Yarra 1,drones 0:Unmanned aerial vehicles plunge into water during Matildas light display

Yarra 1,drones 0:Unmanned aerial vehicles plunge into water during Matildas light display

A team of divers will spend Sunday fishing the drowned drones out of the water in Docklands after hundreds fell ahead of the soccer match at Marvel Stadium.

  • byAshleigh McMillan andAlex Crowe

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‘The network effect’:Google drone nests set their sights on suburbs

‘The network effect’:Google drone nests set their sights on suburbs

Wing,the drone company operated by Google’s parent Alphabet,has been using Australia as a testing ground and turned south Queensland into the drone delivery capital of the world.

  • byTim Biggs
WA Day drone sky show takes place a week late with no announcement
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WA Day drone sky show takes place a week late with no announcement

The drone show intended for the WA Day festival which had to be cancelled over both nights,due to inclement weather,has been held quietly for sponsors to view from Crown Perth.

Zelensky defies threats of ‘elimination’ after Moscow claimed Ukraine tried to kill Putin

Zelensky defies threats of ‘elimination’ after Moscow claimed Ukraine tried to kill Putin

The Ukrainian president turned up in Finland and is due in The Netherlands,despite threats by the Russian Security Council “to physically eliminate him and his clique”.

  • byMark Trevelyan andMike Corder
Dead birds turned into drones to help improve planes

Dead birds turned into drones to help improve planes

Bird flight patterns,flock formation and even the colour of feathers can seemingly improve flight efficiency,researchers have found.

  • byLiliana Salgado
Pentagon releases video of Russian jet ‘dumping fuel on drone’

Pentagon releases video of Russian jet ‘dumping fuel on drone’

The footage purportedly shows a Russian aircraft pouring fuel on a US drone and clipping its propeller in international airspace over the Black Sea.

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Alleged Perth e-scooter drug runner released on bail

Alleged Perth e-scooter drug runner released on bail

The 34-year-old Vietnamese man appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on Wednesday on drug trafficking charges.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Send in the drones:Australian tech should fight fires around the world
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Send in the drones:Australian tech should fight fires around the world

Australia could lead the world with fire-fighting technologies including lightning strike modelling,drone fleets for ignition detection,and water gliders for delivering payloads of water or fire suppressant to ignition points.

  • byDavid Lindenmayer andMarta Yebra
Broken tarps and $4 tickets:How Elton’s first concert differs from his farewell

Broken tarps and $4 tickets:How Elton’s first concert differs from his farewell

When Elton John first came to Australia,the future icon got a chilly reception from customs officials at Sydney Airport.

  • byAndrew Hornery
‘An expensive event’:50 drones plunge into Swan River during sky show fail

‘An expensive event’:50 drones plunge into Swan River during sky show fail

The boss of the company behind the show estimated about $100,000 worth of drones malfunctioned. “I did cry a little bit last night,” he said.

  • byHeather McNeill
‘Learn this’:Drone operator Kateryna wanted action then war came

‘Learn this’:Drone operator Kateryna wanted action then war came

The 27-year-old woman flies reconnaissance drones over the enemy’s positions before and after strikes. Hanging out for a signal,though,is complicated.

  • byAnthony Galloway