Tag: Drone
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Israeli drone shot down in Lebanon – IDF
An Israeli drone was shot down over Lebanon on Sunday night, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said on Monday. The IDF made this known on their Telegram platform, saying a surface-to-air missile was launched at the drone that was operating in Lebanese airspace, adding that the drone was hit and had landed in Lebanon.
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Army displays indigenous drones, trackers to enhance operational efficiency
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday in Abuja displayed some security gadgets developed locally to enhance the operational efficiency of troops in the fight against insecurity. The equipment were displayed at the conclusion of the seminar on inter-agency collaboration and utilisation of technology for national security.
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Snapchat unveils miniature drone for perfect selfies
One of the social media giants, Snapchat, has created a selfie camera, which can fly around the head and even follow everyone around to get a 360-degree of selfie angles. Recall that if you needed to take selfie-perfect shots before this innovation, you would be required to take a ton of selfies and practice until…
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Banditry, kidnapping: Army deploys drone in Ondo, Ekiti forests
The 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army (NA) Owena Barracks, Akure, has deployed the use of technology to fight the scourges of kidnapping and banditry within the Ondo and Ekiti States axis. The Brigade Commander, Brig-Gen Zakari Logun Abubakar, disclosed this on saturday during the launching of a high tech drone device in the…
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Dublin Airport temporarily suspends flights over drone sighting
Flight operations at Dublin Airport was temporarily suspended due to confirmed sighting of a drone over the airfield, Ireland’s largest Airport said on Thursday. Ireland’s Transport Minister, Shane Ross, announced a review of security at the country’s airports after drone activity caused severe disruption at London’s Gatwick Airport for more than 48 hours in December…
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Nigerian drone start-up gets first venture funding at UNN
The drone company, Arone, says it has gotten the first venture funding of a start-up at the new business incubator, Roar Nigeria at the University of Nigeria (UNN), Nsukka. Mr Chinwe Okolo, Site Incubator Manager in a statement in Abuja on Friday said the funding was a milestone achievement for the incubator showing it had…
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Video: Now SpaceX is reusing a different kind of spacecraft
Elon Musk’s space company doesn’t just recycle rockets; over the weekend it became the first outfit to send a ship back to orbit. SpaceX continues to get more use out of its individual rockets and spacecraft than just about any other organization in history. This time it wasn’t a Falcon 9 rocket conquering Earth’s gravity…