All posts tagged "Drone"

Russia has provided Iran with similar intelligence that the U.S. and Europe provide Ukraine, according to a new Wall Street Journal report published on Tuesday.

Iran has received information from Russia about the locations of American military forces and its allies across the Middle East, including satellite images and improved Shahed drone technology, an officer and Middle Eastern diplomat told The Journal.

"Russia is trying to keep its closest Middle Eastern partner in the fight against U.S. and Israeli military might and prolong a war that is benefiting Russia militarily and economically," according to The Journal. ...

The US military has used a laser to shoot down a drone flying around the US-Mexico border owned by Customs and Border Protection.

The Federal Aviation Administration closed airspace around Fort Hancock, with the military needing to formally notify the FAA. This is the second time in two weeks that a laser was fired in the area. Commercial flights were not affected by this shutdown. The first time the laser hit nothing, but this recent use of the laser has downed a drone.

Washington U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen and two other top Democrats on the House Transportation and Infrastructure and Homeland Security committees released a joint statement denouncing the use of the laser and how they had been informed of the decision. ...

Mystery fly-overs in New Jersey and parts of New York may soon be put to an end by the NYPD, according to a news report.

Citizens across the Garden State have reported seeing drones overhead, and state officials have asked the federal government for help and clarification about the unmanned vehicle sightings.

Now, more than 100 drones could be sent to investigate from its neighbor, according to the New York Post....

A suspected US drone strike in Yemen's southeastern Shabwa province has killed five Al-Qaeda-affiliated militants, a local government official said on Tuesday.