Threats from drones must cause headaches for security people at all large public events nowadays , technology developed on the battlefields of Ukraine can easily be applied by terrorists in an urban context. #drones#geopolitics#terrorism
Chilling article from Zeteo on Israel’s use of armed quadcopters in Gaza and the future development of such warfare.
"The point here is not that armed quadcopters like those the Israeli military reportedly uses in Gaza are unprecedented. It's that they are very, very precedented, to the degree that they have the aura of inevitability"
A Ukrainian serviceman from an anti-drone mobile air defence unit fires a machine gun towards a Russian kamikaze drone, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kherson region, Ukraine April 19. REUTERS/Ivan Antypenko
"Clark Lupton mounted a 1984 Polaroid Sun 600 camera onto his drone, which was fitted with a remote motor to click the shutter to take photos. This was a very clever way to mash the old with the new, with excellent results."
#Drones have reshaped the battlefield in #Ukraine and in the Middle East. #Drone technology has many iterations from #Iran ’s #Shahed and #Turkey ’s #Bayraktar to the homemade war drone. We look into the history, the geopolitics, and the prospect of teaming drones up with #AI in this week's #TheGlobalJigsaw - recommended listen:
"Ukraine Targets Power Stations and Oil Depot in Russia with Kamikaze Drones, Sources Say
The source told Kyiv Post that SBU drones once again effectively targeted critical infrastructure, ensuring uninterrupted military operations in Russia."
The boss lady on a #Caturday morning, after celebrating #TheGlobalJigsaw 's New York Festivals award... yet despite the jolly distraction, she subbed and updated our latest episode on #drones - including #Iran attacking #Israel , a deep dive into the #UkraineWar and drone use in the #Sahel , plus a bit of #Drone history from the Queen bee on and #Shahed and #Bayraktar production - tune in, #CatsOfMastodon, you'll like it:
L’Iran repousse une attaque de drones, Washington parle d’une riposte d’Israël
Trois explosions ont eu lieu tôt, vendredi, dans le centre de l’#Iran. Téhéran a aussi annoncé avoir repoussé une attaque de #drones. Selon des hauts responsables américains, il s’agit d’une attaque d’#Israël, qui avait prévenu Washington d’une possible riposte.