Walmart is expanding drone delivery across the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Utah, and Virginia this year, potentially enabling it to reach 4 million U.S. households, the company announced on May 24. In a blog post announcing the expansion with operator DroneUp, the retailer said it is expanding its delivery network to 34 sites by the end of…
Walmart Expanding Drone-Delivery Service to 6 US States, Reaching 4 Million Households
Drone Giant DJI’s Russia Halt Pressures Other China Big-Techs
Russia has quickly become a wasteland for western tech brands, with names like Apple, HP and Dell all suspending local operations after the country’s invasion of Ukraine and a crush of western sanctions that followed. While such a vacuum might look tempting for Chinese companies, the reality is far less clear due to the potential for losing access to more…
China’s DJI Halts Russia, Ukraine Business to Prevent Use of Its Drones in Combat
April 28, 2022
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BEIJING—Drone company DJI Technology Co. has temporarily suspended business activities in Russia and Ukraine to prevent use of its drones in combat, in a rare case of a Chinese company pulling out of Russia because of the war. “DJI is internally reassessing compliance requirements in various jurisdictions. Pending the current review, DJI will temporarily suspend…
US Software Company Drops Chinese Drone Maker DJI Over Russia-Ukraine War
March 15, 2022
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Figma, a fast-growing U.S. provider of vector graphics editing softwares, closed access to its services for the world’s leading drone maker, China’s DJI, on March 12, according to Chinese state-run media China Fund on March 13. The financial newspaper operated by the People’s Daily posted an email that it is was sent by Figma to DJI….
Official: Drone That Crashed in Croatia Carried a Bomb
ZAGREB, Croatia—A military drone that apparently flew all the way from the Ukrainian war zone over three European NATO-member states before crashing in an urban zone of the Croatian capital was armed with an explosive device, Croatia’s defense minister said Sunday. The Soviet-made aircraft crossed Romania and Hungary before entering Croatia, slamming into a field…
Saudi Oil Refinery Attacked by Drone, Sparking Small Fire
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—A drone attack on an oil refinery in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, started a small fire that did not cause injuries or affect supplies, the kingdom’s energy ministry said early Friday. The statement did not specify where the drone strike was launched from. Later Friday, Yemen’s rebel Houthis who have been battling a…
Australian Army Buys 24 Uncrewed Drones in $650 Million Deal
March 11, 2022
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The Australian army is set to acquire 24 unmanned surveillance drones in an AU$650 million (US$477 million) deal with Boeing’s Insitu Pacific. The “Integrator” drones will be manufactured locally in Brisbane while using suppliers from across the state of Queensland. The move is the latest in a series of defence-focused announcements by the federal government…
Photographer Finds Pack of Polar Bears Huddling in Old Soviet Dwellings on Lost Arctic Island in Russia
Like pale ghosts, a pack of white polar bears haunt a dilapidated, abandoned Soviet weather station on a small island in Russia’s Arctic far east. This sleuth of spooky bears might have gone unnoticed on Kolyuchin Island had David Kokh, a 41-year-old Moscow-based photographer, not set sail on his long-awaited voyage to Wrangel Island last September. He shared…
Ukraine Releases Video of Drone Demolishing Russian Missile Systems
A Ukrainian military official released footage on Feb. 27 that appears to show a missile system belonging to the Russian Armed Forces being destroyed by a Ukrainian drone. Valery Zaluzhny, the chief commander of the armed forces of Ukraine, said on social media that a Turkish-made Bayraktar drone was used to destroy the Russian machinery in the…
Drone Videographer Captures Incredible Footage of Sheep Herding Over 7 Months in Israel
Shepherding is not an instant art. In an age of high speed and rapid gratification, shepherding remains a patient task and so, too, is the work of an Israeli drone videographer who, over the course of seven months, captured the movement of a flock of sheep. The result of Lior Patel’s efforts was a bird’s…
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