The Drone Wire
Black & Veatch Test BVLOS Drone Flights Under FAA Pilot Program
July 16, 2018As unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) – commonly known as drones – become more vital for commercial use, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is weighing whether to free up more national airspace for...
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SuperARTIS Helicopter UAS on a Humanitarian Mission in the Dominican Republic
July 16, 2018A team involved in relief operation missions developing drones for humanitarian aid has successfully completed the second week of the pilot program using their superARTIS helicopter drone, which has been designed to...
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Do Drones Deserve their Dire Reputation? Depends Who is Flying Them
July 16, 2018Whether they are dropping drugs into prison yards, narrowly avoiding passenger aircraft or invading the privacy of unsuspecting homeowners, drones have been hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons. There has...
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This Marine Drone Does Nothing But Listen to Mediterranean Whalesong
July 16, 2018A sea-going unmanned vehicle is set to spend the Mediterranean summer cruising around listening to whale song. Equipped with hydrophones, Sphyrna, an autonomous marine vehicle created by Sea Proven, a French marine...
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Aussie DroneShield Wins US Patent For Drone Detection System
July 16, 2018As the technology to control and operate unmanned aircraft has become cheaper and widely available, and both commercial-grade and consumer-grade drones sales on the rise, inevitably the likelihood of intrusion of privacy...