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(HARTFORD, CONN) – August 26, 2021 – As the somber 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attackts in New York approaches, America’s first and only Black-owned drone company is honoring all courageous first responders with specialized drone pilot training to keep them safe in the line of duty.  Specifically, Aquiline Drones, …

The New York State Thruway Authority today announced it will launch a pilot program using drones in partnership with New York based nonprofit NUAIR. The initiative, which is at no cost to the Authority, has the potential to increase efficiency and improve safety while lowering costs for inspections of bridges, culverts, …

Photo Credit: Courtesy XTEND US soldier with Israeli-made drone Following a joint R&D program led by the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D), in the Israel Ministry of Defense, together with Israeli company Xtend, and the Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO), of the U.S. Department of Defense, an …

Becoming a social media influencer, an app developer or a video games developer are now the most popular dream jobs among school leavers, new research suggests. A report from Samsung’s Alternative Careers Guide found that 16-to-18-year-olds were no longer interested in traditional jobs such as becoming an accountant, teacher or …

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 …

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAfrica’s drone mapping experts A lack of accurate maps is a big problem in parts of Africa: for disaster relief agencies, local authorities and people looking for safe places to build homes. Could cheap survey drones and local volunteers help plug the …

Shenzhen has moved a step forward in regulating the booming industry for unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, as the southern city in Guangdong province launched a trial traffic management program on Monday. The trial program aims to regulate flight activities of civilian UAVs, guide users in flying drones legally and …