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FAA approves Airworthiness Criteria for Wingcopter 198 delivery drone
The FAA approved the airworthiness criteria for the Wingcopter 198 delivery drone, marking an important milestone in the type certification process.
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Watch a modified DJI drone drop a grenade on a car in Ukraine with startling accuracy
In Ukraine, a local UAS company used a modified DJI drone, reportedly a DJI Phantom 4, to drop a grenade on a vehicle. On Twitter, the following short video was shared by Calibre Obscura that shows a grenade being dropped on a car from about 400 feet in altitude. “A local UA company developing a…
Police
Emirates Police drones use facial recognition to track down criminals
The police force of the city of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates is uses police drones with facial recognition to track down criminals.
Counter-Drone
Pentagon to start program solely aimed at defeating drones
The military is pursuing a uniform solution to defeating drones, which officials have described as an increasing threat to the battleground.
Coronavirus
Jordan joins growing list of countries deploying drones to fight Coronavirus
Jordan joins a growing list of countries in the MiddleEast that are deploying drones to fight the Coronavirus. On Sunday, police in Jordan
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