Driverless trains and cars are already with us – but how soon before pilotless airliners? The biggest challenge may be getting passengers on board. Have you ever had a panic attack in mid-flight? Those that have will tell you it's not fun. And there are plenty of reasons that make people panic. S...
Air defense is becoming a light show Drones will be getting their first lasers. They won't be used to attack enemy targets, though--the lasers are to stop enemy lasers from shooting them out of the sky. The U.S. military has been researching lasers since the 1960s, though they've mostly been used...
Dutch police's drone-hunting eagles are ready for action
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If you're looking to stop a drone in its tracks, these days you've got more than a few options. You could deploy a drone-catching drone, load up a shoulder-mounted net cannon or say, dispatch quadcopter-hunting birds of prey. Yes, after trialling the latter approach for around a year Dutch police are now preparing to welcome eagles into the law enforcement fold, with the animals highly trained to take down drones that pose a threat to the public.
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The SpaceX founder wants the public's help in solving the mystery In the minutes leading up to a routine test fire ahead of a rocket launch on September 1, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket suddenly burst into flames. The explosion destroyed the rocket, as well as the Amos-6 satellite it was supposed to c...
But size isn't everything Blue Origin was the first private spaceflight company to launch a rocket into space and then bring it back down for a vertical landing. "Into space" has a bit of a caveat attached, though; the New Shepard rocket crossed the Karman line, 100 kilometers above ground, which...
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Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer Antonov says it plans to fly the first prototype of the An-132D light airlifter before the end of this year.
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The uncontained left engine failure of a Southwest Airlines flight from New Orleans to Orlando, Florida, on Aug. 27 was likely initiated by a fan blade that broke off due to metal fatigue, according to a Sept 12 investigative update by the U.S. NTSB.
