Drone
- World
Maldives purchases drones from Turkey for patrolling the country’s maritime area
Male: Within days of the Maldives inking a defence deal to obtain non-lethal weapons from China, the archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean has acquired drones from Turkey for patrolling its vast…
- India
Israel receives over 20 made-in-Hyderabad Hermes 900 drones
Hyderabad: India’s first private drone manufacturing facility, located in Hyderabad, has supplied more than 20 Hermes 900 medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAVs to Israel, as reported by international Defense business media outlet Shephard…
- Middle East
Iran strikes two terror bases in Pakistan: Report
Tehran: Iran on Tuesday “obliterated two key strongholds” of a terror group in Pakistan through precision missile and drone strikes, a media report said. Significant bases belonging to the Jaysh al-Dhulm (Jeysh…
- Hyderabad
Drishti 10: Navy unveils 1st Adani-manufactured drone in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Drishti 10 ‘Starliner’ Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), manufactured by the Adani Group, was unveiled by the Indian Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar at Adani Aerospace here on Wednesday. The Drishti…
- India
2 drone-dropped packets containing explosives, cash seized near LoC in Jammu
Jammu: Two drone-dropped packets containing six battery-operated Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), a pistol and some cash were seized in a joint operation by the Army and police near the Line of Control…
- World
‘Toughen up’: Indian-origin billionaire backs Narayana Murthy’s 70-hr work week advice
New Delhi: Indian-American businessman and co-founder of Sun Microsystems, Vinod Khosla has backed Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy’s suggestion that India’s youth must work 70 hours every week to improve the country’s…
- India
Centre likely to come out with guidelines for quality drone manufacturing this week
New Delhi: Aiming to curb imports and manufacturing of cheap and sub-standard drones in the country, the Centre is planning to bring out guidelines to ensure standards and promote domestic production. According…
- Middle East
Jordan downs two drones carrying drugs from Syria
Amman: The Jordanian military has shot down two drug-laden drones coming from Syrian territories. Eastern Military Region’s personnel intercepted two drones carrying crystal methamphetamine in quantity, the state-run Petra news agency reported…
- India
BSF, Punjab police seize broken drone, 3.4 KG heroin in Ferozepur
Delh: A joint team of the Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police foiled a heroin smuggling attempt using drone in Punjab’s Ferozepur district. Officials said that the forces recovered a broken…
- Middle East
Iran unveils Mohajer-10 drone capable of striking Israel
Tehran: The Islamic Republic of Iran on Tuesday, August 22, unveiled a new drone called ‘Mohajer-10’, resembling the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, IRNA News Agency reported. The new drone was unveiled as…
- World
1 injured, 2 Moscow buildings damaged in drone attack, Vnukovo airport shut
Moscow: A man was injured and two buildings were damaged in Moscow city in the drone attack, allegedly carried out by Ukraine, due to which one of the city’s airport Vnukovo was…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia, Turkey seal drone deal during Erdogan’s visit
Riyadh: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s move to strengthen diplomatic ties with Gulf countries is seeing success as Saudi Arabia agreed to buy drones from Turkey in the biggest defence contract between the…
- India
Report of drone flying over PM Modi’s residence; Delhi cops launch probe
New Delhi: An unidentified flying object suspected to be a drone was reportedly spotted over the official residence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi here in the national capital on Monday early morning,…
- Technology
Ex-ISRO official promoted Sisir Radar test flew drone fitted with ‘Rabbit SAR’
Chennai: Space sector startup, Sisir Radar Private Ltd has successfully tested its Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) fitted on a drone, said a senior company official. “The drone fitted with SAR was flown…
- India
Another Pak drone, carrying narcotics, shot down by BSF in Punjab
Amritsar: Border Security Forces (BSF) troops on Saturday morning shot down a drone carrying suspected narcotics from Pakistan along the International Border near Rai village in Amritsar, Punjab. This comes a day…
