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POLICE have arrested two middle-aged Gatwick drone gang suspects – after a cyclist was spotted “frantically” packing two drones into a bag near the airport. The man and woman, aged 47 and 54 from nearby Crawley, were held by cops on Friday night after another day of travel chaos caused …

Police will remain on high alert at Gatwick Airport as staff work through a backlog of cancelled and delayed flights following days of drone-related disruption. Flights were briefly grounded at the airport on Friday evening after a fresh sighting at around 5.10pm, but military measures reassured operators it was safe to reopen …

One of the UK’s biggest airports is entering its third day of complete shutdown due to repeated drone sightings as police and security services struggle to catch the perpetrators — affecting more than 110,000 passengers during the busiest travel period of the year. London’s Gatwick Airport has been closed since …

Vanuatu is the world’s first government to contract a commercial drone company to deliver vaccines, according to Unicef. — Reuters pic KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 — A one-month-old baby in Vanuatu has become the first person in the world to be immunised using vaccines delivered by a commercial drone, the …

Posted December 19, 2018 22:06:51 Photo: Nurse Miriam Nampil vaccinates baby Joy Nowai to immunise her against tuberculosis and Hepatitis B. (Supplied: Unicef/Jason Chute) A one-month-old baby in Vanuatu has become the first child to be immunised using vaccines delivered by commercial drone to the inaccessible island where she lives …

(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 …

TEHRAN (Dispatches) — Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Aerospace Force said on Thursday said Iran has obtained the most advanced technical knowhow to make missiles, drones and radars thanks to the tireless efforts of its experts.Addressing an academic ceremony here, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said the …

Drone makers and operators will be forced to step up their standards to meet new regulations aimed at taming the “wild west” of airspace. The International Standards Organisation (ISO) unveiled the rules today ahead of the introduction of a new bill to govern drone flights in the UK. They are expected to …

After two years of test flights, Drone Delivery Canada expects commercial delivery operations to start in 2019 around the two communities in the far north of Ontario.. The drone can carry a 5kg payload (DDC Handout) A company called “Drone Delivery Canada” has signed a $2.5 million deal to use …

PUNE: The state government is all set to clear the proposal from the rural development department and the settlement commissionerate to use drones for land survey and issue property cards after having achieved success with the pilot project at Soneri village in Purandar taluka. Within a month of using the …