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2025-05-06

Exclusive: Latvian startup launches autonomous drone killer for NATO armies


Latvian startup Origin Robotics today launched BLAZE, an autonomous interceptor drone designed to destroy enemy drones by ramming into them or blowing them up. BLAZE is deployable on the battlefield in less than a minute. It comes in a small briefcase which doubles as a launchpad and charging dock.  Powered by computer vision, BLAZE has been trained to spot the difference between different aircraft types and distinguish them from other objects, such as birds. It combines this system with traditional radar to track aerial targe [...]

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2025-02-21

DJI Flip review: A unique and useful creator drone with a few flaws

After creating a stir with the $200 Neo, DJI is back at it with another innovative drone, the Flip. It has a first-of-a-kind folding design and shrouded propellers to keep people safe. It also integra [...]

Match Score: 153.50

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2025-01-14

DJI's Flip combines the best of its lightweight drones for $439

DJI continues its streak of innovative (and highly leaked) drones with the launch of the Flip, a lightweight and people-safe model that folds in a new direction — downward — to accommodate the lar [...]

Match Score: 122.80

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2025-01-18

Amazon puts its drone deliveries on hold following two crash incidents

Amazon's drones won't be making any deliveries in the foreseeable future. According to Bloomberg, the company has paused all commercial drone deliveries in Texas and Arizona after a previous [...]

Match Score: 99.78

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2025-01-15

DJI will no longer block US users from flying drones in restricted areas

DJI has lifted its geofence that prevents users in the US from flying over restricted areas like nuclear power plants, airports and wildfires, the company wrote in a blog post on Monday. As of January [...]

Match Score: 84.43

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2025-04-09

The best drone for 2025

Drones have become an important tool in a creator’s bag of tricks, allowing them to capture aerial footage that elevates their videos. And nowadays, they’ve become more accessible as video quality [...]

Match Score: 84.43

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2025-04-15

Project Maven reaches Europe: NATO selects Palantir's AI analytics system

NATO adopts AI platform from Palantir for faster military decision-making, The MSS Nato system aims to automate data analysis that previously required large teams.<br /> The article Project Mave [...]

Match Score: 83.09

thenextweb

2025-04-23

Boaty McBoatface submarine takes NATO-backed quantum tech underwater

UK startup Aquark Technologies has used Boaty McBoatface — the internet’s best-loved submarine — to test its quantum sensing technology underwater for the first time. The NATO-backed company put [...]

Match Score: 69.12

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2025-04-08

Watch the trailer for animated anthology Predator: Killer of Killers

Fans of murderous clicking aliens have a lot to look forward to this year, with not one, but two different Predator titles debuting in 2025. Both projects are being helmed by Dan Trachtenberg, who pro [...]

Match Score: 50.04

thenextweb

2025-05-06

German dual-use drone maker becomes unicorn amid defence tech boom

German drone maker Quantum Systems has raised €160mn at a valuation north of €1bn, becoming Europe’s latest defence tech unicorn.   Quantum Systems builds electric, AI-powered autonomous surve [...]

Match Score: 47.20