New Canadian rules concerning leisure drone use are drawing ire from UAV entusiasts. Canada lately enacted new drone rules. The new rules that apply to leisure use and had been introduced by Marc Garneau, Canada’s Minister of Transport, embrace however usually are not restricted to the next: Users should mark …

Cross-posted with TomDispatch.com U.S. Marines are, for the primary time, deploying to Syria (with extra to return). There’s discuss of an “enduring” U.S. navy presence in Iraq, whereas extra U.S. troops are being dispatched to neighboring Kuwait with an eye fixed to the wars in each Iraq and Syria.  Yemen …

It is unimaginable to see how a lot the New York City Drone Film Festival has grown since final yr. In 2016, the #NYCDFF acquired 355 submissions from 45 totally different international locations. This yr, it acquired over four,000. We can solely think about what subsequent yr might be like… Some …

The southwest area of Virginia is going through a possible financial cave-in and the drone could save the day. The poverty-stricken space is operating out of financial gasoline as the world coal dries up, sucking thousands and thousands of and jobs from the Virginia economic system In the city of …

“Build Something That Matters,” says the 2017 Hackaday Competition Summary.  And whereas the prize might go to one thing actually altering the world, entries to this point fluctuate broadly between the helpful and the – form of, in a bizarre method (sure, we’re speaking about you, “Buttwand“) – entertaining. Hackaday.io …

There are loads of ways in which drones are getting used past purely industrial operations. Some of them are even performing some good to the planet. Here are 5 methods drones are saving the surroundings. Renewable Energy Inspections: Solar Farms While loads of folks in the trade find out about …

Andy Teich, CEO of FLIR with Patrick of the Roswell Test Flight Crew Earlier this yr the Roswell Test Flight Crew interviewed CEO Andy Teich of FLIR (pronounced Fleer) on the Black Hornet and thermal imaging for drones. The Black Hornet is manufactured by Prox Dynamics a agency that FLIR …

Yuneec is following within the footsteps of 3DR and Parrot, amongst others. Like them, Yuneec is experiencing a spherical of layoffs because the drone business seeks stronger traction in each the industrial and shopper markets. Marketwatch is reporting that the drone producer  confirmed on Friday that it could lay off …

Marc Garneau Yesterday the the Honorable Marc Garneau, Canada’s Minister of Transport, launched the next relating to new security guidelines for the leisure drone use in Canada. Canadians count on to really feel protected on the bottom and within the sky. The variety of incidents involving leisure drones has greater …

A precision agriculture firm is partnering with an up-and-coming drone-industry participant in a bid to revolutionize farming. SLANTRANGE, a self-described “agricultural intelligence company,” has launched the 3p, a multispectral sensors system designed for agriculture drones. Built on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Flight drone platform, the 3p will supply a sturdy onboard processing …