Finding the Drones - It's Hard

Iran is a large country and the drones they use are small. They're hard to find and knock out. Moreover, drones are cheap to make compared to the missiles used to destroy them.

New Zealand Defence Industry Innovation

Here's an interesting company out of New Zealand, manufacturing drones for air, land and sea.

The company can be found here: https://syos-aerospace.com They've recently signed a $66m contract with the UK Ministry of Defence.

Drone Tech Pruning Trees

Researchers at the University of Canterbury have developed a drone capable of cutting limbs off trees up to 60mm (roughly 2 inches) in width. Drone tech is really taking off. I wonder what else they can be used for?

https://www.odt.co.nz/rural-life/industry-impressed-chainsaw-drone-work

"It’s working so well now that we have got funding for commercialisation, so I expect it to be commercialised next year."

Advances in electric chainsaw technology with small electric motors and improving battery technology had assisted the drone development, he said.

Drones Over New Jersey

Why right now? Yeah...I'm sceptical. You'd think the US would be able to shoot them down.