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FAA, Air Force team up on advanced air mobility efforts

The FAA is partnering with the U.S. Air Force to help support the safe integration of Advanced Air Mobility aircraft into the National Airspace System.  Under an agreement signed during an Oct. 25 event at Duke Field in Florida, the agencies will exchange data and share capabilities and expertise for …

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Drones aid SANDF disaster relief efforts in KwaZulu-Natal

A soldier with a drone used in KZN flood relief efforts. The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is using small drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), to assist with flood relief efforts in KwaZulu-Natal as part of its Operation Chariot deployment. Captain Tshegofatso Gwai reports that the drones are …

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Exclusive-Epirus’ efforts on drone-zapping weapons get boost…

SEATTLE/WASHINGTON : Technology startup Epirus, which is competing with Boeing Co and others to supply drone-zapping weapons to the U.S. military, has raised $200 million in a private transaction that lifts its valuation to $1.35 billion, the company told Reuters. The cash infusion comes as the United States scrambles to …

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Drone technology helping border-monitoring efforts

DRONES are being used as part of the slew of measures to deter illegal crossings at the Guyana/Brazil border in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) and Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni), amid pervasive concerns over the surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths in Brazil. According to reports from the CNN, Brazil is …

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