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The Joint Agency Task Force Operation Sovereign Borders is supporting the Sri Lankan Police to establish an aerial drone surveillance capability. At a virtual ceremony on 8 April 2021, the Commander of the Joint Agency Task Force, along with the Australian Federal Police gifted the Sri Lankan Police five aerial …

Australian surf patrol guards are using drones to survey beaches and ensure beachgoers are following social distancing guidelines. Guards are flying remote aerial drones around Sydney’s beaches to keep track of crowds this summer and prevent future beach closures, Bloomberg reported. Authorities were forced to close Bondi Beach in March …

The paper warned that government, defence and business sites, critical infrastructure and crowded places were vulnerable to drones used as both kinetic and cyber weapons for image and signals gathering, espionage, data exfiltration or physical attack. “Both recreational and commercial operators are at risk of unauthorised access of sensitive information, …

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 …

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $65 million contract for parts for production and delivery of drones for the U.S. Navy and the Australian government. The deal, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, calls for long-lead production components for three Lot 5 MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft. The contract also …

Known as Project Wing, and operated by Google parent Alphabet, food, medicine and more will be delivered to suburbia in airborne style. Project Wing is an ongoing initiative which has been in operation for about 4 years. The suburban deliveries are tied to partnership agreements with local businesses and can …

(Image: Alexander Mayes Photography) Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) and Westpac have teamed up to deploy 51 drones around Australia during the nation’s beach-going months. The drones are intended to provide aerial vision and surveillance to help spot rips and swimmers in distress, and could in future drop buoyancy devices …