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China's National University of Defense Technology has developed a micro-drone the size of a mosquito, equipped with a camera, microphone, and sensors, designed for covert surveillance and espionage. The prototype currently has limited flight time but represents a significant advancement in miniaturized drone technology.

Gliderboy has developed a weather balloon that can glide back home after its mission, reinventing the humble weather balloon with autonomous return flight capability.

The US military used a drone boat (Corsair unmanned surface vessel) to rescue two downed Army helicopter pilots near the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first such rescue by a drone at sea.

A maker built a drone that uses a laser to track targets, leveraging Claude AI to assist in development or processing.

Nagoya startup AirKamuy launched a 120 km/h cardboard fixed-wing drone that assembles in five minutes and flies 80 minutes.