Pete Buttigieg Skewered for Telling Drone Pilots to Stay Away from Hurricane Recovery Efforts
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg issued a message asking drone operators for Hurricane Helen victims not to fly their drones “near or in the vicinity of rescue and recovery efforts,” prompting condemnation on social media. Bathing. “Drone Operators: Do not fly drones near or around Hurricane Helen rescue and recovery efforts,” the U.S. Department of Transportation […]
Ukrainian Drone Assault Sparks Wildfires in Russia, Officials Say
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – More than 100 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russia on Sunday, the largest barrage seen over Russia since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022. A forest fire broke out and an apartment building was set on fire, officials said. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported shooting down 125 drones overnight […]
IDF Kills Hezbollah Drone Chief
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Thursday that it had killed Hezbollah drone commander Mohammad Hussein Surour in a precision airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon. The IDF said in a statement: The IDF Spokesperson Corps announced today, Thursday, September 26, 2024, that the IAF, under the direction of IDF Intelligence, attacked and eliminated terrorist Muhammad […]
Russia Hammers Kyiv in Five Hour Missile and Drone Barrage
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's air defense forces fought off a Russian air attack on the capital Kiev for five hours overnight, officials said Thursday, as missiles and drones again hammered Ukraine's power grid. Ukraine's emergency services said at least two people were injured in the Kiev attack. According to the Kiev military government, a […]
10-year-old girl who got lost in woods while sleepwalking found safe by thermal-imaging drone
A 10-year-old girl was rescued after sleepwalking out of her home and becoming lost in the jungles of Louisiana, after a kind drone pilot spotted her using thermal imaging. Payton Santignan went missing around 10 p.m. on Sept. 14 from her home near Shreveport, according to Webster County Sheriff Jason Parker. Good Morning America Monday. […]
BREAKING: Trump gunman flew drone over rally site, per WSJ report | LiveNOW from FOX
Thomas Matthew Crooks, the gunman who tried to kill Donald Trump was able to fly a drone over the Butler Farm Show grounds … source
Another Russian Arms Depot on Fire After Ukraine Drone Strike
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine launched more than 100 drones at Russia last night over its seizure of Crimea, sparking a fire and explosions at a Russian arms depot deep inside the country and blocking a major highway, Russian media agencies and the Defense Ministry said. The warehouse appears to be just a few kilometers […]
Ukrainian drone strike on Russia causes earthquake-sized blast picked up from space
A Ukrainian drone allegedly struck a large arms depot about 240 miles west of Moscow on Wednesday, causing an earthquake-like explosion and forcing thousands of people to flee the area. Ukrainian authorities have yet to claim responsibility for the attack, but a source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said: The attack was reportedly […]
Ukraine Drone Strike Causes Massive Blaze at Russian Munitions Depot
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian drone struck a large military base in a town on Russian soil last night, sparking a large fire and forcing some local residents to evacuate, Ukrainian officials and Russian media reported Wednesday. Meanwhile, a senior US diplomat said a recently announced, but still secret, plan to win the war […]
Civilian drone 'incursions' are disrupting wildland firefighting operations
Aerial firefighting has faced the constant nuisance of 21 “public drone intrusions” so far this wildfire season, according to a report by the National Joint Fire Centre. Ten of those fires required grounding firefighting aircraft, according to data from the Boise, Idaho-based coalition of federal and state wildfire agencies, which warned that such conditions could […]