Mar 18, 2021 | Drones, Safety
The skies above the Israeli town of Hadera were abuzz with delivery drones on Wednesday as national authorities tested a central control room for safely coordinating the small pilotless aircraft with each other as well as with planes and helicopters. “It is a...
Mar 11, 2021 | Agriculture, Drones
Dutch cress grower Rob Baan has enlisted high-tech helpers to tackle a pest in his greenhouses: palm-sized drones seek and destroy moths that produce caterpillars that can chew up his crops. “I have unique products where you don’t get certification to spray chemicals...
Mar 11, 2021 | Drones, Healthcare
Self-flying drones are helping speed deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines in Ghana. Zipline CEO Keller Rinaudo joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss. AKIKO FUJITA: Self-flying drones have been a tool to distribute critical medical supplies during the pandemic. Now,...
Mar 4, 2021 | Aerial Vehicles, Aeronautics, Drones
The Federal Aviation Administration this week named Seattle-Tacoma International Airport as one of five airports nationwide to help it develop drone detection and mitigation equipment. Drones can pose a danger to planes, both in the air and on the ground. It is an...
Feb 25, 2021 | Defense, Drones, Featured
The US military has invested in a prototype energy beam weapon designed to zap drones in the sky. This week, the US Air Force said the prototype, dubbed the Tactical High Power Operational Responder (THOR), is a “directed energy” weapon...
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