Drones News
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In the 1980s, the IT revolution upended the way companies do business while completely transforming our economy. Now we have the same thing happening with drone technologies as the potential for commercial drones in the infrastructure sector take off.
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The U.S. government has admitted that Giovanni Lo Porto and Warren Weinstein, two aid workers in Pakistan, were killed in a counter-terrorism mission by U.S. military drones.
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The US Air Force has turned to using contractors to fly drones, according to the Michael S. Schmidt of The New York Times.
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A group in Japan is launching a test involving airborne delivery of medicines as part of the plan to make drones play a crucial role during disasters.
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Organizers will deploy robots and drones to help secure the 2018 Games in South Korea in what is expected to be the most high-tech Winter Olympics in history.
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Flying cars may not just be a figment of "Back to the Future."
"We’re going to have thousands and millions of flying drones in corridors, and then we’ll also see people carrying," Peter Diamandis said. "You know, I think it’s an inevitability."
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By AFP
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The US government has released a once-secret policy document dubbed "the playbook" that shows how officials select drone targets in areas outside war zones and the key role the president has in the process.
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The development of drones received a boost this week when the U.S. government took steps to fast-track the development of civil and commercial applications for drones. This included giving the go-ahead to Google’s Project Wing.
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As the successful transport of chicken sandwich, donuts and hot coffee by an unmanned small aircraft recently made aviation history in the United States, Britain could be the next to roll out the delivery drone technology.
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The term "science fiction" has been losing its meaning ever since the US’ Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) started to develop a new drone system.
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By AFP
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The United States on Friday lifted the lid on one of the most controversial tactics of President Barack Obama's secretive counter-terror campaign, detailing for the first time the number killed in air strikes in countries like Pakistan and Libya.
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It wasn't too many years ago that pick axes and shovels made up the primary tools firefighters had at their disposal when fighting brush or forest fires. But modern technology had changed the way we look at, as well as the way we fight fires.
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Delivery company UPS Partnership is examining the feasibility of using drones to deliver packages of medications into remote regions in Rwanda.
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Scientists are examining tiny robotic insects in a quest to find new ways to power robotic devices. The basis of the research is to improve the efficiency for search and rescue operations.
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It is possible, through the use of computers, to control an object with thought. This has been extended to drones, thanks to a University of Florida in Gainesville student project.
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Shallow graves and recently interred bodies can occur during war time and during certain criminal activities. On the ground, finding whereabouts of these sites is difficult. Spotting sites from the air could make the process easier.
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Dropping litter generally is frowned upon in most countries and someone being caught indiscriminately throwing litter is likely to receive a fine. With the issue of how to catch a perpetrator, Dubai has taken to the skies.
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A new study has concluded that drones are much more accurate for monitoring the size of seabird colonies in tropical and polar environments. This could lead to a wider application of drones for ecological research.
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Giant cyborg beetles could soon be flying around your local town center, should a new scientific study become a commercial reality.
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Wildlife conservationists fighting poaching in Africa are being assisted from on high — by unmanned aerial drones that expose poachers. The drones are also helping to stabilize the tourism industry, which has been severely impacted by wildlife deaths.
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By AFP
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An Air France Airbus A320 narrowly avoided colliding with a drone as it was about to land in Paris on a flight from Barcelona, France's aviation investigation agency (BEA) said.
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A new bill introduced in Utah would allow law enforcement to shoot down drones in some situations and would also place limits on drone activity.
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Google is working on a system that will see solar-powered drones delivering 5G Internet from the sky, according to a report. The company has already built several prototype versions of "Project SkyBender" and has acquired FCC permission to do so.
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To safeguard water lovers in Australia, drones and "smart" drum lines will be put in place to scan for sharks. This is a new initiative by the New South Wales (NSW) government.
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A Federal Aviation Administration task force has recommended requiring owners of all drones larger than 9 oz. (250 grams) to register with the government, a move that could affect hundreds of thousands of US drone hobbyists.
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On Dec.18, we’re getting another taste of the Star Wars franchise, so it only seems appropriate to revisit one of the series’ most beloved characters, R2D2, from the robotics experts who created him in 1977.
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By AFP
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Countries are nearing agreement on using satellites to track flights, as they strive to prevent a repeat of the mysterious disappearance of flight MH370 in March 2014, a high-level US official said Thursday.
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By AFP
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The market for military drones is expected to almost double by 2024 to beyond $10 billion (8.9 billion euros), according to a report published Friday by specialist defence publication IHS Jane's Intelligence Review.
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By AFP
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Two German tourists were briefly detained in central Moscow after attempting to fly a drone over the Kremlin, a police spokesperson told AFP on Friday.
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Thanks to an online citizen science initiative, members of the public are now invited to help hunt for fossils in the Kenyan desert.
Volunteers will have the chance to pore over one million images in an area known for fossils of early human ancestors.
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Aerial photograph and plan of earthworks at Fazenda Colorada made up of clear geometric shapes. Excavations suggest inhabitants lived in the three-sided square Sanna Saunaluoma, Antiquity Journal.
AEROSONDE UAV Aerosonde Ltd
CBP Air and Marine Predator Bs on the flightline for border protection duties DHS
Drone strikes in Pakistan America Abroad/Tumblr
A U.S. Air Force RQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle in operation. DoD photo
DJI Phantom Aerial Quadcopter with the GoPro camera. DSLRPros / DJI
Customs and Border Protection Agency said data collected by drones could be shared with other government agencies U.S. Customs and Border Patrol
U.S. drone in action U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson
Warren Weinstein (L) and Giovanni Lo Porto composite photo
Few drones are safe around Boeing's Laser Avenger. YouTube screen grab Jaglavak Military
A U.S. Air Force RQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle in operation. DoD photo
Investigators in Paris have been left puzzled by a string of sightings of drones -- like this remote-controlled helicopter, operated using a smartphone Patrick Kovarik, AFP/File
A U.S. Air Force RQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle in operation. DoD photo
Officers from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office display their unmanned aerial vehicle, the Shadowhawk, in Spring, Texas. Vanguard Defense Industries
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An Amazon.com collection point at the White Rose Centre in Leeds, England. Mtaylor848
The drone model envisaged for work inside the reactor buildings at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant would have six propellers and the ability to replace its own batteries. YouTube
A weaponised drone. U.S. Airforce
A U.S. Air Force RQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle in operation. DoD photo
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