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An Uddingston-based drone firm providing footage for say construction projects, sporting events and corporate videos is planning to double its workforce in the next year as it seeks to harness soaring demand. Drone Scotland is now in its third year of trading and says it has seen 100 per cent …

As an event that showcased air taxis and concepts like Mobility as a Service, Amsterdam Drone Week is an incredible place to explore new drone technologies and applications that will define the future of the airspace. Regulators from across Europe come together at the event to develop open, connected and …

STILLWATER, Okla. (KFOR) – Oklahoma State University’s drone program now has multimillion-dollar backing from the National Science Foundation. OSU researchers He Bai, Rushikesh Kamalapurkar, Jamey Jacob and Matt Vance and former faculty member Balaji Jayaraman received a $1.49 million grant from the foundation. The grant is part of the foundation’s …

BELLAIRE, Texas (KTRK) — The Bellaire Police Department is taking to the skies by using new drone technology to provide public safety and service. “It took a helicopter to chase bad guys in the past and it was very expensive to do that,” said Lt. Russell Brown. “Something that an …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Navy unveiled a vertical takeoff naval drone with the capability to fly horizontally and land on water, dubbed Pelican-2, on Saturday morning in a ceremony where a homegrown Inertial Navigation System (INS) was also put on display. Iranian Army Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi and Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein …

Sierra Leone on Friday launched West Africa’s first drone for good corridor to help in fast and efficient health care delivery of medical supplies. A drone corridor is an airspace where drones and drone solutions can be tested for use to support different sectors. With support from UNICEF Sierra Leone …

UK drone pilots must register their details with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) by the end of 29 November or face a fine of £1,000. Anyone responsible for a drone which weighs more than 250g (8.8oz) must register it with the regulator online. The drone operator must be over 18 …

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 …