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How drones aid Snohomish County’s emergency response

KING 5 followed Snohomish County’s Emergency Management team as they fly drones to help prepare for emergencies. SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. — High above the newly constructed Index-Galena Road, a 4 1/2-foot-long drone snaps pictures. The aircraft is mapping out the road for Snohomish County’s 911 system. “Once we got the …

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Bengaluru startup to deploy drones to aid Uttarkashi tunnel …

Rescue workers sending food through pipes for the trapped labourers inside the tunnel, near Silkyara in Uttarakhand, on November 21, 2023. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Squadrone Infra and Mining Private Limited, a Bengaluru-based startup that specialises in aerial intelligence for mineral exploration, mining, tunnelling and infrastructure, has joined …

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How drones are helping aid — and protect — firefighters

PRIEST LAKE, Idaho — The Idaho Panhandle National Forests (IPNF) were recently hit with two wildfires – the Bee Top Fire and the Consalus Fire. To help, the IPNF received aid in the form of interagency drones, or unmanned aircraft systems, designed to help wildfires. “We communicate directly with the …

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Draganfly drones aid Ukraine rescue of Kherson flood victims

Canadian drone hardware and software solution specialist Draganfly has moved quickly to adapt the activity of its transport and situational awareness UAVs in Ukraine to provide emergency aerial support of efforts to rescue flooding victims in Kherson. Draganfly said its drones – which have already been operation for months assisting Ukraine’s defense forces, medical units, and …

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US commits $2 billion in drones, ammunition, aid to Ukraine

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon announced a new package of long-term security assistance for Ukraine on Friday, marking the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion with a $2 billion commitment to send more rounds of ammunition and a variety of small, high-tech drones into the fight. The announcement comes just days after …

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Drones aid SANDF disaster relief efforts in KwaZulu-Natal

A soldier with a drone used in KZN flood relief efforts. The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is using small drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), to assist with flood relief efforts in KwaZulu-Natal as part of its Operation Chariot deployment. Captain Tshegofatso Gwai reports that the drones are …

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Drones come to the aid of ailing farm sector- The New Indian…

Express News Service KOCHI: Sometime in January, the paddy fields of Alathur, a small village in Palakkad district, witnessed an interesting experiment. Three paddy fields, comprising 110 acres, were sprayed micronutrients using customised drones or unmanned aerial vehicles.  “The paddies were 50-65 days old, just before they formed the spikes,” said …

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