The Songar drone is a regular unmanned aerial vehicle — that just so happens to come with a mounted machine gun and 200 rounds of ammunition for riddling targets with bullets from the sky. Here’s how it works, and how its aerial targeting capabilities could shape up on the battlefield. …
Five climate campaigners have been arrested on suspicion of planning to fly drones near Heathrow Airport. A group called Heathrow Pause, an offshoot of Extinction Rebellion, had planned to disrupt flights to highlight “the grave risk of airport expansion during the climate and ecological emergency”. Activists said the devices would be …
The growth of public-safety drones may be grounded before it can soar unless the industry makes key changes. That’s the conclusion of a report released last week by DRONERESPONDERS. The alliance, bill See it on Scoop.it, via Remotely Piloted Systems
A year after its unveiling, Lift Aircraft says more than 13,000 people have signed up so far for rides on the Hexa passenger drone that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos checked out months ago. See it on Scoop.it, via Remotely Piloted Systems
The U.S. Navy says one of its drones suffered damage during a takeoff attempt that occurred in the Middle East last month. See it on Scoop.it, via Remotely Piloted Systems
Police received a call from the army garrison and arrested the man after the drone was found inside the barracks, but recordings were found to be only of the scenic surroundings. See it on Scoop.it, via Remotely Piloted Systems
Many countries and groups already use military drones, but Turkey is about to be the first to have a military drone armed with a machine gun See it on Scoop.it, via Remotely Piloted Systems
Kespry, a drone-based aerial intelligence solution provider, says Midsouth Aggregates is now using the Kespry platform for inventory management and mine planning. With granite and limestone reserves located throughout Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee, Midsouth Aggregates produces a variety of aggregate products, as well as concrete and asphalt sand, general construction …
The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) recreational drone flyer test will be an important opportunity to educate recreational flyers about the rules of the sky as we continue to safely integrate drones into our nation’s airspace. A law passed in 2018 requires that recreational drone flyers pass an online aeronautical knowledge and safety test and …
