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 …
Read More »Uganda to launch drone medical supply service in 2020
Ugandan officials are reported to be planning on launching a drone medical supply service in 2020. The Ugandan government is currently in talks with a firm to seal a deal to deliver blood packages, drugs and medical equipment to public health facilities. An executive of the drone service firm, Flexdrone …
Read More »Wing gains FAA approval to launch commercial drone delivery …
Wing’s drone delivery service is one step closer to becoming a reality stateside, thanks to approval from federal regulators. The Alphabet X lab graduate announced this morning that it has been certified by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration as a small-sized air carrier, which will enable it to kick off …
Read More »Commercial drone shot down, police launch investigation
The drone and the equipment it was fitted with are understood to be worth nearly $500,000. Evoenergy declined to answer questions about the incident. A spokeswoman said inquiries about “any matters related to unlawful behaviour” should be directed to ACT Policing. Evoenergy’s 2018 annual planning report said the company trialled the …
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