Drone hindered firefighters in battle with Larkspur wildfire in Colorado
A drone hindered firefighters during their battle with the Larkspur wildfire in Colorado, according to the Forest Service on Thursday.
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Drones have risen to the COVID-19 challenge
Drones have risen to the COVID-19 challenge as social distancing disrupted the delivery of supplies. During the coronavirus pandemic, unmanned aircraft have been used with varying degrees of success to disperse crowds, communicate social distancing messages, monitor people’s temperatures, spray…
NHS expands delivery of medical supplies by drone from Scottish islands
After successful recent trials, the delivery of urgent medical supplies and samples by drone will be expanded from the Scottish islands later this year.
Weber County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue fundraiser for new drone
The Weber County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue organization holds a fundraiser to collect enough money to purchase a new drone with a higher resolution thermal camera so that they can more effectively use drones to save lives. Watch this…
Global drone market is set to grow ten-fold in the next five years
A landmark white paper that was presented to the UK government this week says that ‘drone technology will transform our immediate and long-term future. Recently, Barclays predicted that the global drone market will grow ten-fold in the next five years.
Daily Drone News – Thursday July 9, 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…
Parrot announces partnership with AIRT’s Drones
Parrot has announced a new partnership with the Miami, Florida-based Airborne International Response Team (AIRT), the leading 501(c)3 non-profit organization supporting Drones For Good™ and the official home of DRONERESPONDERS, the world’s fastest-growing program supporting the use of UAS by…
Drone used in search for missing 93-year-old man in Washington State
The Centralia Police Department is continuing to search for a 93-year-old man reported missing earlier this week. Drones will be used in the search efforts.
Drone Delivery Canada starts process for commercial entry into USA
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. is pleased to announce that it has commenced the process to enter the USA market as a drone delivery operator.
North Dakota DOT uses drones for flood season
The North Dakota Department of Transportation received waivers at the end of March to start using drones for flood season and in emergency response situations. North Dakota DoT uses drones for flood season The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT)…
Drone spots Great White Shark off Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia
A drone spots a Great White Shark off Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. Bondi Beach is Australia’s most famous beach and is well known for being the great surfing spot that it is. It is less known for shark sightings.
Deuce Drone and Rouses Market will test groceries delivered by drone this fall
Deuce Drone and Rouses Market will test groceries delivered by drone for customers in Mobile, Alabama this fall.