In this InterDrone Podcast, DRONELIFE gets the chance to join Roswell Flight Test Crew‘s Patrick Sherman and the crew from InterDrone to talk about the news of the week. Among the big stories: the DoD CARES Act awards to drone companies, who’s at fault for drone collisions, cargo drones – …
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Texas stadiums helping fight coronavirus with disinfectant-s…
DALLAS — Stadiums are looking for ways to bring fans back to the stands in time for fall sports despite the coronavirus outrbreak, leading some Texas facilities to turn to drones for help. Cotton Bowl senior marketing director Julian Bowman describes the feeling of seeing the iconic Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas …
Read More »Using Drones for Hurricane Response
image: NOAA This week, AUVSI NC offers two free events for the drone industry. As hurricane season hits, AUVSI NC is here to help your state get ready for using drones for hurricane response. This Friday, July 31 from 12 – 4, AUVSI NC will host a free public workshop, …
Read More »Engineers drawing inspiration from nature and developing new…
Industrial and commercial drones have proven to be useful and versatile amid the coronavirus outbreak. As people are instructed to isolate at home unless there is an urgent matter that requires them to head out, alternate forms of logistics have been introduced. Depending on the area, essential goods such as …
Read More »On The Lighter Side: Drones and Dr. Who (Check out the secon…
Who knew that the Moon was an Egg? Or how about flying drone heads? Dr. Who fans knew. Just in case you needed something to help you to sleep at night. The moon being an egg is such a Doctor Whoy thing. I think people forget that sometimes the show …
Read More »On The Lighter Side: Why did Someone pay 1.4 Million Dollars…
If drones take inspiration from forms in nature, than this interesting video will update you on everything that you did not know about racing pigeons. It talks about the history of pigeon racing, and the run-up on prices of the most elite of the racers and why two bidders were …
Read More »Do Drones Help Democratize Surveillance?
A University of San Diego (USD) professor has just published The Good Drone: How Social Movements Democratize Surveillance. He tells a local newspaper that drones (as well as other aerial technologies like balloons, satellites, and even kites) actually help effect social change. “That was my litmus test,” Choi-Fitzpatrick continues. “Can …
Read More »U.S. to skirt pact, allow drone sales
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Friday that it would allow the sale of advanced armed drones to other nations and bypass part of an international weapons export control agreement that the United States helped forge more than three decades ago. Administration officials have been debating for years over how …
Read More »Trump administration eases restrictions on exporting some ar…
While the US once was a dominant leader in drone weapons technology, other countries such as China and Turkey have made progress in building cheaper drones capable of conducting airstrikes on the battlefield. China is not a member of the MTCR, a fact that has led some US officials to …
Read More »Drones in Education: AMA Thanks Senators for Supporting Educ…
U.S. Air Force photo by Jet Fabara Two U.S. Senators have successfully sponsored an amendment to Section 349 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, a change which eases the way for drones in education. The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) has issued a statement thanking Senator Doug Jones of …
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