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A 20-pound Swiss drone measures how much steel is left in a ship's hull from inside a tank still full of water, blinking its data back through blue light, and a classification society signed off on it, which is what turns a clever machine into a billable job
3+ hour ago (1543+ words) Radio does not work underwater. Most people know that much. What gets skipped is why: salt water conducts electricity, and a conductor absorbs radio waves instead of passing them along. The higher the frequency, the faster the signal dies. Navies…...
From Retired to Ready: Alex Machuca Rebuilds Drones for the Future of Swarm Flight
7+ hour, 2+ min ago (567+ words) What began as a set of aging, do-it-yourself quadcopter kits is now becoming a platform for advanced autonomous research, thanks to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University'Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS)'student Alex Machuca. "Outside the UAS world, I describe it as taking retired…...
Custom drone flies for 261 minutes as You Tuber smashes Guinness endurance record
55+ min ago (387+ words) Custom-built drone stayed airborne for over four hours A Cape Town You Tuber and drone pilot has secured a new Guinness World Record after keeping a custom-built multirotor drone airborne for 4 hours, 21 minutes, and 39 seconds. Rather than relying on a…...
Flying wheelie bins hit the spot for RAAF Hercules precision drone drops
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (213+ words) Get unlimited access. Save 50% with our mid-year sale. Defence & Veterans" Affairs Shoving a pallet of vital supplies, attached to a parachute, out the back of a Lockheed Hercules to people in need is a practice at least 70 years old. But…...
Powered by Hivemind: Autonomous Teaming and Strike at the Edge
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (373+ words) Explore the latest news and developments from Shield AI. At Shield AI, we're not just building software; we're revolutionizing defense technology. Shield AI's Hivemind autonomy software has been integrated on over 30 platforms to date, from Group 1 drones to Group 5 collaborative…...
Army Cyber Capability Developers and Cyber Warfare Battalion collaborate on drone dominance
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (525+ words) army. mil Army Cyber Capability Developers and Cyber Warfare Battalion collaborate on drone dominance By Courtesy July 9, 2026 FORT GORDON, Ga. " Developers from the Hardware Section of CSD-Maryland (Cyber Solutions Development), 780th Military Intelligence Brigade (Cyber), recently collaborated with developers from the…...
Marines open units on East and West Coast to focus on drone warfare
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (365+ words) Published Jul 9, 2026 3: 52 PM EDT The Marine Corps is standing up two new organizations focused on drone warfare at its major training bases on the East and West coasts. Based at Marine training hubs at Twentynine Palms, California, and Marine Corps…...
Robotics, Drones & AI For Monitoring Energy Infrastructure
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (228+ words) The infrastructure supporting this is in the tens of $T, and includes equipment and facilities for drilling and processing, distribution pipelines, storage, refining and product transport. New infrastructure construction was in the ~$800 B range in 2025, and is expected to grow…...
Zena Tech's Zena Drone Moves IQ Aqua Underwater Mine-Detection Drone into U. S. Field Testing in Florida
9+ hour, 1+ min ago (17+ words) Stocktwits...
Mapping the Manna-sphere: what the drone delivery company's US move says about Ireland
6+ hour, 32+ min ago (63+ words) Business Post Mapping the Manna-sphere: what the drone delivery company's US move says about Ireland Can Castlelake and its Irish partners land the Easy Jet deal? Courts face Covid-scale backlog as legal aid row drags on Why Hostelworld is staying…...