Minneapolis (KROC AM News) – A man who was prosecuted in Minnesota on federal charges related to a terrorist group has been sentenced to 3 ½ years in prison.  The US Attorney’s Office in Minneapolis says 55-year-old Usama Hamade was sentenced Monday. Judge Erica MacDonald/Minnesota Judicial Branch photo US Attorney Erica …

Credit: AFP PHOTO/ WAM / Handout / Dubai has been at the forefront of the adoption of cutting edge drone technology like drone taxis – but until the new Dubai drone law was issued this month, commercial flight was strictly restricted.  Now, commercial drone operations in the UAE may be …

CA-based drone mapping platform DroneDeploy expands this month, opening a new office in Australia and hiring a new Chief Financial Officer.  “Both steps will help ​DroneDeploy​, the leading enterprise-grade drone software solution, serve a diverse and increasing group of customers and industries benefiting from drone software around the world,” says a …

Philly by Air, a Pennsylvania-based provider drone photography, cinematic-grade aerial photography and video services, recently completed a comprehensive drone survey of 1,050 drone owners. The results show that, while a gender gap exists among drone users, the same gap tightens when it comes to actual drone ownership. “We wanted to …

  Terra Drone Indonesia has received Indonesia’s first commercial BVLOS flight permit. The Directorate of Airworthiness & Aircraft Operations (DAAO), Director General of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia issued Terra Drone Indonesia with a permit to fly commercial drone flights beyond visual line of sight …

KAUST, Saudi Arabia: The use of drones has changed rapidly over recent years, offering limitless innovative opportunities for game-changing businesses through its dynamic technology. The adoption of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology in Saudi Arabia is still in its infancy as regulations are constantly changing. Young Saudi entrepreneurs are keen …

Are emergency services agencies and police using drones in the best way to serve communities?  It’s a tricky question, and one at the forefront in the drone industry.  As technology like facial recognition develops, communities are concerned with the expansion of drones in public agencies – creating a difficult environment …

In this week’s DRONELIFE Minute Survey, we asked drone operators a question that manufacturers, resellers, software suppliers and more want an answer to: are companies buying drones this year?  And if so – how much are they spending? There have been a lot of new hardware releases in 2020.  DJI …

BEIJING, July 20 (Xinhua) — The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China. BEIDOU IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has been adopted in more than 10,000 unmanned farm tractors and spraying drones in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, according to …

Police near Minneapolis used drones last week to check if sunbathers at a lakeside beach were breaking the law by going nude or topless. Police near Minneapolis used drones last week to check if sunbathers at a lakeside beach were breaking the law by going nude or topless. The Golden …