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West Bengal To Upgrade Drone Manufacturing R&D Facilities

(MENAFN- KNN India) West Bengal to upgrade drone manufacturing R&D facilities Kolkata, July 9 (KNN) West Bengal government is focusing on setting up a task force to upgrade the Research and Development facilities pertaining to drone manufacturing.  The State is keen on collaborating with premier institutions like the IITs to …

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The Navy’s first drone saw action during WWII

Unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, are often thought of as a 21st century battlefield technology. Target drones are sometimes associated with early missile testing during the latter half of the 20th century. However, the Navy’s first combat drone was actually deployed in the Pacific during WWII. A TDN-1 in its …

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Nebraska Governor Highlights State Patrol’s Drone Program

LINCOLN –  July 7th, 2022, Governor Pete Ricketts held a press conference at the headquarters of the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) to highlight NSP’s innovative drone program.  NSP drone operators performed a live demo at the conclusion of the event. “The Nebraska State Patrol has continuously innovated through the years, finding …

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Tomorrow’s Drone Technologies Fly High in Odense

Drone technology has a huge potential to solve tasks – but many companies lack knowledge about how to apply drone technology to become more competitive and sustainable. That’s exactly what companies can learn more about at the International Drone Show 2022 on 30 August at HCA Airport in Odense, Denmark. …

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Walmart wants to combine robot and drone delivery

When you’re the world’s largest retailer, customers expect a premium delivery experience — without paying a premium. But being the biggest seller on the planet also comes with a few perks.  Walmart (NYSE: WMT) has a war chest of institutional funding at its disposal, and its massive scale allows it …

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Skycharge Brings Fast Smart Battery for Drone Manufacturers

With the surge of drone-in-a-box systems propelled by the newly released DJI drone dock, many drone manufacturers started implementing their own drone docks too. Automatically and remotely charge fleets of batteries whose conditions are ever-changing requires, however, a granular control of the battery health and its charging process. The Skycharge …

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NHS to test out drone delivery for chemotherapy drugs

Delivery of chemotherapy drugs via drone is to be tested out by the NHS in a bid to speed up the delivery of vital medicines. It is hoped that using drone technology will one day enable doctors to make “same-day delivery” orders for drugs and medical equipment from anywhere in the …

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Strikingly Similar To MQ-9 Reaper Drone, The Non-Chinese ‘Cl…

While China continues its aggressive posturing against the island state of Taiwan, the latter is focused on bolstering its military capability. In a technological breakthrough, its indigenously developed drone ‘Teng Yun 2’, pitched as Taiwan’s MQ-9 Reaper UAV and looking quite similar to the US counterpart, has achieved a new …

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India’s AMCA Stealth Fighter, Ghatak Combat Drone Project Ge…

India’s dreams of seeing its indigenous Ghatak (Lethal) Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) and fifth-gen AMCA fighter jet have come closer with the inaugural flight of the Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator (AFW-TD) on Friday. India’s Defense Research & Development Organization (DRDO) announced on Friday that the exercise was carried …

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