Airborne radar will map the ground in 3D
30 March 2011
A software upgrade to radar systems will allow aircraft to map landscapes and buildings in 3D, and make it easier to spot crashed planes hidden in forests
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Surveillance robots know when to hide
16 March 2011
The creation of robots that can hide from humans while spying on them brings autonomous spy machines one step closer
Laser-powered helicopter hovers for hours
2 September 2010
Lasers can bring down remote-piloted aircraft – but a new demo shows they can also keep the craft airborne
Navy laser roasts incoming drones in mid-air
19 July 2010
A remote-piloted military aircraft meets a new enemy – a ship-mounted laser that can shoot it down
Hybrid video could lighten the search and rescue load
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Combining infrared and visible video streams from search drones makes it easier for rescue teams to interpret the images
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A South African research ship will brave pirate-infested waters to observe and predict seasonal risks of monsoon-induced floods and drought
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Truck-mounted laser shoots down spy drone
27 January 2009
The days of battlefields criss-crossed by laser beams may not be far away – a portable laser has proved able to track and destroy a small uncrewed aircraft
Six ways to build robots that do humans no harm
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