Drone

South Korea has tested an autonomous drone food delivery service amid rising demand for non-contact services during the COVID-19 pandemic, the transport ministry said Saturday. In a test held in the administrative city of Sejong, some 130 kilometers southeast of Seoul, five drones delivered meals and other products to people …

If there’s one thing that the Coronavirus Pandemic has forced us to be good at, it’s shopping while making little to no contact with our fellow man.  I’m sure that we will get  to hang out with each other soon enough (as in: closer than 6 feet), but do you …

JAMMU: Asserting that the terror infrastructure in Pakistan is intact, a top Border Security Force (BSF) officer on Sunday said airdropping of weapons by drones in Jammu and Kashmir is a new challenge along with various anti-India elements coming together. Inspector General of Border Security Force (BSF), Jammu frontier, N …

There are four ways drones typically navigate. Either they use GPS or other beacons, or they accept guidance instructions from a computer, or they navigate off a stored map, or they are flown by an expert in control. What do you when absolutely none of the four are possible? Exyn …

Hastings innovator Simon Morris left yesterday for another North American trade expo with his head still in the clouds as he tries getting to grips with the takeoff of a new venture which is almost as quick as that of the drones he’s now marketing around the world. Based at …

The paper warned that government, defence and business sites, critical infrastructure and crowded places were vulnerable to drones used as both kinetic and cyber weapons for image and signals gathering, espionage, data exfiltration or physical attack. “Both recreational and commercial operators are at risk of unauthorised access of sensitive information, …

Source: Everdrone Swedish drone company Everdrone is delivering a much-needed shock to the UAV industry. The startup has launched a project to deliver automated external defibrillators to the scene of cardiac arrests in real-world emergencies. Initially launched as a pilot project in the Gothenburg region of Sweden, the initiative is expanding …

Drone lighting is critical for gathering accurate data, during the day  – and especially, at night. Unmanned aircraft manufacturer Autel Robotics and FoxFury Lighting have come together with lighting equipment made for Autel Robotics EVO II™ Series Aircraft. Accurate data for applications like public safety require specialized lighting solutions.  During …

On 3 June, the US Air Force issued a request for information to industry, to conduct market research on available technologies as well as conceptual designs for a new drone. Several US defence companies have lined up to present their concepts of a new stealthy drone amid the US Air …

At this morning’s Commercial UAV Expo Keynote Panel, Erik Amend, Executive Office Manager of the FAA UAS Integration Office, gave an update on the FAA IPP.  Integration Pilot Program (IPP) participants gave their insights on how the program has benefited the communities they serve and the drone industry. As many …