Drones for Emergency Management: North Carolina Wing Expands Mission Capabilities with 10 New Teal 2 aircraft. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby The North Carolina Wing has been at the forefront of the Civil Air Patrol small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) program that culminated in the first locate and …
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Nokia has unveiled Nokia Drone Networks, a drone operations platform that allows ‘first responders and other professionals’ to operate unpiloted aerial vehicles (UAV) over public and private 4G/LTE and 5G phone networks. Nokia stated that the solution was designed to ‘meet the growing needs of … public safety agencies, smart …
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By Charles Nwoke The United States Air Force’s Tactical High-Power Operational Responder (THOR) microwave weapon has destroyed a swarm of drones in a recent test. The test was carried out at the Chestnut Test Site in New Mexico, and the activity mimicked a real-world swarm attack on military installations. THOR …
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Read or listen to all of the headlines in one place: excerpts from the DRONELIFE drone news of the week ending May 19, 2023. Click on the titles below for the full story. Continue reading below, or listen: Drone delivery leader DroneUp and Israeli autonomous solutions startup Wonder Robotics have …
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Drone service market to reach $128,185.3 Mn in 2030 PORTLAND, OREGON, UNITED STATES, May 19, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — According to a recent report published by Allied Market Research, titled, “Drone Service Market by Type, Duration of Service, Application, and Solution: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2021–2030,” The global drone …
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DJI Launches Matrice 350 RTK Flagship Drone by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, drone and aerial imaging leader DJI launched the DJI Matrice 350 RTK (M350 RTK), an upgraded flagship drone platform offering more adaptable, safe and efficient aerial operations. Continue reading below, or listen: “It’s great to …
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Percepto, an industry-leading autonomous inspection and monitoring solutions provider, announced receipt of an unprecedented waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The significant approval allows the company to operate uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) in shielded airspace, without humans onsite, and without expensive and cumbersome ground-based or …
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XTEND Acquires Drone Inspection Specialist Performance Rotors by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Human-guided autonomous machine system developer XTEND has acquired drone inspection specialist Performance Rotors, allowing XTEND to improve its ability to offer human-guided, remote interactive operations in various inspection scenarios, as well as grow its global business. …
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AeroVironment, Inc. introduced the Puma™ VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) kit, designed for plug-and-play integration into Puma 2 AE and Puma 3 AE small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS). The optional Puma VTOL kit expands the operational capabilities of the combat-proven Puma system in complex terrain, as neither runway nor large open space are …
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide a €40 million quasi-equity investment into Wingcopter GmbH, a European leader and pioneer in unmanned delivery drone technology and related services. Founded in 2017 in the German state of Hesse, Wingcopter’s electrically powered unmanned aircraft are already delivering goods as part of several small-scale commercial …
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