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US Army Developing Algorithms to Improve Quadrotor Drone In-Flight Performance

Bea Castañeda - December 11, 2020

US Army researchers are developing algorithms that will allow quadrotor drones to quickly switch between hover and forward flight.

Africa

Aid Agencies Say Four Staff Killed in Ethiopia Fighting

Staff Writer With AFP - December 11, 2020

Two international aid agencies on Friday said four staff members were killed during last month's fighting in Ethiopia's troubled northern Tigray region.

Middle East

Car Bomb Kills 16 Including 3 Turkish Personnel in NE Syria: Monitor

Staff Writer With AFP - December 11, 2020

A car bomb killed 16 people including two civilians and three Turkish personnel at a checkpoint in the Turkish-held border town of Ras al-Ain in northeast Syria.

Africa

US Strikes Shabaab in Somalia After Withdrawal Announcement

Staff Writer With AFP - December 11, 2020

The United States on Thursday carried out two air strikes in Somalia against what it said were explosives experts for Al Shabaab.

Air

US Flies Two B-52s Over Gulf in Message for Iran

Staff Writer With AFP - December 11, 2020

The United States deployed two B-52 long-range bombers over the Gulf on Thursday in a show of force directed at Iran as Washington moves to cut its ground-level military presence in the region.

Asia Pacific

Indian Navy Orders Israeli Rifle Mounted Anti-Drone Systems

Inder Singh Bisht - December 10, 2020

The Indian Navy has ordered an unspecified number of rifle mounted systems from an Israeli firm to counter the growing drone threat.

Americas

Russian Navy to Join Drills With NATO States for First Time in Decade

Staff Writer With AFP - December 10, 2020

Russia's navy on Thursday said it will join a military exercise next year that will become its first joint drill with NATO countries in a decade.

Americas

US Army Researcher Proposes Model for Quieter Small Drones

Staff Writer - December 10, 2020

A researcher with the US Army has presented a model for the development of quieter drones using high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics.

Middle East

IS Kills Nine Iran-Trained Fighters in Syria: Monitor

Staff Writer With AFP - December 10, 2020

The Islamic State group killed nine Iran-trained Syrian fighters in an attack on one of their positions in eastern Syria on Thursday, a war monitor said.

Americas

US Senators Fail to Block Trump Sale of F-35 Jets, Drones to UAE

Staff Writer With AFP - December 10, 2020

Democrats failed to block the United States from selling top-of-the-line fighter-jets to the United Arab Emirates, with most senators dismissing fears that President Trump was setting off a dangerous arms race.

Africa