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World First: Scientists Summon Lightning With Drone

May 1, 2025 | Drones, Weather

Earlier this month, the Japanese telecommunications company Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) successfully used a drone equipped with a lightning-proof cage to essentially summon lightning in an effort to mitigate damage from an incoming thunderstorm....

Bear Grylls’ Autonomous Drone Will Save Lives In Disaster Zones

Apr 18, 2025 | Drones

Unlike typical drones, the AI-powered UAV can operate fully autonomously or semi-automatically, navigating treacherous landscapes that ground conventional aircraft. “You tell it where to go, and it knows,” says Justin Tooth, Certo’s Managing Director and ex-Royal Navy...

Medical Drone Trials To Test Supply Drops For Emergencies

Apr 17, 2025 | Drones

An initiative using aerial drones to deliver defibrillators, EpiPens and other medical supplies to local emergency scenes has been cleared for a test run. Drone814 partners plan to begin airlifting supplies across Greater Johnstown this summer through medical drone...

Texas Company Presents School Security Drones To Lawmakers

Apr 3, 2025 | Drones

Earlier this week, Austin-based company Campus Guardian Angel, testified in favor of SB 1262. The bill would modify the current law, which requires schools to have armed officers unless they file for an exception due to a lack of funding or difficulties filling the...

UK: Drone Trial Takes Off To Deliver Radioactive Drug

Mar 27, 2025 | Drones, Featured, UK

Trials have been taking place to see if radioactive medicine can be delivered to hospitals by drone. Coventry-based drone company Skyfarer has teamed up with University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust and Viking Drone Packaging to build the...