Drones

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Matador Network
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Climate Change
Canadian company is using drones to plant one billion trees by 2028
matadornetwork.com - Tim Wenger
We lose 13 billion trees per year and only get back less than half of them. But because experts know that having more trees is one of our best …
1 hour ago
Olivier
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Carbon Fiber
Noa hexacopter can fly for an hour, or lift 44 pounds
newatlas.com - By Ben Coxworth
That little quadcopter of yours may be fine for shooting cool videos, but when it comes to industrial applications, a beefier drone is often …
4 hours ago
Man of Many
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Military
Watch US Navy Warship Destroy a Drone with its New Laser Weapon
manofmany.com - Nick Hall
The US Navy is apparently one step closer to becoming an actual cartoon supervillain, according to the latest statement from the US Pacific Fleet …
18 hours ago
The Magazine Service . Com
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Coronavirus (Covid-19)
Drone blasts message to hundreds of visitors at pond telling them to leave
metro.co.uk - Sian Elvin
Hundreds of visitors to a pond were told to leave after failing to adhere to coronavirus social distancing guidelines. Large groups of people were …
11 hours ago
JackW
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Russia
Russia's 'Doomsday Drone' Prepares for Testing - The Moscow Times
themoscowtimes.com - The Barents Observer
The drone, shaped like a giant torpedo, is built to carry a nuclear warhead weighing up to two megatons and is described by weapons analysts as a …
7 hours ago
Fox News
Scotland
Amid coronavirus battle, drones will deliver test kits and protective gear to island medical personnel
Fox News - James Rogers
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Amid the battle against coronavirus, drones will be used to deliver COVID-19 test kits and personal protective
8 hours ago
American Military News
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Nature
Camp Pendleton game wardens partner with Marines to develop award-winning 'Operation Buck Rogers'
americanmilitarynews.com - Erika I. Ritchie
It was 4:30 a.m. and Marine Sgt. Austin Olmos was high up on Camp Pendelton’s Horno Ridge on an intelligence training mission. The objective was …
20 hours ago
United Kingdom
Drone to deliver masks to island hospital
bbc.co.uk - BBC News
Drone technology is to be used to deliver protective equipment to a hospital on a Scottish island.
21 hours ago
Technology
Drones to Help Texas Railroad Commission with Efficiency, Safety
govtech.com - by Jed Pressgrove
Several days ago, the Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) confirmed that a two-mile portion of a creek near Portland, Texas, didn’t have any signs of …
2 hours ago
Dimitry Roshkovan
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Middle East
Documentary on Turkish armed drone released on Youtube - Turkey News
hurriyetdailynews.com
A documentary on Turkey's first armed drone was released on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al Fitr. The feature, titled AKINCI after the …
11 hours ago
The Engineer UK
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United Kingdom
Drone trials could slash delivery time of urgent medical supplies
theengineer.co.uk - Jason Ford
Over five hours could be cut from the delivery of urgent medical equipment if a two-week drone trial is successful.Thales and Skyports are partnering …
10 hours ago
The Conversation UK
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Surveillance
Coronavirus: drones used to enforce lockdown pose a real threat to our civil liberties
The Conversation UK - Birgit Schippers
Drones are often seen as weapon against terrorist suspects, a state snooping device or a novelty tool for delivering things like pizza. But since the …
8 hours ago
American Military News
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Military
Watch: Navy ship shoots down drone with its laser beam
americanmilitarynews.com - Brian Niemietz
It doesn’t get much more futuristic than a Navy ship downing a drone with a weaponized laser. Grainy video released by the United States Naval …
10 hours ago
NBC LA
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United States
Drone View of Brush-Covered Hillside Helps Police Find Missing Woman
nbclosangeles.com
The view from a drone high above a hillside helped officers locate a senior Monday who had been missing for three hours in Orange. Family members …
14 hours ago
Military
Amphibious Ship Obliterates Drone with Laser Weapon in 1st-of-its-Kind Sea Test
military.com - By Gina Harkins
A Navy ship recently turned its laser weapon system to the skies to take out a drone flying nearby as the service looks to counter aerial threats at …
9 hours ago
Business Insider
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United Kingdom
The UK is using this drone to deliver coronavirus tests and PPE to an island
Business Insider - Isobel Asher Hamilton
Drones will be used to deliver coronavirus tests and personal protective equipment to a hospital an island off the West coast of Scotland. Drone company Skyports announced Tuesday it has started a drone
8 hours ago
Engadget
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Health
Drone deliveries are making their case in a crisis
Engadget - Nick Summers
It feels like drones were built for this moment. The coronavirus pandemic has forced everyone to spend the majority of their time indoors and, where possible, maintain a healthy distance from anyone that
12 hours ago
Daily Caller
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Technology
China Wants To Keep COVID Tracking System In Place Permanently, Fold It Into Social Credit System
dailycaller.com - Chris White
Chinese officials in the city of Hangzhou are considering making permanent a smartphone-based health-rating system developed to trace COVID-19, The …
5 hours ago
DCT Media
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Energy
WATCH: Drone delivers package to world’s largest construction vessel
energyvoice.com - Allister Thomas
A drone has been used to deliver a package to the world’s largest construction vessel in the Netherlands.The Port of Rotterdam and Allseas have …
16 hours ago
United States
Chicago drone video captures empty lakefront on Memorial Day weekend
wgntv.com - WGN Web Desk
CHICAGO — Memorial Day weekend in Chicago is typically the start of boating and beach season, but amid the coronavirus pandemic, this year looked …
6 hours ago
Livemint
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India News
In Kanpur, IIT drones are monitoring Covid-19 hotspots
livemint.com - Prashant K. Nanda
New Delhi: Move over Aarogya Setu mobile application, in Kanpur night vision drones are keeping an eye in covid-19 containment zones. After Kanpur, …
7 hours ago
Technology (UK)
Scottish Island Hospital Tests 10-Mile Drone Delivery of Protective Equipment
gizmodo.co.uk - Gary Cutlack
What looks like a proper, useful, and entirely legitimate trial of drone delivery technology (rather than an advert for a pizza company) is about to …
9 hours ago
yeksoon
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Technology
IoT down on the farm: Drones and sensors for better yields
arnnet.com.au - Jon Gold (Network World)
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to find parts of the economy that haven’t been affected by the burgeoning Internet of Things (IoT) as …
15 hours ago
Alejandro Mallado
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California
Ever Seen a Great White Shark Sprint? A Drone Captured This One Absolutely Flying
theinertia.com - The Inertia
Ever wonder just how fast a great white shark can swim? Well, according to this drone operator, at least 20 mph. Dana Point Whale Watching, which has …
21 hours ago
NBC News
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Europe
Beaches in Europe use drones and plexiglass to keep visitors safe
NBC News
Beaches in Europe are reopening and new measures are being taken to keep the public safe. Drones overhead and plexiglass around beach chairs are a new normal for visitors. Dads break out their own cheerleading
1 day ago
ScienceAlert
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Technology
Official Footage Shows US Navy Ship Use a Laser Weapon to Destroy a Flying Drone
ScienceAlert - DAVID CHOI
A US Navy ship downed a flying drone with a "solid state laser" in the Pacific Ocean, the service branch announced on Friday. The USS Portland …
1 day ago
Scott
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Australia
Wing's drone delivery services are booming worldwide - DroneDJ
dronedj.com - Sean Captain
Wing, owned by Google parent company Alphabet, is doing a brisk drone delivery business around the world. The company operates in Australia, Finland, …
1 day ago
Gregory Harp
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DJI (Company)
I Climbed Trees for an Hour to Find This Mavic Air 2, and I'd Still Buy It
Gizmodo - Matthew Reyes
It might have forced me to commune with nature unexpectedly, but I still want DJI’s new drone: The Mavic Air 2. I’m a video producer, geeking out over …
1 day ago
SlashGear
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Science
Navy vessel USS Portland destroys a drone with a laser
slashgear.com - Shane McGlaun
The United States Navy recently conducted a test with a ship-board laser used to down a drone aircraft. The ship used was an amphibious transport …
1 day ago
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Technology
Robots have fallen short during Covid-19 and science fiction predicted it
Inverse - Sarah Wells
Humans have a lot of feelings about robots. When they're too powerful, smart, or fast, we fear that they may overpower us. But, when we're at our …
1 day ago