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Did you know that drones are actually used in search and rescue situations? Well today we have an expert, Kyle Nordfors from Weber County Search and Rescue in Utah, to talk about this. I’m going to show you some real world scenarios and also teach you some tips and tricks to help you get started…
Police Department to Use Drones as First Responders The Oswego City Police Department in New York has been granted approval by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations without visual observers. The approval will allow the police department to deploy drones as first responders to emergency calls,…
In a significant move to bolster its military capabilities, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) plans to procure nearly 1,000 drones equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning abilities this year, according to a report delivered to the Legislative Yuan last week. Briefing on Sea-Air Combat Power Improvement Plan Minister of National Defense Wellington…
Rosen and Romney Aim to Prevent Drone Attacks on U.S. Troops Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) introduced the Combating Foreign Terrorist Drones Act this week to the Senate. The bill seeks to disrupt the sale of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to terror groups like Al-Qaeda, Islamic State and the Houthis in Yemen.…
Carilion Clinic and DroneUp are pushing the boundaries of healthcare drone delivery in Roanoke, Virginia. The partners recently entered the second phase of testing after spending over a year evaluating the use of drones for prompt inter-campus transport of essential items, reports WFXR. Streamlining Healthcare Logistics The goal is to help frontline medical teams receive…
A search operation, that included a drone was in progress for a 31-year-old man who fell into the Mohawk River near the dam at Lock 12 in Amsterdam, NY, late Thursday morning, reports CBS 6 News. According to Montgomery County Sheriff Jeffery Smith, the man was fishing when his pole got snagged and fell out…
China has successfully completed the maiden flight test of its homegrown commercial cargo drone, the HH-100, in the northwest part of the country. The HH-100, developed by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), reportedly took off on June 12 in Xi’an, the provincial capital of the Shaanxi province. Efficient Air Logistics The HH-100 is…
Milrem Robotics and AEC Skyline have taken a significant leap in military robotics by integrating Starlink satellite communications into the THeMIS Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV). Interesting Engineering explains that this advanced technology allows for the safe deployment of unmanned combat support vehicles to the battlefield while operators remain at a secure distance, even thousands of…
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