Category: drone

CCP ‘Meteorological Research Balloon’ Is Affiliated With the Military: Analysts

After the United States shot down the Chinese spy balloon on Saturday, Beijing protested and said it’s “the U.S. attack on a civilian unmanned airship by force.” But Chinese analysts agreed that the shooting down of the balloon was necessary to address the aggression of the Chinese regime. On Feb. 5, Beijing issued a statement…


PHOTOS: Drone Images of India’s Great Flamingo Migration, Dangerous Roads in the Himalayas, and More

Every time photographer Raj Mohan witnesses India’s great flamingo migration, he is completely spellbound. “They leave me bewitched. Honestly, words can’t describe my feeling,” Mohan told The Epoch Times, talking about how the vast flocks form into sprawling patterns. The 32-year-old Indian IT specialist travels to Pulicat Lake in Tamil Nadu, South India, for the…


Japan Says It Scrambled Jets to Monitor Chinese Aircraft Carrier Operations

TOKYO—Japan said on Monday it scrambled jet fighters and dispatched aircraft and warships over the past two weeks to keep tabs on China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier and five warships that conducted naval manoeuvres and flight operations in the Pacific. Japan monitored the operations after the Chinese naval group, which included missile destroyers, sailed between the…


Russia Says It Shot Down Ukrainian Drone Near Air Base

KYIV, Ukraine—The Russian military reported Monday that it shot down a Ukrainian drone approaching an air base deep inside Russia, the second time the facility has been targeted this month. Russia’s Defense Ministry said debris killed three servicemen at the Engels air base, which houses Tu-95 and Tu-160 nuclear-capable strategic bomber planes that have struck…


Moscow Says 3 Killed in Ukrainian Drone Attacks on Air Bases Deep Inside Russia

LONDON—Russia said on Monday that three of its military personnel were killed in what it said were Ukrainian drone attacks on two Russian air bases hundreds of miles from the front lines in Ukraine. A third Russian airfield was on fire on Tuesday from a drone strike. Russian media released footage of what they said…


More Russian Airfields Hit Amid Fresh Strikes on Ukrainian Infrastructure

Three Russian military airbases came under attack earlier this week by combat drones that Moscow says were launched from Ukrainian territory. The attacks coincided with a fresh round of Russian artillery strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities, which have further degraded the country’s beleaguered power grid. On Dec. 6, a military airfield near the Russian city…


Chinese Spy Sentenced to 20 Years in the US

A Chinese spy has been sentenced to 20 years in U.S. prison. The high-ranking official was found to have targeted American aviation intel. Chinese leader Xi Jinping was caught on camera criticizing Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau face-to-face, on the sidelines of the Group of Twenty summit. China is unable to invade Taiwan, a top U.S….


Iran Acknowledges Drone Shipments to Russia Before War, Kyiv Claims Tehran Is Lying

Iran acknowledged for the first time on Saturday that it had supplied Moscow with drones but said they were sent before the war in Ukraine, where Russia has used them to target power stations and civilian infrastructure. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said a “small number” of drones had been shipped a few months before…


Norway Police Arrest Russian for Flying Drone Amid Heightened Security

OSLO—Norway police arrested a Russian man at the airport in the arctic town of Tromsoe and charged him with flying a drone, they said on Saturday, marking the second such arrest in one week. Police seized a large amount of photographic gear, including a drone and several memory cards, during Friday’s arrest of the 51-year-old,…


Pentagon Blacklists Drone Giant DJI as ‘Chinese Military Company’

The Pentagon has blacklisted a Chinese drone manufacturer, which Ukrainian officials previously accused of providing military support to Russia. DJI Technology, the world’s largest consumer drone manufacturer, was added to a Department of Defense (DOD) list of 60 “Chinese military companies” operating in the United States, the Pentagon announced on Oct. 5. Adding DJI to the…