image: Adorama Business Solutions Law enforcement drones are a new, and sometimes controversial, tool for public safety agencies. With the increasing need for social distancing and the usual budgetary stressors, local police departments are being forced to do more with less manpower. The town of Linn, Wisconsin worked with a …
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U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brandon Esau News and Commentary. Was there a drone near Air Force 1 as President Trump flew into Andrews Air Force Base? If so, there’s a problem for the drone industry. And if not, there’s a problem for the drone industry. Last week, …
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Recent reports of DJI job cuts leave it unclear if the company is going through a major realignment in view of political pressures – or just trimming it’s staff a bit to manageable levels after several years of fast expansion. A Reuters report says that the world’s largest manufacturer, DJI, …
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Self-guiding drone swarms, course-correcting ammunition, AI-driven sensor networks, self-healing armor and armies of armed robots are all things expected to characterize warfare for decades to come. What isn’t expected? That is the fundamental question now being taken up by an elite unit of scientists with Army Futures Command, a task …
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Africa 14:29 GMT 15.08.2020(updated 14:33 GMT 15.08.2020) Get short URL One US soldier and two Pentagon contractors were killed at a military base in Manda Bay, Kenya in January in an attack carried out by al-Qaeda-affiliated Somalia-based terrorist group al-Shabaab. The US responded to the attack by beefing up its …
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Rural crime officers fear thieves may be using camera-equipped drones to scout out farms in North Wales. Over the past fortnight four different holdings in Denbighshire have been buzzed by drones with white vans seen nearby. Farmers report watching the drones hovering over their properties for lengthy periods. One was …
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The ban on Chinese-made drones could open markets for U.S., allied UAS companies. By DRONELIFE Staff Writer Jim Magill In all likelihood the use of Chinese-made drones and Chinese-made drone components by federal agencies will soon be banned. An amendment, which Representative Mike Gallagher, Republican from Wisconsin added to the …
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EHang continues to gain momentum towards widespread implementation of urban air mobility in Europe. EHang, the world’s leading autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) platform, announced the latest progress under it’s urban air mobility (UAM) pilot city partnership with Linz, Austria. Aerospace solutions company FACC and LINZ AG have deep expertise in …
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Dugong mother and calf photographed by research drone. Credit: Murdoch University Dr. Christophe Cleguer is on a mission to save the dugong. In doing so, he’s saving a critical habitat for a host of other marine species. Dr. Cleguer has spent many career hours keeping a watchful eye on the …
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The lineup of speakers and keynotes at Commercial UAV Expo Americas, the virtual event held September 15-17, 2020, is shaping up to be an absolutely amazing online show. Maybe it’s the flexibility that a virtual event provides, or the fact that the drone industry has reached a new milestone in …
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