An Irish navy ship spotted up to five drones operating near the flight path of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's aircraft as he arrived for a state visit to Ireland on Monday, local media reported on Thursday.

The vessel, LÉ William Butler Yeats, did not shoot down the drones but also lacked any capability to disable them, and a nearby Irish Air Corps aircraft also did not get involved. Deck lookouts spotted the drones because their lights were on as they flew.

Small drones controlled by fiber-optic cables have turned parts of the battlefield into webs, a Ukrainian special operator told Business Insider.

Europe on high alert for foreign interference as Irish police probe drone incursion against Ukrainian president’s plane

The Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones are intended to mirror Iran 's Shahed-136 uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), providing a low-cost, scalable capability for autonomous, swarm-style operations.

Big Brother Watch warns UK local authorities are creating 'spies in the sky' as councils rapidly expand drone fleets for law enforcement in an already surveilled nation.

Experts weigh the merits and limits of growing pivot in the region to uncrewed aircraft and the potential for 24/7 patrols

The feds flew drones when the Border Patrol made arrests in November, but it’s not clear who’s operating the drones hovering over Charlotte.

Most major tech retailers ' Cyber Monday sales are already live, and I'm seeing a bunch of DJI devices on sale right now. Popular gadgets like the DJI Mic Mini, the DJI Osmo 360 camera, and the DJI Air 3 drone are up to 45% off off at Amazon and Best Buy.

Cal Fire San Benito-Monterey has the largest unmanned aircraft systems program of its kind in the state, in both number of pilots and flight hours.

The U.S. Army is updating its forces with 1 million drones a year, expanding its arsenal of unmanned weapons, and training its troops to use them.