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Ohio University has been awarded a grant to investigate using unmanned aircraft in Appalachian Ohio for applications such as delivering packages to homes and transporting patients to hospitals and travelers to airports. Since the Wright Brothers’ first flight in 1905, aerospace has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry in Ohio. While …

New Delhi: Drones bringing drugs, arms, and ammunition along the Punjab and Jammu borders from across Pakistan have more than doubled in 2022. Looking for a foolproof solution to this menace, the Border Security Force (BSF) has set up a state-of-the-art laboratory at a camp in Delhi to study drone …

The operational envelope defines the operational risk profile within which an aircraft can operate safely, taking into consideration all risk mitigations included within the system. By means of an independent study conducted by a recognized aerospace institute, UAV Navigation has defined the operational envelope of the VECTOR-600 autopilot based on …

The design you see is known as the Parasite – Deep Space Drone. Its creator, Boy Sichterman designed this vehicle for the year 2197. Whether the future looks like this isn’t of much importance. What is important, like any other concept, is what sort of idea and possible technology does it flaunt. …

Farmers who use drones to herd their flock have less stressed sheep. That’s the result of a new Australian study, which found methods of shepherding have a direct impact on animal welfare. The use of unmanned aerial vehicles in agriculture is not new, but the benefits haven’t previously been probed. …

Credit: CC0 Public Domain When it comes to drones, the Singapore public is not as keen for them to be used to provide services around their living spaces, finds a study by researchers at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore). However, they are more accepting of drones being used …

ANALYSIS/OPINION: For the first time in history, a war has been won almost entirely by unmanned aircraft — by what are technically called “armed drones” or Remotely Piloted Vehicles (RPVs) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs, guided autonomously). On Nov. 10, Armenia surrendered to Azerbaijan, ceding control of the disputed enclave …

The Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) and Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) have formed a Blue Ribbon Task Force on Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Mitigation at Airports. The Task Force brings together a cross-section of officials representing the airport, UAS, and manned aviation communities to refine procedural practices …