Drone News for Week of Feb 25th
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| New drone regulations impact U.S. broadcasters - The FAA has issued a new set of rules which will impact broadcasters in the United States requiring all unmanned aircraft systems (or drones) to display official registration numbers on the outside of the aircraft. |
| Makers of the AK-47 Assault Rifle Have Built a Kamikaze Drone - Russian weapons manufacturer Kalashnikov, the company behind the world famous AK-47 assault rifle, has developed a smart kamikaze drone. Here's how the autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle works – and how it could potentially change the face of modern warfare as we know it. |
| Drone Used To Find Deaf Runaway - Drone Used To Find Deaf Runaway Teen - Fremont, CA - The student ran away from the California School for the Deaf earlier this month. |
| Bill to ban drones over Kentucky prisons takes off - Department of Corrections officials testified in support of Senate Bill 157 which would describe drones as contraband and make it a crime to fly over a prison. |
| Drone searching for missing dog shot out of the sky - As the DJI Mavic 2 Zoom was flying over his house, the 26-year-old Gerard Chasteen allegedly got his shotgun and shot the drone out of the sky. |
| Bystanders trampled by skijoring horse spooked by drone file lawsuit over 2017 incident in Silverton - When everything goes as planned in the Nordic sport of skijoring, a horse with a rider runs down a track, tugging a skier over obstacles and jumps. |
| Bengaluru city firm develops drone to lift 75 kg ammunition - The drone which runs on aero turbine fuel can lift nearly 75 kg and run for two hours non-stop. |
| Jeff Bezos promised drone deliveries by 2019 — but 3 things are missing - Five years ago, Jeff Bezos promised in a 60 Minutes interview that drones would deliver goods to our homes by 2019. With the new year upon us, it’s exciting to think that drone package delivery could be a reality in the US, just as it’s starting to happen in other countries. |
| Thermal drone purchase to help keep Lewis County, WV, firefighters safe - A new purchase will help keep Pricetown Volunteer Fire Department firefighters safe during emergency calls as soon as this summer. |
| Drone tracking radar in use at Heathrow after disruption - The equipment – a radar system with the technology to stop the devices from flying in a certain zone – is being operated by the RAF over the airfield to “quickly detect and disrupt any illegal drone activity”. |
| This school girl’s startup creating waves - AgriVeda, a Hyderabadbased agriculture startup, recently raised 8 lakh Rs 57 crore and undoubtedly, it is one of few startups from the City of Pearls, which could raise such a significant amount of funds But the better part of the story is that it was founded in 2017 by a sixthgrade student, |
| Soldiers seized AAC drone used in monitoring polls - PRESIDENTIAL candidate of the Africa Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has accused the Nigerian military of shooting down a drone used by members of his party to monitor elections in Ondo State on Saturday. The drone is still in the custody of the soldiers. |
| Fremont Police use drone with FLIR camera to find missing teen - The police of the City of Fremont in California used a drone with a FLIR camera to find a missing teenager. |
| Marwan Madi wants to empower Texas farmers with drones. - Ever since his senior year of high school in Sugar Land, Marwan Madi saw the potential for “precision agriculture” using drones that can detect the health or stress of vegetation. |
| Frenchman faces Myanmar court on drone flying charge - A Frenchman by the name of Arthur Desclaux has appeared in a Myanmar court on a drone flying charge after having been arrested two weeks ago. |
| Judge orders drone destroyed due to risky drone flight - A man caused chaos on the M48 after climbing a tower of the Severn Bridge and attempting to fly a drone from it, a court has heard. |
| Fox hunt caught digging out a Fox and shoot down monitor drone - ASHFORD VALLEY & TICKHAM FOX HUNT CAUGHT DIGGING OUT FOX AND SHOOT HUNT MONITORS DRONE ON THE ISLE OF SHEPPEY |
Australia Drone News
| Rules and regulations for drone use from CASA - Police are receiving more inquiries relating to drone use. Below are the laws simplified, sourced from CASA website to guide users and ensure safety and enjoyment for all. |
| National Parks Australia uses drones to remotely find and track elusive wildlife - The NPA has partnered with Canberra-based startup Wildlife Drones to not only increase the height of radio receivers and speed up the coverage of a national park that covers almost half of the ACT. “If we can just fly a drone overhead and collect GPS data without having to negotiate cliffy areas and Blackthorn scrub, it would save lots of time and energy and a few twisted ankles,” said Dr Don Fletcher, a volunteer researcher NPA. |
