There are many cases in which civil airports have [...]
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“It almost looks like a copy of the P.2HH”. To try to prove that the drone produced by Piaggio Aerospace is more advanced than the European sister project Euro Male (Medium altitude long endurance, of which the first full-size models were presented at the last Berlin Air Show), the head of state Major of the Air Force, Enzo Vecciarelli, [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) PRP Channel, in some analysis articles, had already pointed out the danger of the increase in the use of drones by private individuals and the probable danger of collision with airliners and non-airliners, near airports civilian and military. Thinking that "individuals" can simultaneously launch dozens of small drones in the direction of [...]
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(by Massimiliano D'Elia) President Donald Trump is working to make it easier to export certain types of lethal weapons such as small drones. Trump has decided to speed up the regulations that regulate the trade in unmanned weapons, because it is sensitized by the American producers who, according to them, would suffer the global competition of Chinese [...]
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(by Pasquale Preziosa) Micro drones have become objects of almost common use, from toy drones to professional drones. They have become very reliable especially in the field of photography and can also be purchased via the internet. In addition, they are easy to modify for the transport of small quantities of harmful / explosive substances and pose a big problem, [...]
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US Navy Laser Weapons Video The Pentagon is testing new technologies, such as laser weapons and large high-tech networks, to combat drones used with increasing frequency and effectiveness by terrorists. The NYT writes, revealing that the defense department has launched a $ 700 million program, overseen by [...]
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