Drones
State of anxiety: As Trump and Xi circle each other, Taiwan is on edge
With Taiwan’s relationship with its most important security partner in flux, the island’s existentialist fears are coming back up to the top.
- Matthew Knott
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Vivid Sydney hopes drones will fly again next year. But they are hunting for a new operator
The search for an operations manager with “substantial” drone show experience was launched the day after dozens of drones descended into Darling Harbour.
- Cindy Yin and Jack Gramenz
Fireworks to replace Vivid’s officially cancelled drone shows
The festival’s keenly awaited drone shows have been cancelled after nearly 90 drones fell from the sky on Monday.
- Mostafa Rachwani
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- Vivid Sydney
‘Cascading failure’: Drones fall from the sky, Vivid shows cancelled
Vivid Sydney’s drone shows have been grounded again by “unforeseen technical difficulties” after 89 plunged into the water on Monday night.
- Jack Gramenz
In northern Ukraine, it was boy versus Russian drone. The boy won
Quick thinking by 12-year-old Anatolii Prokhorenko saved his family from becoming victims of a new weapon in the five-year war.
- Steve Hendrix and Kostiantyn Khudov
Russia accused of drone attack on marked UN aid convoy
The attack took place in the Ukrainian city of Kherson, which has been the subject of near-constant Russian drone sieges sometimes likened to a “human safari”.
- Antonia Langford
‘Star Wars in Australia’: This anti-drone laser system can hit targets the size of a 10-cent piece
The Australian-made laser system is being put on a fast track for use by the defence force as part of a $7 billion spend on drone-killing technology.
- Matthew Knott
Ghost Bat v Valkyrie: Australia in fierce battle with US for German war drone market
The locally made combat aircraft, which operates without personnel on board, is packed with sensors and is expected to have a range of more than 3700 kilometres.
- Matthew Knott
Trump sons looking to make a motza as drones rewrite the rules of war
Unmanned aircraft are dominating battlefields around the globe, and with the Pentagon ready to invest in the technology, US President Donald Trump’s eldest sons have taken a shine to drones.
- Annie Massa and Tom Maloney
The cost of the Iran war is not in Trump’s favour
Attack drones are cheap, but defending against them is expensive – the bill for shooting them down could become unsustainable for the US.
- Farah Stockman