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Image: CDC/Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAMS Drone disinfection  – using modified spraying drones to disinfect large public areas – was first used in China during the initial phases of the current pandemic.  Now, environmental solutions company OMI will offer drone disinfection services for large indoor spaces, such as sports …

The FAA’s remote ID cohort hopes to launch at last one remote ID service supplier by sometime next year, according to documents viewed by Avionics. (Airbus) The Federal Aviation Administration is planning to have remote ID service for drones — a foundational component of integrating unmanned aircraft into the national …

Autonomous drones – those that can be programmed to execute missions from a distance – are a growing market segment.  While U.S. regulations for flight beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) do not yet accomodate fully remote operations, in other countries autonomous drones have taken a significant role in industrial …

The Trump administration has extended the executive order banning American businesses from working with companies that pose a national security risk, extending the muddled relationship between US enterprise and Chinese conglomerates such as smartphone maker Huawei and telecom equipment manufacturer ZTE. The order, called the International Emergency Economic Powers Act …

Counter drone solutions are a critical piece of drone delivery trials.  Leading C-UAS provider Fortem Technologies has completed the first phase of their participation in the UAS Integration Pilot Program (IPP) in North Carolina – monitoring airspace to facility drone delivery. “As part of the program, Fortem is conducting tests …

Source: DroneSense Public-safety drone software provider DroneSense and French UAV giant Parrot are soaring into a new corporate partnership. The agreement will marry Parrot’s ANAFI quadcopter with the full suite of DroneSense capabilities with a focus on the public-safety/first-responder drone market. The Texas startup’s platform is an out-of-the-box solution for …

COBRICO, Australia, May 12, 2020 — (PRNewswire) — In a collective effort to restore Australia from wildfire devastation, XAG has joined the first-ever post-fire drone seeding operation on Lake Cobrico, Victoria. This project was funded by Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) and managed by Heytesbury District Landcare …

image: public domain Now is the time for a discussion on how drones can – and should – be used to respond to the current Covid-19 crisis.  In this ABA National Security Law podcast, hear drone law expert Dawn Zoldi take a deep dive on the use of drones in …

Replacing older HD50 model, HD55 houses sharper EO and IR cameras for better target ID HOOD RIVER, Ore. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — May 12, 2020 — Trillium Engineering, an industry leader in gimbaled camera systems for small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), announced today that it has begun airborne testing of …

It may seem like the stunning geography and beautiful weather of the Caribbean would be ideal for drones – but the continued Barbados drone ban makes it almost impossible for the drone industry to grow there, despite the need for drone help in search and rescue, security, and development projects. Barbados …