5G will supercharge drones with much lower latency
5G will supercharge drones with a much lower latency rate of 1 millisecond versus the 50 milliseconds that a 4G connection offers.
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Lifeguards with drones keep beachgoers safe in Australia
Lifeguards with drones keepbeachgoers (and sharks) safe in New South Wales, Australia. The NSW government started the drone initiative in response to an unprecedented spike in shark bites in 2015.
Flytrex tests deliveries by drone in North Dakota and North Carolina
Flytrex is testing deliveries by drone in North Dakota and North Carolina and if you thought that drone deliveries were still off in the distant future. Well, then you haven’t spoken yet with Yariv Bash, Co-Founder, and CEO of Flytrex,…
Qinetiq teams semi-autonomous drone with H125 helicopter
Qinetiq has successfully completed what the company says is the UK’s first demonstration of a manned-unmanned teaming using a standard Airbus Helicopter H125 working in tandem with a semi-autonomous drone.
Police drone locates lost Pendle Hill walker in the UK
Last night, a Lancashire police drone located a lost Pendle Hill walker in the UK. The drone outfitted with a thermal camera was able to spot the missing person.
Syrian regime troops capture Black Hornet 3 Nano Spy drone
Syrian regime troops have captured a Black Hornet 3 Nano Spy drone from FLIR Systems, according to a Tweet from a few days ago. The nano drone was apparently captured near the town of Tal Tamr in the country’s northeastern part…
American made Swift high-altitude-long-endurance UAS completes landmark first flight
American made Swift high-altitude-long-endurance UAS completes landmark first flight and receiving both NASA’s Airworthiness Certification and the FAA’s Certificate of Authorization.
Daily Drone News – Tuesday July 21, 2020
Here are today’s most important drone news articles. We publish this post every weekday at 5:30 p.m. Some of these stories are from DroneXL.co and some of them will be from other sources. If you’d like to receive this in an…
Florida drone company pivots from cleaning to sanitizing drone services during pandemic
Florida drone company, Upward Drone Solutions pivots from cleaning to sanitizing drone services during ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
$5,000 donation to Umatilla County Search and Rescue team to buy DJI drone
Umatilla Electric Cooperative donated $5,000 to the Umatilla County Search and Rescue team in Oregon to buy DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual drone and accessories.
Nantes cathedral fire seen through firefighter’s drone
On Saturday, July 18, 2020, 120 firefighters of SDIS 44 quickly intervened and put out the fire in the Nantes cathedral. Some of the firefighters’ drone footage was subsequently shared on YouTube.
Daily Drone News – Monday July 20, 2020
Here are today’s most important drone news articles. We publish this post every weekday at 5:30 p.m. Some of these stories are from DroneXL.co and some of them will be from other sources. If you’d like to receive this in an…