David Hambling

Russia's mobile fire groups, sent out to defend columns of supply trucks, have become a prime target for Ukrainian drone strikes just as air gunners were hit in WW2

FPV ambush drones are now fitted with microphones. Initially used to detect incoming vehicles, they could be used for artillery location and more.

An app and a camera phone are all that’s needed at more than 200 spots to help researchers monitor coastal areas

With no wind to disperse the low cloud, mist and fog and less sunlight to burn it off, anticyclonic gloom can set in

Having carried out the first ever airborne assault with drones dropping armed ground robots, commander "Electric" says operations are being scaled up.

Drone swarm developers DK NEJET believe the technical challenge of drone swarms may be less important than how they are used.

First Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season makes landfall in the US

Humanoid combat robots like Foundation's Phantom Mk1 are already a reality. And they may be on the battlefield in months rather than years.

Raijū is normally docile but gets agitated in storms and leaps up to run among the clouds, according to folklore

Ukrainian makers Stellarion are now shipping FPV drones which use the simple technique of dropping expended batteries to gain a significant range boost.

Two-mile long Pebble Ridge looks artificial but was created by waves and storms over centuries

Most of the drones being used by Russia in the war with Ukraine are controlled by cables several tens of kilometres long. A new defensive tool cuts the cables to stop the drones

Ukraine has deployed FPV ambush drones which hang from power lines while looking for targets, giving a better view and the potential for recharging.

A century ago, René Fonck tried and failed to cross the Atlantic despite having clear weather

The weather pattern is associated with extreme, stormy weather, but authorities predict a quiet year in one ocean at least

Ukrainian-Estonian Ark company Robotics wants to orchestrate entire armies of robots and drones. Their hardware is already fielded and advancing fast.

Earlier this month, the Ukrainian Navy used an uncrewed vessel to attack and sink an uncrewed naval robot operated by Russian forces

SMD is the moisture the soil must make up until it is at capacity, with very dry conditions over most of England and Wales

Artificial intelligence system delivers a three-day forecast as accurate as previous two-day predictions

Videos from Ukraine suggest that some FPVs may be using a Leader-Follower setup: the operator guides a drone to target, and automated followers hit the same spot.