https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/border_guards_find_drone_with_smuggled_smokes_on_finland-russia_frontier/9951828
"Finnish Customs officials and border guards are investigating an
unusual case in which a drone was found in a forested area of the
eastern town of Lappeenranta with a cargo of 15 cartons of cigarettes.
Two similar packages were found nearby, bringing the total to 45
cartons.
The authorities were notified by a private individual who
reported seeing the drone flying over the border from Russia, where
cigarettes are considerably cheaper than they are in Finland.
Officials
impounded the tobacco and are investigating the case as airspace
violation and illegal entry. They have not yet found any individuals
they suspect of involvement in the case."
You get the good with the bad with any new technology.
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Mexican cartels with weaponized drones
https://www.thedailybeast.com/game-of-drones-mexicos-cartels-have-a-deadly-new-weapon
"The aerial drone in the rear cargo bay was armed and ready to be deployed. Sitting in an open plastic case beside an AK47 assault rifle and spare clips. The 3DR Solo Quadcopter carried a shrapnel-filled IED that was in turn rigged to detonate by remote control."
"The weapon could have been used effectively against authorities, criminal rivals, or to terrorize innocent civilians, according to a report by security analyst Robert Bunker, a professor in Strategic Studies at the U.S. Army War college.
While contraband-laden drones operated by Mexican cartels have frequently penetrated U.S. airspace, none of them have been armed—yet. But the drone’s discovery comes at a time of widespread escalation of crime-related violence in Mexico, and could be a sign of things to come."
Technology can be used for good and bad.
"The aerial drone in the rear cargo bay was armed and ready to be deployed. Sitting in an open plastic case beside an AK47 assault rifle and spare clips. The 3DR Solo Quadcopter carried a shrapnel-filled IED that was in turn rigged to detonate by remote control."
"The weapon could have been used effectively against authorities, criminal rivals, or to terrorize innocent civilians, according to a report by security analyst Robert Bunker, a professor in Strategic Studies at the U.S. Army War college.
While contraband-laden drones operated by Mexican cartels have frequently penetrated U.S. airspace, none of them have been armed—yet. But the drone’s discovery comes at a time of widespread escalation of crime-related violence in Mexico, and could be a sign of things to come."
Technology can be used for good and bad.
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
missing woman found by drone
http://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2017/11/08/woman-rescued-by-drone-sheriff-north-carolina-elderly-missing-person-orig-ak-lon.cnn
took 25 minutes in a corn field. Not bad.
took 25 minutes in a corn field. Not bad.
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)