Drone footage captures the moment it crashes right into the erupting Fagradalsjfall volcano in Iceland. The stunning video, shot on Monday (May 24), brings the viewer up-close to the shield volcano and right into the molten lava. Drone operator and YouTuber Joey Helms told Reuters that being able to manually operate the first-person-view flying drone…
Malaysian Researcher’s First Eco-Friendly Drone Has Parts Made of Pineapple Leaf Waste
Malaysian researchers have been working on sustainable solutions for pineapple waste since 2017, and now they have ultimately landed on an airborne innovation: eco-friendly, biodegradable drone parts made from pineapple leaf fibers. The pineapple leaves—which are usually burned during the annual pineapple harvest—were collected from farmers in the Hulu Langat district by a team at…
Israeli Military Says It Downed Hezbollah Drone on Lebanon Border
JERUSALEM—Israeli forces brought down a drone belonging to the Lebanese Hezbollah group that crossed into northern Israel from Lebanon on Tuesday, the Israeli military said. In a statement, the military said that earlier in the day troops had located another Hezbollah drone that also had been downed along the border with Lebanon several weeks ago….
Ex-Intelligence Analyst Pleads Guilty to Sharing Classified Information With Reporter
A former intelligence analyst and member of the military pleaded guilty on March 31 to illegally disclosing classified information with a reporter. Daniel Everette Hale, 31, of Nashville, Tennessee, admitted to obtaining classified national defense information while working at the National Security Agency (NSA) and as a defense contractor at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency…
Former Intelligence Analyst Pleads Guilty to Sharing Classified Information
A former intelligence analyst and former member of the U.S. military has pleaded guilty to illegally disclosing classified information to a reporter. Daniel Everette Hale, 31, of Nashville, Tennessee, admitted to obtaining classified national defense information while working at the National Security Agency (NSA) and as a defense contractor at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency…
Gaza Fishermen Killed by Israeli Drone Caught in Nets, Hamas Says
GAZA—Three Palestinian fishermen who died in an offshore blast on Sunday had encountered an explosive-laden Israeli drone that had fallen into the sea and blew up in their nets, the Hamas-run Interior Ministry in Gaza said on Thursday. An Israeli military spokeswoman had no immediate comment. At the time of the blast, the Israeli military…
Chinese Drone Maker’s Stock Plunges as Short-Seller Takes Aim
NEW YORK—Drone manufacturer EHang Holdings Ltd’s shares plunged on Tuesday after an investment research firm said it had shorted the stock and questioned the accuracy of what the Chinese company has said about its business. Guangzhou, China-based EHang’s shares closed 62.7 percent lower at $46.30 on Nasdaq. Wolfpack Research, which specializes in short-selling, or betting…
Missile Fired at Israeli Drone Over South Lebanon
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM—Anti-aircraft missiles were fired at an Israeli drone flying over south Lebanon on Wednesday but did not hit the target, the Israeli military spokesman said. Two Lebanese security sources said Lebanon’s Hezbollah armed movement fired at the drone. One of the sources said the missile did not hit the aircraft, which then returned across the…
Beijing Building Military Drones to Rival US in War, Leaked File Shows
The Chinese regime has been actively growing its fleet of military drones to spy on and compete with adversaries such as the United States, a leaked document from China’s Ministry of National Defense reveals. The July 2017 document, supplied to The Epoch Times by a trusted source, described Beijing’s ambition to dominate what it called…
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