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Drones aren’t typically thought of as manned aircraft. Either the drone is remotely piloted or it flies autonomously following a pre-programmed flight pattern. The term Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, or UAV, reflects this understanding. But manned drones do exist. Jetson, a Swedish company has already sold the first 12 models of its single-seat manned aircraft, which... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Australia may be the world’s leader in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to track and protect endangered wildlife. When massive bush fires broke out in 2019, the national government deployed drones to find and rescue koala bears whose habitats were threatened. The government has also launched special conservation efforts aimed at sea turtles,... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Oklahoma is the leading drone delivery state in the nation, according to an authoritative report released last week by the Fairfax, VA-based Mercatus Center. Part of the reason, the report noted, is the active cooperation of the Choctaw Nation Indian reservation with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the development of the latest state-of-the-art drone... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:A high-altitude “satellite” drone known as the Zephyr just touched down on Earth after setting a number of records for continuous flight by an unmanned aerial aircraft. The Zephyr managed to stay airborne for 64 days, 18 hours and 26 minutes, a prodigious feat made possible by its state-of-the-art solar-powered batteries that allow the craft... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:The benefits of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for businesses and consumers alike are well-documented. Thanks to drones, businesses can reduce their labor costs and improve the efficiency and safety of their operations. Consumers, including those in need of emergency medical care, can receive more timely and responsive service. It’s a win-win, right? Well, not necessarily. ... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Drones are impacting a growing number of industrial sectors, but none more important than large-scale farming. One recent study estimates that 80% of all drones in operation in the United States will soon be devoted to agriculture. Drones are typically considered useful for tasks such as land mapping and crop maintenance, including fertilizer spraying and... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Drones allow businesses to speed their operations and cut their costs all the while enhancing workplace safety. After a decade of successful deployment, it’s hard to argue with the commercial advantages of properly registered and skillfully deployed drones. But with so many drones now in operation, the need to reign in drone excesses is growing,... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Are passenger drones really the wave of the future? Talk of having such vehicles fully operational by 2020 and more recently, by 2026, has been circulating for years. But the idea hasn’t really caught on. A survey taken in 2017 found that most Americans hadn’t even heard of passenger drones. Even worse, just 4% said... Read More
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Drones are entering every industrial sector imaginable, so why not the arts? In fact, drones made their first splash – literally – in the art world as far back as 2015, when a street muralist known as “Katsu” piloted a drone into New York’s Hole Gallery to spray paint one of its walls. Two... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:If you’re looking for a shiny example of a burgeoning national drone industry, you might be tempted to overlook Australia’s. True, it’s not one of the world’s largest – not yet, at least. And it doesn’t have a single-minded focus on technology innovation as South Korea does or a relentless pursuit of supremacy in the... Read More
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