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Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday made a strong case for organ delivery drones that can be used to safely transport vital organs such as the heart and kidneys from one place to another. Among the challenges for organ transplants is ensuring safe and quick …

The Department of Defense and the Army last month revived a dormant effort to build a target drone that can mimic cutting-edge adversary aircraft—and perhaps breathe new life into the Air Force’s plans for a “Next Generation Aerial Target.”  Army Contracting Command and DOD’s Test Resources Management Center announced a …

Politicians and pundits want to declaim the lessons we should learn from Russia’s war against Ukraine despite the fact that the war — now eighteen months old — may not yet have reached its halfway point. Russian President Putin, as I have written before, wants to keep the war going …

Picture for representational purpose only | (Pic: Express) With the exponential rise in drone usage across various sectors like industrial applications, agriculture, logistics and defence, the need for indigenous avionics systems has become crucial. In order to reduce the dependence on foreign drone technology, the Indian Institute of Science (IISC) …

Beginning Wednesday, the Colorado Springs Fire Department will implement a new unit that officials say will allow the department to view emergencies from the sky, keep fire crews safer, and increase community support. The Special Operations Unit, a first for CSPD, will consist of three-person teams — one captain and …

KOTA KINABALU: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drone unit will be set up in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (Esszone) to strengthen responses to intrusion or other criminal activities in the area. Bukit Aman director for Internal Security and Public Order Comm Datuk Seri Hazani Ghazali said the unit, …

Two new drones, five pilots now part of Kansas City Fire Department’s emergency response efforts Updated: 7:53 PM CDT Jul 26, 2023 Hide Transcript Show Transcript KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI FIREFIGHTERS ARE SHOWING OFF A NEW TOOL WHICH CAN SAVE LIVES FROM UP ABOVE KMBC. TONIGHT’S ALAN SHOPE SHOWS US NEW …

PRIEST LAKE, Idaho — The Idaho Panhandle National Forests (IPNF) were recently hit with two wildfires – the Bee Top Fire and the Consalus Fire. To help, the IPNF received aid in the form of interagency drones, or unmanned aircraft systems, designed to help wildfires. “We communicate directly with the …

​​The survey which began on July 11 is a pilot project to count the free roaming dogs in and around lakes in Bangalore. Bengaluru: In what could be a first for India, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has collaborated with a startup from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) …

Climate emergencies, including heat waves, hurricanes, flooding and wildfires are quickly becoming a common staple of American life. If that isn’t dystopian enough, the NYPD announced it’s piloting test drones to fly over at-risk neighborhoods and make public announcements during emergencies.  On Sunday, at the tail end of a weekend …