Drones

Drones Take on a New Application with Storm Chaser Jim Edds

Posted By Isabella Lee,
17/07/2019
When you think of drones and filmmaking, many minds go straight to Hollywood where drones are used to capture aerial perspectives and create dramatic scenes for movies and television. However,...

US local authorities start cautiously considering how to integrate drones into their communities

Posted By Rob Hoffman,
02/07/2019
In the USA the Federal Aviation Administration controls the skies from 400 ft above ground level – underneath, it’s up to the local towns and municipalities to decide what lands where. There are...

DJI to release AirSense Technology warning of nearby aircraft

Posted By Coverdrone,
25/06/2019
  AirSense Technology Explained DJI has recently announced that as of January 2020, all DJI drone models released that weigh more than 250 grams will include AirSense technology, which receives...

Melbourne nominated for Uber Air taxi system

Posted By ,
18/06/2019
The third Uber Air market city – after Los Angeles and Dallas and the first outside the USA – has been nominated as Melbourne, Australia. The choice was announced by Susan Anderson, Regional General...

Israeli security forces neutralize 80 non-hostile drones at Eurovision Song Contest

Posted By Philip Butterworth-Hayes ,
25/05/2019
The Times of Israel reports that Israeli security forces neutralized but did not shoot down 80 drones flying near the Eurovision Song Contest Tel Aviv venue last week. “Israeli...

DJI Drones used to help track and stop Notre-Dame fire

Posted By Jess Brown,
11/05/2019
  On Monday 15th April a devastating fire started in Notre-Dame Paris, France. Notre Dame cathedral was consumed by a fire which claimed the famed cathedral’s roof and spine. The 12th century bui...

FAA predicts commercial drone fleets will triple over the next 5 years

Posted By Phillip Butteerworth-Hayes,
07/05/2019
May 1, 2019 Philip Butterworth-Hayes UTM and C-UAS market analysis On 30 April 2019 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published its latest Aerospace Forecast, predicting that the...

Humanitarian drone testing corridor in Sierra Leone

Posted By Philip Butterworth-Hayes,
30/04/2019
UNICEF opens new humanitarian drone testing corridor in Sierra Leone April 29, 2019 Philip Butterworth-Hayes UAS traffic management news UNICEF reports that Sierra Leone will...

Robot delivers Coral Babies

Posted By JACKSON RYAN,
07/01/2019
The Great Barrier Reef has a new robotic ally. In September, the RangerBot, developed by researchers at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), began patrolling the Great Barrier Reef,...

Drone flies near plane at Perth Airport

Posted By Geoffrey Thomas,
19/12/2018
  Drone at Perth Airport Australia’s aviation watchdog and the Australian Federal Police are hunting the operator of a drone that flew over Perth Airport yesterday. The drone was seen at 7.38am b...