The killing of Soleimani, a top Iranian military leader in a third-party country (Iraq) — without that country’s permission — raised international concerns about the growing use of targeted drone strikes. But the death of Soleimani also seemed to throw “the drone rulebook” out of the window and open the …
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Wingcopter, a Darmstadt, Germany-based drone manufacturer, today announced that it raised $22 million in a funding round led by Xplorer Capital and Futury Regio Growth Fund. The company says it will use the proceeds to expand its health care-related activities (including the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines), prepare for the launch …
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Meet the RAF’s new ‘loyal wingman’: Prototype of high-speed unmanned drone designed to fly alongside fighter jets bringing extra tech and weaponry into war zones goes into production A £30million Government investment is in place to start production of a prototype of the potentially game-changing fighter aircraft It will be …
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In December of 2020, Latvia welcomed its first-ever gift delivery completed by a drone. A parcel consisting of tablets was “shipped” with joint efforts of LMT, SPH Engineering, and DPD Latvija. The drone’s Beyond the Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flight was conducted entirely on the mobile network, and …
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The Scout System works with a base, the ScoutBase, an artificial intelligence (AI) powered Scout unmanned aircraft system (UAS), and a secure web portal, ScoutView, that interacts with the system storing data and analytics. (American Robotics) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) made its first approval of automated drone operations without …
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“It is a great opportunity that has been talked about in Jamestown for a number of years,” he said. “It seems now is the time to move forward.” Aviation and drone classes will be available to Jamestown High School students as well as students from area schools who utilize the …
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A photo of Undergraduate Centre (Otakaari 1) taken by a drone. A drone has sensors that provide information about its movements. Credit: Aalto University In Jouko Kinnari’s doctoral dissertation, the location of a drone can be determined using map data and sensors. When Jouko Kinnari started his doctoral dissertation while …
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When Indian and Chinese forces were engaged in Ladakh last year, the Indian Army realised it needed better vigilance. The army floated an order for a large number of unmanned aerial vehicles, popularly called drones. Last week, the army signed a $20-million contract with home-grown drone …
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Ambarella This story is part of CES, where our editors will bring you the latest news and the hottest gadgets of the entirely virtual CES 2021. Ambarella might not be as familiar a name as Intel, AMD or Qualcomm, but one of the company’s video processors is likely in some …
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BEIJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) — Drone services expanded in China last year as the emerging technology has been promoted in various sectors, official data showed. There were about 523,600 registered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at the end of 2020. UAVs logged 1.594 million operating flight hours last year, up 36.4 …
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