Drone

New York City’s police department is reportedly considering the use of “pandemic drone” technology to determine if people are infected with coronavirus, even though a Connecticut town has already scrapped its plan due to privacy concerns. Westport residents were successful in stymying plans for a drone that could detect a person’s …

An MQ-9 Reaper assigned to the 214th Attack Group, Arizona Air National Guard, flies over Michigan. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Lealan Buehre Goodbye, Reaper. Hello, Skyborg. The U.S. Air Force wants a new hunter-killer drone to replace its current fleet of 306 propeller-driven MQ-9 Reapers. And …

image: UNICEF.  The following is an Editorial Opinion. A few months ago, I was honored to have the opportunity to speak with Camille Oren, who with Andrej Verity co-authored a paper published today on Digital Humanitarians titled Artificial Intelligence (AI) Applied to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and its Impact on Humanitarian Action. …

The US Air Force (USAF) is looking for a replacement for its MQ-9 Reaper drone that incorporates artificial intelligence capabilities, according to a solicitation request posted on a government contracting website. Posted by the US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center on June 3, the information solicitation request seeks submissions …

During the survey, which will be conducted over the next two years (2021-22 & 2022-23), ownership records of a…Read More JAIPUR: For the first time, drones will be used to conduct a survey of populated areas in all the 46,543 villages of Rajasthan with the objective of preparing ‘village maps’ …

Germany’s Quantum-Systems GmbH  and the Becker & Kollegen laboratory are implementing drone delivery for coronavirus.  A test operation demonstrated that urgent samples could be transported from a mobile corona test station on the Theresienwiese to the Munich laboratory in 7 minutes – a result that could have a major positive …

Counter UAV firm Dedrone® and BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB), a leader in secure communications, have announced a partnership that will enable stakeholders to receive real-time, secure alerts when an unauthorized drone is detected in the airspace. “When an unauthorized drone enters restricted airspace, time is of the essence. …

Source:CBP U.S. Border Patrol agents used a search drone to locate three women reported missing amid a heat wave last week, highlighting a positive outcome for the agency’s oft-beleaguered program. The three women, who agents say had entered the country illegally, called 911 to report they were lost somewhere in …

Bengaluru: Delivery startups Dunzo, Swiggy and Zomato, budget airline SpiceJet and Reliance-backed drone startup Asteria Aerospace are among 13 consortia that have received approvals to test fly beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drones. India’s civil aviation regulator has given the go-ahead a little over a year after the country …

On the last Friday of every month, Darshan Divakaran and a team of experts from the North Carolina Chapter of AUVSI will host an open chat room for drone pilots and enthusiasts from all over the country.  (It’s free, and open to all). DRONELIFE is proud to be a media …