Despite being integral to aviation for more than a century, propellers have changed remarkably little since the Wright Brothers. A team at MIT’s Lincoln Lab has developed a new propeller shape that ...
Over the years, we've seen a number of drones that are designed to capture other drones. One of the latest, aptly named the Drone Interceptor, utilizes detachable net-pulling propellers to get the job ...
It's an understatement to say that drones have fundamentally altered how battles are fought. From passenger-liner sized Global Hawk drones to drones used in Ukraine, unmanned vehicles allow soldiers ...
On a warfront dominated by satellites, precision missiles and long-range drones, Ukraine has quietly opened a new chapter in low‑tech air defense. Pilots are climbing into 1970s‑era propeller trainers ...
This month, a beaten-up, Soviet-era propeller-driven plane taxied to a halt on a rural runway and two of Ukraine’s top air aces clambered out, one carrying a rifle. The pair, clad in olive-drab flight ...
The FCC's new rules restrict future drone sales, but existing models remain legal. Here's how it affects pilots, creators, and buyers. Images, and the devices that capture them, are my focus. I've ...