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DoD Awards, Drone Collisions, and Police Drones

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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