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Cyprus
Turkish Drones in Occupied Cyprus Deepen Tensions in the Region
An air base in northern Cyprus is currently hosting drones from Turkey, causing tensions to rise throughout the region. Cyprus, politically divided after the Turkish invasion of 1974, has felt that the Turkish government is reproducing its "expansionist agenda"...
Technology
Drones That Make Rain: New Technology to Combat Drought in UAE
Scientists in the United Arab Emirates have developed drone technology that releases an electric charge inside of clouds to create rain. The technology is used to combat drought and severely hot climate.
The UAE is implementing this technology across cities...
Greece
Israeli Company Leases Maritime Reconaissance Drones to Greece
An Israeli company, Israel Aerospace Industries, is now leasing maritime reconnaissance drones to Greece, which will have an option to buy.
Africa
Report Reveals Morocco Set to Buy Turkish Drones
A deal for Morocco's purchase of Turkish drones shows how the market for the drones is expanding, according to a new report.
Greece
Greek University Participates in Pioneering Drone Manufacturing Project
The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki will participate in an international pioneering program for building Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs or drones) called Project Lotus.
Kyriakos Yakinthos, professor at the AUTH Department of Mechanical Engineering and director of the Fluid and Turbine...
Greece
Greece to Acquire Israeli Drones for Border Defense
Greece will acquire drones from Israel to defend its borders, in the very first military deal between the two countries which includes an option to buy the system, Reuters reports.
The Israeli Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that the agreement...
Greek News
How Will The Coronavirus Affect The Megacities Of The World?
If you don’t live in one of the gigantic megacities dotted around our globe you might imagine them to resemble a zombie film right now, where all the citizens have fled to the safer rural areas, and their many...
Cyprus
Turkey Deploys Drones Over Occupied Cyprus
Turkey has reportedly deployed unmanned aerial vehicles over the occupied territories of northern Cyprus which will shadow ships drilling for oil and gas in the seas off the island.
The self-declared Turkish-Cypriot government, recognized by only Turkey among all the...
Greece
Greece Plans to Buy Drones from US, Israel
Greece plans to acquire three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) from the United States with surveillance capabilities ranging from the Black Sea to Libya, Greece's Defense Minister Nikos Papagiotopoulos said on Friday.
“And don't tell me that we should not inspect...
Environment
Drones Detect Plastic Waste in Greek Seas
University of the Aegean kgiyvbk researchers conducted a successful experiment detecting plastic waste in the sea of Lesvos with the use of drones.
The Marine Remote Sensing Group experiment was carried out at the Tsamakia beach of Mytilene. Its aim was...