Desert Wolf, maker of the Skunk Riot Control Copter, says its machine is "designed to control unruly crowds". But labour activists are condemning it.
Pakistan says it would raise the issue of US drone strikes inside its territory at the United Nations Human Rights Council.
This week, the ANC and the public protector spar about Nkandla, Dina Pule must apologise and Santa’s drones deliver gifts.
In a landmark intelligence-gathering exercise, the UN will begin using drones in the DRC to monitor its border and movements by armed groups.
Even if Amazon’s drone delivery service does not succeed, the idea it embodies is too powerful to suppress, writes Alistair Fairweather.
Annual results show state arms company Denel continues to eke out profits, but it hopes exports of weapons to the rest of Africa will change that.
Unmanned US aircraft fired four missiles at a house in north-west Pakistan, killing 16 suspected militants, says Pakistani intelligence officials.
Peacekeepers in Côte d’Ivoire could be substituted by drones in a further step towards greater use of the military aircraft in sub-Saharan Africa.
A Paris-based journal has said Denel intends to sell Saudi Arabia drone aircraft capable of firing missiles.
US President Barack Obama is now seeking to influence global guidelines for drone use as China and other countries pursue their own programmes.
Drones have taken centre stage in an escalating arms race between China and Japan, who are struggle to assert their dominance over disputed islands.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed to have "captured" a US drone over Gulf waters, after it entered Iranian airspace.
The central issue with drone strikes comes down to how combatants are identified and what efforts are made to protect civilians.
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/ 21 September 2011
The US is building a ring of secret drone bases in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula as part of a campaign against al-Qaeda affiliates.
Swarms of miniature drones, weighing as little as 200g each, are being sought by Britain’s Ministry of Defence for rapid deployment in Afghanistan.
There is a second-and-a-half delay between the operator pressing his button and the Hellfire rocket erupting from the aircraft he is controlling.