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A coordinated drone attack has knocked out half of Saudi Arabia’s oil supply — MIT Technology Review

An attack by 10 drones caused fires at a major oil processing facility and a nearby oil field in Saudi Arabia, according to the...

Amazon patents ‘surveillance as a service’ tech for its delivery drones — The Verge

Amazon was recently granted a patent that outlines how its UAVs could keep an eye on customers’ property between deliveries while supposedly maintaining their...

The drone Iran shot down was a $220M surveillance monster — Wired

Iran identified the drone as an RQ-4A Global Hawk, a $220 million UAV that acts as a massive surveillance platform in the sky, writes...

Giant cargo drones will deliver packages farther and faster — The Verge

A new generation of plane-sized autonomous delivery vehicles is capable of carrying hundreds of pounds for hundreds of miles, writes Felicia Shivakumar. Here is the...

Altavian awarded contract for development of new military drone prototype

Altavian, a U.S.-based Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) engineering and manufacturing firm, was awarded the Short Range Reconnaissance Prototype (SRR) contract.