Drones
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,340
Is Trump losing patience with Putin? Will sanctions against Russian oil giants hurt Putin? How much of Europe's oil still comes from Russia? Russia launched a drone attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, in the early hours of Sunday, striking residential buildings and wounding at least five people, including two children, according to officials. Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine overnight on Saturday killed at least two people and wounded 12 others, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on X.
'Heroes of Kharkiv': How 48 children were saved from kindergarten hit by Russian drone
'Heroes of Kharkiv': How 48 children were saved from kindergarten hit by Russian drone Although moving forward, Oleksandr Volobuev's body is angled slightly away from the camera, as if bracing against the deadly air still swirling with falling debris and smoke. His face in careful concentration, the Major-General from Ukraine's Civil Protection Service clings tightly to a precious bundle, wrapped for protection in his coat - and out of which two small pink shoes protrude. It is a striking image of a dramatic rescue from a nursery school in the eastern city of Kharkiv, following a devastating, direct hit by a Russian drone. Unsurprisingly it has gone viral, capturing both the Ukrainian and the wider global public's imagination. With 48 children trapped in a shelter in the burning building, it was not the only act of bravery that day, not by a long way.
Russian attacks on Ukraine kill 4 as Kyiv's allies renew pressure on Moscow
Is Trump losing patience with Putin? Will sanctions against Russian oil giants hurt Putin? How much of Europe's oil still comes from Russia? Russian attacks on Ukraine kill 4 as Kyiv's allies renew pressure on Moscow Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine have killed at least four people and wounded several others, local officials say, as Kyiv's allies push sweeping measures against Moscow as the war nears its four-year mark. Two people were killed in a ballistic missile attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and nine were wounded in the overnight attacks, Tymur Tkachenko, head of the city's military administration, said on Saturday.
U.S. Flies Drones Over Gaza to Monitor Cease-Fire, Officials Say
The U.S. military has begun operating surveillance drones over the Gaza Strip in recent days as part of a broader effort to ensure that both Israel and Hamas adhere to a fragile cease-fire agreement, Israeli and American military officials said. The drones have been used to monitor ground activity in Gaza, with the consent of Israel, according to two Israeli military officials and a U.S. defense official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss operational details. They said they were not able to share the drones' flight paths. Those three officials added that the surveillance missions were operating to support a new Civil-Military Coordination Center in southern Israel, which was established last week by the U.S. military's Central Command, in part to monitor the cease-fire. The truce deal, brokered by American, Qatari, and Egyptian mediators earlier this month, has been strained by a recent flare-up of violence in Gaza and lingering tensions over the exchange of deceased Israelis and Palestinians.
Israeli drone strike targeting Hezbollah kills two in Lebanon
Why is Israel still in southern Lebanon? A war to shape Lebanon's future An Israeli drone strike killed two people when a vehicle was hit near the town of Toul in southern Lebanon, and a separate attack targeted a bulldozer in Khiam. The Israeli military says it is targeting Hezbollah fighters and weapons facilities despite a cease-fire agreement. 'Can't control' US tariffs: Canada'stands ready' to resume trade talks'Occupation, expulsion and colonisation': Israeli protesters block Gaza aid Rubio: Gaza security force must include nations Israel'comfortable with' Bloody Sunday families condemn British soldier's acquittal
Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon kill two in latest truce violation
Why is Israel still in southern Lebanon? A war to shape Lebanon's future An Israeli drone strike has killed two people in southern Lebanon, according to the country's Ministry of Public Health, a day after Israeli warplanes launched a series of deadly strikes on the country's eastern mountain range and south. It's the latest in near-daily Israeli violations of the United States-brokered ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah that began in November. It did not provide details on their condition. A security source told Al Jazeera that the drone fired a missile at a car, directly hitting the vehicle and causing it to catch fire.
Ukraine's Zelenskyy to meet European leaders in London over military aid
Is Trump losing patience with Putin? Will sanctions against Russian oil giants hurt Putin? How much of Europe's oil still comes from Russia? Ukraine's Zelenskyy to meet European leaders in London over military aid Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to meet European leaders in the United Kingdom for talks on military aid to stave off future Russian aggression if a ceasefire stops the war now in its fourth year. Zelenskyy and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are expected to be joined at the Foreign Office in London on Friday by NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof.
FIMD: Fast Isolated Marker Detection for UV-Based Visual Relative Localisation in Agile UAV Swarms
Vrba, Vojtěch, Walter, Viktor, Štěpán, Petr, Saska, Martin
A novel approach for the fast onboard detection of isolated markers for visual relative localisation of multiple teammates in agile UAV swarms is introduced in this paper. As the detection forms a key component of real-time localisation systems, a three-fold innovation is presented, consisting of an optimised procedure for CPUs, a GPU shader program, and a functionally equivalent FPGA streaming architecture. For the proposed CPU and GPU solutions, the mean processing time per pixel of input camera frames was accelerated by two to three orders of magnitude compared to the \rev{unoptimised state-of-the-art approach}. For the localisation task, the proposed FPGA architecture offered the most significant overall acceleration by minimising the total delay from camera exposure to detection results. Additionally, the proposed solutions were evaluated on various 32-bit and 64-bit embedded platforms to demonstrate their efficiency, as well as their feasibility for applications using low-end UAVs and MAVs. Thus, it has become a crucial enabling technology for agile UAV swarming.
Russia launches barrage of drone strikes across Ukraine
How much of Europe's oil still comes from Russia? Russia launched dozens of drones and decoy drones across Ukrainian territory, including one that hit a school building in Kyiv. Marco Rubio says implementing Gaza peace deal is'top priority' for Trump Body of'breadwinner' Thai captive held in Gaza returned home Displaced Palestinians forced to live in Gaza's graveyards