Jan 27, 2022 | Defense, Drones, Featured
A growing number of countries are banning the use of commercial drones amid concerns that they can be relatively easily converted into killing machines. The United Arab Emirates joined that list over the weekend by announcing a nationwide ban on the use of consumer...
Jan 20, 2022 | Drones, Law Enforcement
A young company making drones designed to detect a loaded firearm and, if needed, get in between a shooter and a potential victim, is getting its first round of financing. Pan American Drone, founded by CEO Leah LaSalla, just raised $3 million in seed financing at a...
Jan 20, 2022 | Agriculture, Drones, Featured
More than 35,000 mangrove seeds have been planted in the Mirfa lagoon in Abu Dhabi using highly innovative drone planting technology, authorities have announced. The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) and ENGIE, a global energy company, said on Thursday that the...
Dec 23, 2021 | Drones, Featured, Oceanography
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Phase 2 contracts for its unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) program called Manta-Ray, the agency said in a press release. When it comes to drones, usually aerial vehicles come to our...
Dec 16, 2021 | Aerial Vehicles, Drones
In Nordic countries, ice can form on the wings almost year round, even in mid-July. The NTNU researchers behind the drone company Aviant will soon be flying blood samples from remote hospitals in places like Røros to St. Olav’s Hospital in Trondheim. Two such...
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