Wed, Aug 28, 2024 The Discovery Channel recently released a documentary titled “Finding Amelia”.  It showcases an expedition to unearth the fate of legendary aviator Amelia Earhart, which was conducted using drone-mounted magnetometers. In 1937, Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting a round-the-world flight. If she had …

Skyports/Royal Mail The drone service was launched last year The UK’s first commercial drone mail service, in Orkney, is to be extended to 2026, it has been announced. The Orkney I-Port operation was launched by Royal Mail and drone firm Skyports in August last year. The electric drones take letters …

The new “drone-as-first-responder” can arrive at the scene of an emergency call within minutes. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Across the Valley, law enforcement uses drones to help fight crime. The Scottsdale Police Department is the first agency in Arizona to use a new drone that will respond to emergency calls. In …

Sign up for our QNS email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! The future is now for drone technology as a crime-fighting tool for the NYPD; Mayor Eric Adams declared days after the gadgets were used in a successful hostage rescue during a …

NHS Blood and Transplant has conducted trials comparing the clinical feasibility of blood transported via road and unmanned aircraft in north-east England, with leadership describing the results as ‘very promising’ The NHS has conducted trials that have demonstrated the viability of delivering blood via drone over distances of more than …

August 27, 2024: The United States recently sold 1,200 Switchblade 300 and ALTIUS 600M loitering munitions to Taiwan. These drones can be used for surveillance or, when equipped with a warhead, as attack munitions. Taiwan is apparently going to store many of these drones on Taiwanese islands very close to …

Drones have evolved significantly from being approved tools for surveillance and reconnaissance in the last two decades of the 20th century to becoming versatile weapons used in air-to-ground and air-to-air strikes. Eventually, they transformed into suicide drones (kamikaze). Various armies and militias operating on Syrian territory have employed drones in …

North Korea has revealed two new kamikaze drones that look to be virtual copies, at least externally, of the Israeli-made Harop and Hero-400. Though the exact capabilities of the North Korean designs are unclear, munitions like this would be very relevant in any future conflict on the Korean Peninsula and …

National SCHUEBERFOUER RIDE ISSUE – An investigation is underway to determine the exact reason why a Schueberfouer attraction halted mid-ride on Saturday, leaving five passengers stranded in the air. Luxembourg City officials said a “minor technical incident” caused the ‘Top Scan’ attraction to stop moving. City services and fairground workers intervened to restart …

JOHOR BARU: Decisive action must be taken by the government to update its legal framework and improve technological measures to combat the misuse of drones, says the Malaysia UAV Development Association. Its co-founder and president Datuk Lester Tay Kean Boon (pic) said the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia should revise …