COMMENT | PATRICK OYULU | Somewhere in Plymouth, England, Rolls-Royce dipped a Phantom into a swimming pool to celebrate 100 years of the Rolls-Royce Phantom. Not because the driver confused it for a landing site at Ggaba Beach. It was intentional. A luxury brand creating a moment. A story. A …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The eve of President-elect Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s swearing-in ceremony was marked by a brief blend of technological spectacle and delays as a drone show delivered a “thank you” message across parts of Kampala. The National Resistance Movement Secretariat had heavily promoted the event, dubbed the …
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Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In the Albertine Graben, where commercial oil production is poised to begin, drones are taking flight, not to deliver packages or capture aerial photos, but to fight climate change. These high-tech eyes in the sky are at the forefront of the country’s strategy to …
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MOSCOW | Xinhua) | Russian air defense shot down 164 Ukrainian drones overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday. According to the ministry, 39 drones were destroyed over the Black Sea and 32 over southern Russia’s Krasnodar region. The drone attacks caused damage to port infrastructure and an apartment building …
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OSLO | Xinhua | Denmark will prohibit all civilian drone flights nationwide from Monday to Friday to safeguard a European Union (EU) leaders’ meeting in Copenhagen and reduce the burden on police amid a surge in suspicious drone sightings, the Danish government said Sunday. The temporary ban will run from …
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MOSCOW | Xinhua | The Russian Foreign Ministry official responsible for European Union affairs has criticized the bloc for its “hysteria” over unidentified drones entering its territory, saying the sole aim is to justify an increase in military spending, according to the state-owned RIA Novosti news agency on Saturday. …
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Across the nation, the fruits of a comprehensive agriculture strategy are now ripening. Last year, China’s grain output exceeded 700 million tonnes for the first time BEIJING | Xinhua | The morning news speaks of continuous rainfall, but in the fields of Liaoning Province in northeast China, Zhao Yuguo is …
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Rwanda-born Zipline, famed for delivering blood and vaccines across Africa, is now dropping burritos in Texas for the American fast-food chain, Chipotle. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Zipline, the Rwanda-born drone logistics company, is now delivering Chipotle burritos to homes in Rowlett, Texas, the company said in an …
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COMMENT | RAGNAR SASS | Russia’s war against Ukraine has become a full-scale technological conflict, where 70-80% of casualties are now caused by unmanned aerial drones. After three and a half years, the war has become a nonstop cat-and-mouse game, where every new weapon system offers only a brief two- or three-month advantage …
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MOSCOW | TASS | Russian air defenses destroyed 10 HIMARS rockets, two Hammer bombs and 35 Ukrainian drones over the past 24 hours, the Defense Ministry said. “The air defenses downed two French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, 10 US-made HIMARS rockets and 35 drones, including 10 outside the special military …
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