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Lakewood Police Use Infrared Drone to Locate Unresponsive Boy Lakewood police used a drone equipped with an infrared camera to rescue an intoxicated teen who had wandered off into a dark field on May 10. The teen was found unresponsive and not breathing, but officers were able to revive him with CPR. According to Lakewood…
Mayor Oleksandr Symchyshyn Announces Drone Delivery on Facebook Oleksandr Symchyshyn, the mayor of Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, announced that the city has delivered 10 DJI Mavic 3T drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras to Ukrainian soldiers. The drones, which cost nearly 1.8 million Ukrainian hryvnias (approximately $48,600 USD), were purchased using funds from the city budget, Ukrinform…
IdeaForge Allocates 1,678 Equity Shares to Employees ideaForge, a leading Indian drone manufacturer, has expanded its employee stock option plan (ESOP) pool by allocating 1,678 equity shares to its employees. The company announced the allotment in a recent exchange filing, stating that the executive committee of the board approved the move on June 14, 2024,…
John McBride here. I wanted to give my thoughts on this whole "DJI ban is coming" and provide a perspective on the drone industry and the latest
NYPD drones dropping a floatation device New York City is taking beach safety to new heights this summer with the introduction of drones equipped to drop emergency floatation devices to swimmers in distress. In a collaborative effort, the NYPD, FDNY, and OEM are leveraging cutting-edge drone technology to enhance rescue operations and ensure the safety…
HHLA Sky Demonstrates Effective Drone Operations HHLA Sky, a subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), has showcased its solutions for efficient drone operations at the recently unveiled dronePORT Hamburg, the first hub for unmanned aviation and mobile sensor technologies in Europe. The event was officially opened by the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), Hamburg…
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,…
Real-Time Robotics Vietnam, a subsidiary of US-based drone manufacturer and solution provider Realtime Robotics (RtR), is set to begin construction of a $13.5 million factory in Ho Chi Minh City in the third quarter of 2024. The project, which reportedly received its latest investment certificate in October 2022, aims to produce 500,000 items annually for…
As the debate surrounding the potential ban on DJI drones continues to unfold, it's crucial to separate fact from fiction. With the fluidity and volatile
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…
Darrell Williams, a geospatial field team lead for Firmatek and experienced drone pilot, recently shared his initial thoughts after flying the new Anzu Robotics Raptor T drone. In a LinkedIn post, Williams compared the Raptor T to the DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise drone on which it is based, noting many similarities in the flying experience.…
Act Passes House as Part of NDAA, Moves to Senate Despite Opposition The Countering CCP Drones Act, a bill that could effectively ban Chinese drone maker DJI from the U.S. market, has been attached to the must-pass National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2025. The House passed the NDAA with the drone act…
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…
In a recent video, Adam Bry, CEO and founder of Skydio, provided an update on the company’s progress and the growing impact of drones in public safety. While the update highlighted the potential benefits of Skydio’s drones, it also raised important questions about the company’s controversial lobbying efforts aimed at pushing Chinese drone maker DJI…
As Capitol Hill debates H.R. 2864, Countering CCP Drones Act, it's clear to me that this misguided legislation threatens to ground our drone heroes
Every single year, thousands of lives are saved in search and rescue. The inclusion of drones technology has reduced that search time in half.
I get asked by people to critique their drone videos to give them quick pointers they can do to improve their videos and make them more interesting
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