Swisscom Broadcast has selected Nokia to deploy a nationwide Drones-as-a-Service network across Switzerland. 300 Nokia Drone-in-a-Box units are planned for deployment to enable emergency response, perimeter protection and infrastructure inspection, which will help keep public safety workers safe. This will be the second nationwide Nokia Drone Networks project after Belgium’s …
Read More »Turkey admits to allowing Ethiopia to deploy drones involved…
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A high-ranking Turkish government official has acknowledged that Turkey granted permission for Ethiopia to deploy Turkish-manufactured armed drones, which have been used in attacks resulting in the death of numerous civilians, including children. Records from a closed-door parliamentary committee meeting on July 10 reveal that Maj. Gen. Hüseyin …
Read More »South Korea To Deploy Laser Weapons Against North Korean Dro…
In a groundbreaking move, South Korea announced on Thursday that it will deploy laser weapons this year to counter North Korean drone threats, becoming the first country to operationalise such advanced military technology. The initiative, known as the “StarWars project,” is spearheaded by South Korea’s arms procurement agency, the Defense …
Read More »How Russia, Ukraine deploy new technologies, tactics on the …
There’s a new look of the Russian army in Ukraine: Soldiers on motorcycles who race across no-man’s land, counting on speed to evade Ukrainian fire … but not always able to outrun the swarms of drones which hover over the battlefield and can pick off fighters one-by-one. A Ukrainian drone …
Read More »Utilities deploy drone inspectors to check on Pittsburgh pow…
Buzzing around power lines in Beaver County — it’s not a bird. It’s not a plane. It’s a drone. Duquesne Light recently sent out the remote-controlled device to inspect poles and other equipment near Aliquippa as part of a pilot project to make inspections more reliable and safer for the …
Read More »Ram Mandir: UP Police to deploy anti-drone tech to strengthe…
The Uttar Pradesh Police will deploy anti-drone technology during the consecration ceremony of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, scheduled on January 22, according to multiple reports. The need for anti-drone technology was first felt during the 2019 Kumbh Mela when unauthorised drone usage in the designated no-fly zones gave a major …
Read More »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 …
Read More »NASA and uAvionix deploy SkyLine Command and Control Service…
NASA and uAvionix have signed a Space Act Agreement to develop advanced Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Command and Control (C2) technologies for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in urban environments. Under the agreement, NASA will work with uAvionix to conduct research & development of commercial UAS C2 systems utilizing …
Read More »Worry As ISWAP Step Up Plans To Deploy Drones For Attacks
There are fears that the dreaded Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) is preparing to deploy drones for attacks in the Lake Chad Basin. This was made known in a report by the Institute For Security Studies (ISS), Naija News report. According to ISS, ISWAP, in its attempt to …
Read More »Percepto approved to deploy BVLOS drones for remote operatio…
Percepto, the leading autonomous inspection and monitoring solution provider, on January 6th announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has allowed operators to use Percepto’s drone-in-a-box solution to perform highly automated Beyond Visual Line of Sight (HA BVLOS) inspection and monitoring operations at a large Texas solar power plant. The …
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