CAPE TOWN – Despite at least five people being killed in suspected gang violence and crime in various areas on the Cape Flats over the long weekend, Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the city’s model to fight crime is working. Speaking on the Kfm breakfast show on Tuesday morning, …
Read More »Monrovia firefighters utilize drone to help fight fires
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – Thursday morning, Monrovia Volunteer Fire responded to a fire with a home fully engulfed. The perfect opportunity to roll out their newly purchased drone equipped with a thermal imaging camera. “Every day we find new uses for the drone. This particular event, we found that the …
Read More »WVU researcher using ‘bug bombs’ and drones to fight invasiv…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — A West Virginia University researcher is using drones and machine learning to identify and destroy invasive plants without the need for chemicals or herbicides. Dr. Yong-Lak Park, a professor of entomology at WVU, is combatting non-native plant species, like mile-a-minute weed, Japanese knotweed and purple loosestrife, …
Read More »Ukraine’s elite Alpha division uses technology to fight Russ…
August 6, 2023 at 1:00 a.m. EDT One of the combat units of the SBU’s Special Operations Center “Alpha” fighting on the Eastern Front of Ukraine on June 20. 2023. (Sasha Maslov/For The Washington Post) Comment on this storyComment ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, Ukraine — Some of Ukraine’s most elite special forces …
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A U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps test the RQ-28A drone at Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 23, 2023. This specially designed UAV was tested on a unique ability to drop live grenades in the battlefield. Date Taken: 02.22.2023 Date …
Read More »Australian company DroneShield cashing in on America’s fight…
In five months this year, 30,500 drones were captured on America’s southern border, almost 4500 of them at night, according to Congressional testimony by Homeland Security officials. “At the border the main issue is the Mexican drug cartels using drones to … shuttle drugs across the border and to conduct …
Read More »County using thermal imaging drone technology to fight crime
By KENDALL KEYS, JAMES PAXSON Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — A huge presence of law enforcement that culminated with the arrest of a man suspected of a break-in was done with the help from drone technology. “We can’t afford a helicopter, but I …
Read More »Sheriff’s Office unveils new drone unit to fight crime
>> IT IS SOUND OF MILWAUKEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE NEWEST UNIT, THE DRONE UNIT. IT CONSISTS OF EIGHT MEMBERS. >> EVERBODY HAS THEIR FAA PART 107 LICENSE. >> AND TWO OF THE SMALL AIRCRAFT, AT $4000 APIECE. THE TECHNOLOGY HAS DRAWN PRIVACY CONCERNS IN THE PAST. >> THAT’S SOMETHING WE …
Read More »Texas stadiums helping fight coronavirus with disinfectant-s…
DALLAS — Stadiums are looking for ways to bring fans back to the stands in time for fall sports despite the coronavirus outrbreak, leading some Texas facilities to turn to drones for help. Cotton Bowl senior marketing director Julian Bowman describes the feeling of seeing the iconic Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas …
Read More »Arusha acquires drone to fight poaching
By Zephania Ubwani @TheCitizenTZ [email protected] Arusha. A community wildlife conservation project in Longido District, Arusha Region, has acquired a drone. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is intended to enhance patrols against game poachers. “We are the first wildlife conservation area (WMA: wildlife management area) to acquire the technology,” said Igno …
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