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A student of the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, Mr Oluwaseyi Falola, has developed and put to flight a Unique Heliosat (Drone). Using remote control, the drone climbed a specific height and directed to the task assigned to it.  According to a statement by the Deputy Director, Corporate Communications, …

The FAA has fined the pilot of an errant recreational drone $20,000 for landing next to an active runway in Las Vegas. Reuben Burciaga lost control of his DJI Phantom 3 shortly after launching it from a parking garage in June 2018 and flying toward the 550-foot tall passenger observation …

PORTSMOUTH One of seven grant-funded Portsmouth Police Department drones, now available regionally for public-safety purposes, can take infrared photos from 200 feet in the air showing the locations of people inside a building below. It can light up a crime scene, carries two batteries and can find people in the …

US Africa Command (AFRICOM), which from Germany oversees Africa — an area three times larger than the US — did not state a reason for the loss of its drone, said to have occurred on Thursday. The remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) was “unarmed” and was conducting operations to “assess the ongoing security …

Ugandan officials are reported to be planning on launching a drone medical supply service in 2020. The Ugandan government is currently in talks with a firm to seal a deal to deliver blood packages, drugs and medical equipment to public health facilities. An executive of the drone service firm, Flexdrone …

Elbit’s newly introduced MAGNI intelligence drone features a dual S-band or LTE communications suite, an automatic coordinate tracking capability, and a built-in interface with battle management systems. Photo: Elbit Systems Elbit Systems plans to showcase its new MAGNI intelligence drone at this week’s Milipol Paris 2019 safety and homeland security …

When the US Air Force launched the F-16 Fighting Falcon in 1979, it had something no other military jet did: a computer. Four, actually. Their electrical signals commanded the aircraft instead of gears and pulleys, ushering aerial combat into the digital era. Now, after fighting in the Gulf and Iraq …

In the era of e-commerce, it takes a single click to order anything you’d like. But it takes a lot of energy to bring it to your door. Items are shipped from factories, shuttled between warehouses and finally trucked to your home. This convenience comes at an environmental cost — …

Earlier this week, a hydrogen-powered delivery drone managed to make a one-hour, 43-minute ocean crossing. New Atlas reports: The exercise was the result of a collaboration between Texas-based drone development company Guinn Partners, Georgia-based Skyfire Consulting, the U.S. Department of Health, and drone manufacturer Doosan Mobility Innovation — the latter …

by  Matthew V. Veazey | Rigzone Staff | Thursday, November 14, 2019 The project will use a fleet of drones to drop off thousands of seismic sensors throughout Abu Dhabi and unmanned ground vehicles to retrieve them. Total and Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) reported Wednesday that they are …