Drone Center

Our comprehensive Databook update, a wide-area surveillance drone in China, a ground robot that roams the streets of Tunis, and a drone for counting Australia’s bushfire-stricken wildlife population. dronecenter.bard.edu/weekly-…

Today we have published a comprehensive update to our Drone Databook, with more than 100 additions and corrections to the drone forces of nearly 50 countries. dronecenter.bard.edu/project…

Tunisia orders Turkish strike drones, authorities from California to France deploy drones to help stem the spread of coronavirus, and Swiss researchers develop a drone that can play dodgeball. dronecenter.bard.edu/weekly-…

Our new public safety drones study, Korea’s advanced stealth drone takes shape, the backstory of a historic transatlantic drone crossing, and the growing importance of cold-weather drones. dronecenter.bard.edu/weekly-…

Drone acquisitions by public safety agencies continues to grow. Read our full report here: dronecenter.bard.edu/project…

This morning we published the third edition of our Public Safety Drones project. We've tallied over 1,570 disclosed public safety agencies that have acquired drones in the U.S., 668 more than we tallied in May 2018. Read our full report here: dronecenter.bard.edu/project…

Our new report, the fight over Remote ID, a little drone boat called Dolphin, and the drone-assisted hunt for shipwrecks in Thunder Bay. dronecenter.bard.edu/weekly-…

We are pleased to announce the publication of "Unarmed and Dangerous: The Lethal Applications of Non-Weaponized Drones," a comprehensive study on the strike-enabling roles of modern unarmed military drones. Read the full report here: dronecenter.bard.edu/unarmed…

A rash of drone strikes in Syria, the French military’s resistance to drones, a frenzy of drone deals in the UAE, drones that can dodge anything you throw at them, and a drone-enabled wedding proposal. dronecenter.bard.edu/weekly-…

A Belarusian anti-tank drone, using lasers to link drones and satellites, traffic drones take to the skies in Morocco, and the machine-gun-equipped unmanned patrol boat stalking the waters of Sewells Point. dronecenter.bard.edu/weekly-…

Combatting locust swarms with drone swarms, wide-area surveillance technology goes small, and how to use gamers’ brain waves to teach smart drones to be smarter. dronecenter.bard.edu/weekly-…

An idea for drones with echolocation, the drones joining the fight against coronavirus, and a visit to the African Drone and Data academy. dronecenter.bard.edu/weekly-…

Germany’s grand Triton drone program comes to an end, a ghost boat that can deploy sea gliders, illicit drone buzzing at the Super Bowl, and the mysterious story of a U.S. stealth drone’s deployment to Korea. dronecenter.bard.edu/weekly-…

Drones with flapless wings, an academy in Malawi, a mysterious crashed drone in Cambodia, and the Californian students using drones to study sharks. dronecenter.bard.edu/weekly-…

The DoD’s new counter-drone HQ, Mauritania’s anti-locust drones, the lessons of 20 years of drone operations, and a Stanford drone with feathers. dronecenter.bard.edu/weekly-…

Mysterious drone sightings abound, counter-drone systems planned for the Olympics, and an autonomous surveillance drone designed for home security that "learns and reacts to its surroundings." dronecenter.bard.edu/weekly-…

The Soleimani drone strike, the great drone swarm mystery over Colorado, an accidental drone shootdown in Istanbul, and the curious appeal of gyrocopter drones. dronecenter.bard.edu/7406-2/

The first flight of a new Turkish strike drone, a human vs. AI drone race, a knife missile strike in Northern Syria, and our new “Counter-Drone Systems” report. dronecenter.bard.edu/weekly-…