A new type of drone, inspired by the aerial precision of birds of prey, could one day navigate through dense city skyscrapers to deliver our packages or inspect hard-to-reach offshore wind farms, ...

Researchers from Czech Technical University in Prague are developing advanced drones designed to protect critical infrastructure and mimic the movement of bird flocks. The team, led by Martin Saska, ...

The way bats fly suggests that ultrasound could be an alternative to existing navigation technologies, researchers said.

DevDroid, a Ukrainian combat robotics company, is applying a software-style update cycle to its ...

Like an overachieving fledgling falcon, on its inaugural flight an Airbus "Bird of Prey" interceptor drone took out a medium-sized suicide drone using a Fraknkenberg Mark I mini-missile during a ...

Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are developing a bat-inspired echolocation system for drones to navigate in darkness or GPS-denied environments. The approach uses ultrasonic pulses and ...

The ‘Bird of Prey’ platform was developed as a simple, cost-effective counter-drone system that can engage attack UAVs with low-cost air-to-air missiles. Airbus Defence and Space announced on Mar. 30, ...

Inexpensive, one-way attack drones are complicated threats to fight off. Not only can they sneak past air defenses with no concern for their own safety and strike valuable assets, but they are also ...

Next time you look up at the sky at a flock of birds, pay close attention. They might not be what you think they are. Scientists at New Mexico Tech are using birds preserved by taxidermy and turning ...

WTF?! Drones have found a lot of uses over the years, from delivery systems and firefighting tools to weapons of destruction. In Japan, a model has been designed as a way of scaring away birds from ...