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If there’s one thing that the Coronavirus Pandemic has forced us to be good at, it’s shopping while making little to no contact with our fellow man.  I’m sure that we will get  to hang out with each other soon enough (as in: closer than 6 feet), but do you …

Hastings innovator Simon Morris left yesterday for another North American trade expo with his head still in the clouds as he tries getting to grips with the takeoff of a new venture which is almost as quick as that of the drones he’s now marketing around the world. Based at …

On 3 June, the US Air Force issued a request for information to industry, to conduct market research on available technologies as well as conceptual designs for a new drone. Several US defence companies have lined up to present their concepts of a new stealthy drone amid the US Air …

The photo shows the ceremony marking the establishment of Aerofugia Technology (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. on Sept. 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Yang Di) CHENGDU, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) — Flying-car company Hubei Geely Terrafugia on Tuesday announced its merger with Chinese drone developer AOSSCI to form Aerofugia Technology (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. The new company, …

Direct action protests against Israel’s largest weapons company have escalated in the UK, with an occupation of a factory building engines for drones used by Israel’s army entering its third day on Wednesday. Protests were also held outside Elbit System UK’s London headquarters and at its landlord’s main offices, as …

Sept. 15, 2020 Walmart is partnering with drone delivery service Zipline to provide on-demand health and wellness product deliveries. The plan, according to a CNBC report, is to then expand and offer all general merchandise via drone delivery. It’s the second drone announcement for Walmart in the past two weeks. …

He made aircraft wings – now he’s hoping to be a high-flying professional drone photographer. Matthew Perks, from Bristol, used to build wings for hi-tech aircraft component manufacturer GKN Aerospace, but over the past three years discovered a love for drone photography. And that he has a knack for it …

Walmart Inc. is entering the drone delivery wars, its latest move to counter Amazon.com Inc.’s dominance in e-commerce as more Americans choose to shop from home. The world’s largest retailer said it has started piloting drone delivery of grocery and household items from its stores in Fayetteville, N. C. The …

A Pentagon initiative for open-source drones is sending ripples beyond the military market. Small military drones will now conform to the new Blue sUAS standard, encouraging suppliers to use software supplied by open-source leaders Auterion. Last week five new drones were cleared for purchase by U.S. military customers under the …

QUT researcher Dr Aaron Mcfadyen has mapped air traffic around airports.  Image: QUT/Anthony Weate Airservices and Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have inked a partnership to develop an automated and near real-time flight approval system to speed up how quickly drones can operate in the air, particularly during emergencies and …