Belgium
Drone inspects high-voltage route over a distance of 60 miles in Belgium
The Belgian surveying company Vansteelandt recently successfully inspected a high-voltage route of the Belgian grid. The drone inspects
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Wiebe de Jager is the founder of Dronewatch and author of several bestselling books about drone photography. Wiebe is a certified drone pilot and has a full ROC license.
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Drone Incidents
FAA: Embraer 175 did not collide with drone, but with party balloon
Contrary to previous reports, an Embraer 175 that took off from Chicago O'Hare Airport did not collide with a drone, but with a balloon.
Dubai
Dubai police build city-wide network of crime-fighting drones
The Dubai police will install a network of drone boxes from which crime-fighting drones can do their work. In this way, any location in the
Technology
Qualcomm launches new drone platform with 5G and AI support
Chip manufacturer Qualcomm has launched a new drone platform that responds to the latest technological developments in the drone sector. To this end, the Qualcomm Flight RB5 5G platform includes support for 5G and AI. According to Qualcomm, the platform can serve as a foundation for drones used for media production, inspections, security, mapping, and…
Japan
Auterion to develop open-source drones with Japanese telecom company
Until now, this was mainly done with drones from China but fearing cyber espionage, the company is now developing its own open-source drones.
Netherlands
Antea Group plans long-distance drone flight covering 470 miles
The Dutch engineering and consultancy firm Antea Group has conceived a plan for a long-distance drone flight of 470 miles from the...
Drone Incidents
Canadian police drone destroyed after collision with Cessna
A Canadian police drone of the DJI Matrice 210 type collided with a Cessna carrying two people during deployment by a Canadian police force.
Video
Watch: drone films street dancers on the Eiffel Tower
Ever heard of BoboChic? Neither had we until recently. Thanks to this short video where a drone films street dancers on the Eiffel tower.
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