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Rogue drone shuts down Air Force base

2020-05-21T19:17:45+0000

Whoever the drone pilot at Vance was, they made all kinds of mistakes and violations. The flight ceiling for drones in the US is just 400 feet above ...

Black Hawk Helicopters Can Now Launch Drones From Midair

2020-05-21T17:18:11+0000

The U.S. Army successfully launched a drone from a flying helicopter, sending the unmanned aerial vehicle downrange and then receiving a live video feed from it. The teaming of helicopters with so-called “air launched effects” systems will make piloted helicopters more effective and survivable on the battlefield, while pairing them with drones that can search for and then destroy enemy targets.

UK police shares drone footage of a 'garden-hopping' man

2020-05-21T16:20:18+0000

A drone in the hands of the police leaves a suspect with nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. Nottinghamshire Police in the UK have shared drone footage of a recent police chase of a man wanted in connection to a burglary. The drone was able to follow where the man was fleeing to while ground units chased after him.

What 1000 Drones for 1000 Girls Can Do for the Commercial Drone Industry

2020-05-21T14:26:11+0000

At the close of 2019, according to the stats provided by Women and Drones, there were nearly 11,000 certified female drone pilots. Although these ...

Wingcopter and the African Drone and Data Academy win in BMZ COVID-19 Hackathon

2020-05-21T13:22:13+0000

We applied with a concept to use drones and data for good, improving health supply chains and opening up new perspectives in Africa, especially ...

Scanning for COVID-19 symptoms with drones raises privacy concerns

2020-05-21T10:18:18+0000

The debate is on, with Draganfly promising a new drone that can monitor social distancing in large crowds.

Fotokite launches roof-mounted first-responder drone

2020-05-21T01:47:31+0000

Fotokite, a Swiss startup that specializes in first responder drones, has just launched a new product to make deployment even quicker. Its drone takes off right from the roof of an emergency vehicle. Rooftop, as the product is called, is essentially a box that mounts to the roof or roof rack of a vehicle. When first responders arrive on the scene, the box opens up, revealing the company’s Sigma hexacopter. Rooftop doesn’t just house the done. It also provides continuous power and data link through a 150-foot tether.