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Emma Okonji and Ngozi Jibulu The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has met with stakeholders, including the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), to hamonise the proposed regulation and use of drones in Nigeria. The NCC is considering the use of 2.4 GHz …

The United Nations blames airstrikes for more than 60 percent of the 284 civilians killed since the eastern warlord Khalifa Hifter started his offensive to oust the U.N.-installed government from Tripoli in April. Recent drone attacks killed 12 members of a family, including 10 children, in southern Libya, and at least …

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Smoke haze over Iron Cove Bridge Getty Images “From my balcony, I can usually see for 100 kilometres right out to the Blue Mountains,” says Helena Gawlinska, a doctor in Sydney. “Last week, I wasn’t able to see more than a kilometre to the next headland.” The …

radiorio / Shutterstock Spectroscopy – the study of interactions between matter and electromagnetic radiation – has a long history in the physical sciences, beginning with Isaac Newton’s experiments in optics in 1666. Since then, spectroscopy has become the principal tool used by scientists to further the fields of physics, chemistry, …

Without power and not immediately aware of the cause, the pilot executed an emergency descent over the East River and a survivable landing, the NTSB found. But one of the skid-mounted emergency floats that the pilot activated failed to properly inflate, causing the helicopter to pitch in its direction and …

Tis the season. From our friends and partners at Airvuz,the largest collection of drone videos on the Internet, check out”Santa Enchanted Forest” from Whofpv. The Airvuz staff writes: “Santa’s Enchanted Forest is the world’s large holiday theme park. It has been running for 37 years! We were invited by staff to …

image: Kespry Kespry has always been an enterprise-focused drone solution.  The company realized early that ease of use was key to adoption: and they offered one of the first automated, no-joystick flight solutions.  As the industry matures and automation becomes more available – and more sophisticated – we interviewed Kespry …

BEIJING — One of China’s biggest animal feed producers said it had used a radio transmitter to combat crooks using drones to drop pork products contaminated with African swine fever on its pig farms, as part of a racket to profit from the health scare. In July, the country’s agriculture …

Courtesy: FAI Editor’s Note: The following first appeared in DroneRacingLife, DroneLife’s sister news site covering the latest in the groundbreaking world of UAV racing. Learn how AI is changing FPV drone racing as well as the latest results from international tournaments.  When we think back to our 12-year-old selves, most …

This Irish startup is trying to totally change the way that you think about takeout. Manna.aero, which the company describes as “the world’s first aviation-grade B2B drone delivery ‘as-a-service’ company” has just raised about $5 million to get off the ground. Founded in 2018 by Bobby Healy, former CTO of …