COVID-19

Drone Delivery Canada Transporting COVID Supplies to First N…

Drone Delivery Canada Sparrow Drone Drone Delivery Canada is partnering with the Georgina Island First Nation (GIFN) to provide delivery services to the Ontario community. Working with sales agent Air Canada and the Pontiac Group, DDC will launch a two-way delivery flight route to the First Nation’s mainland community using …

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Russia Launches Drone Testing, UTM Project

Courtesy: IANS In an effort to jump-start a drone economy, Russia is investing millions to boost UAS infrastructure. International Aero Navigation Systems received $7.15 million from Russia’s National Technological Initiative Fund to “accommodate UAS flight design and certification testing [at a] UAS Test Site.” Russia’s Civil Aviation Authority granted IANS …

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Using Drones to Monitor Social Distancing is Now a Thing – i…

image: public domain News and Commentary.  Drones equipped with loudspeaker systems are now being commonly used in the Covid-19 crisis to monitor communities for compliance to public safety orders – but some readers complain that being watched by police from the air is just plain “creepy.” The FAA says it …

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Zipline: Drones Could Begin Helping U.S. Hospitals Respond t…

(News and Commentary). Drone delivery heroes Zipline are already performing thousands of lifesaving drone delivery flights every day in Africa.  The world’s largest drone delivery network, Zipline can boast more than 1 million autonomous commercial delivery miles flown.  They are the world’s experts on delivering medical supplies like vaccines, blood …

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Drones are the Ideal Tool for Keeping the Economy Moving Des…

As quarantines, shutdowns, and social distancing regulations are implemented around the globe to deal with the current pandemic, drone companies are stepping up to do what they can.  Drones are an ideal tool to keep business going despite social distancing measures – but service providers say that they could do …

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Flock Joins Fight: £10,000 of Drone Insurance for Companies …

image: Cambodia, PI (CC 2.0) UK-based insurtech firm Flock is joining the fight against coronavirus.  The company has pledged £10,000 of free drone insurance to pilots working on COVID-19 crisis response.  Pilots can learn more and find out if they are eligible here. In an extraordinary show of additional industry …

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The World Needs Drone Delivery Now

With “social distancing” the phrase of the week around the world, the time may have come for communities and governments to embrace drone delivery – not just for speed and convenience, but to protect themselves and vulnerable members. The World Economic Forum has published a blog post highlighting the contributions …

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“Flatten the Curve” – AIRT and DRONERESPONDERS Step Up to Co…

The drone army is ready to respond to whatever disaster hits – and they’ve stepped up to do what they can to deal with the COVID-19 crisis.  In an email today,  Airborne International Response Team (AIRT) Executive Director Christopher Todd described the actions that AIRT and it’s public services division, …

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