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| ====== Drone News for Week of 11/29/18 ====== | ====== Drone News for Week of 06/17/19 ====== |
| ===== Drone NewsBytes Your Unfiltered Drone News Source ===== | ===== Drone NewsBytes Your Unfiltered Drone News Source ===== |
| |[[https://dronedj.com/2018/11/20/drone-dirt-biker-crash/|Drone and dirt biker crash midair during massive jump ]] - A drone and a dirt biker crash midair during a massive jump. The motorcyclist suffered an injury to his shoulder after colliding with the drone.| | |[[https://newatlas.com/forest-fire-drone/60213/|Autonomous drone gets the goods on forest fires]] - When a forest fire is starting, it's vitally important for firefighting crews to know exactly what it is that they're up against, so they can prepare most effectively. A new Spanish project is helping to make that happen, utilizing an autonomous intel-gathering drone.| |
| |[[https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/11/16/drone_pilot_fined_flying_under_police_helicopter/|Bloke fined £460 after his drone screwed up police chopper search for missing woman ]] - A Russian-speaking man from Cambridgeshire has become the first person in the UK to be convicted of illegally flying a drone beneath a police helicopter during a search operation.| | |[[https://www.wearethemighty.com/news/coyote-uas-howler-drone-army?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1|These drone swarms are wolfpacks for killing enemy UAS ]] - Howler drones are anti-drone suicide drones. They track enemy unmanned aerial systems with their onboard radar and then feed the targeting information to other weapons systems or just crash themselves into the threat and detonate their warhead. The $15,000-aerial vehicles are tube-launched and can fly from ships, cars, and even other aircraft.| |
| |[[https://blog.executivebiz.com/2018/11/dhs-seeks-info-on-counter-drone-systems/|DHS Seeks Info on Counter-Drone Systems ]] - The Department of Homeland Security has issued a request for information from potential providers of counter-unmanned aircraft systems in a move to address security concerns over hostile drones.| | |[[https://www.zdnet.com/article/singapore-changi-airport-shuts-runway-over-drone-sighting/|Singapore Changi Airport shuts runway over drone sighting ]] - Operations on one runway at the Singapore airport was shut down intermittently over 10 hours after an unauthorised drone was spotted, leading to 36 flight delays and a diversion.| |
| |[[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/china-develops-small-multi-rotor-drone-that-can-climb-to-5000-meters/articleshow/66710735.cms|China develops small multi-rotor drone that can climb to 5,000 meters ]] - The X-M20 "Crane", with the weight only 20 kilograms, is designed to have a service ceiling up to 5,000 metres and wind resistance capacity up to seven level, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.| | |[[https://unmanned-aerial.com/drone-response-team-investigates-elevator-explosion-in-iowa|Drone Response Team Investigates Elevator Explosion in Iowa]] - The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office in Iowa recently sent its Drone Response Team to assist with investigating an elevator explosion.| |
| |[[https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-hartford-drone-hearing-20181119-story.html|Residents weigh in on Hartford ordinance proposing council oversight of city drones]] - A controversial ordinance that would place the Hartford police department's drones under strict city council oversight — stifling strict oversight, the police chief says — was up for a public hearing Monday night in council chambers.| | |[[https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2019/06/chinese-drone-manufacturers-pose-huawei-threats-expert-says/157828/|Chinese Drone Manufacturers Pose Huawei-Like Threats, Expert Says ]] - Officials allege the Chinese government is using native drone companies to collect “an unprecedented level” of intelligence on the U.S.| |
| |[[https://stockhead.com.au/tech/why-safety-is-paramount-to-growth-of-the-drone-industry/|Why safety is paramount to growth of the drone industry ]] - Regulators are still grappling with how to support commercial drone use while ensuring public and civil safety are first and foremost, with the FAA and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) leading the way.| | |[[https://blog.hackster.io/university-of-torontos-phoenix-drone-is-an-open-source-dual-rotor-tail-sitter-platform-82801a020fc8|University of Toronto’s Phoenix Drone Is an Open Source Dual-Rotor Tail-Sitter Platform]] - Engineers at the University of Toronto have designed a fully open sourced dual-rotor tail-sitter MAV using readily available electronics and 3D-printed parts. The Phoenix drone is based on the PX4 autopilot platform, PX4 middleware, and is equipped with a Pixracer flight computer, supporting both flight control and ArduPilot’s SITL simulation.| |
| |[[https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/19/first-ever-drone-delivered-kidney-is-no-worse-for-wear/|First ever drone-delivered kidney is no worse for wear ]] - Scalea and his colleagues modified a DJI M600 drone to carry a refrigerated box payload, and also designed a wireless biosensor for monitoring the organ while in flight.| | |[[https://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20190619/dronejacker-erau-professor-in-daytona-invents-system-to-seize-control-of-unmanned-aircraft| Dronejacker: ERAU professor in Daytona invents system to seize control of unmanned aircraft ]] - An Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University professor has invented an artificial intelligence program that can hijack rogue drones, safely neutralizing any possible threat.| |
| |[[https://dronebelow.com/2018/11/20/drones-swarms-and-ai-for-search-and-rescue-operations-at-sea/|Drones Swarms and AI for Search and Rescue Operations at Sea]] - A group of authors at the University of Bologna, Italy have decided to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) for search and rescue operations at sea. The relevance of the drone swarm in this case as well as the use of technology is clear – to help the search and rescue missions and yield with more lives saved at sea.| | |[[https://www.ft.com/content/7cd22fb6-8e79-11e9-a24d-b42f641eca37|Walmart outpaces Amazon in drone patent race]] - The Arkansas-based chain has filed 97 new drone patents with the World Intellectual Property Organisation since July 2018, according to research by accounting firm BDO. In the same period, Amazon registered 54 product ideas.| |
| |[[http://uasweekly.com/2018/11/19/whitefox-impresses-u-s-dod-at-worlds-largest-counter-drone-testing-event/|WhiteFox Impresses U.S. DoD At World’s Largest Counter-drone Testing Event ]] - WhiteFox Defense Technologies, Inc., a drone airspace defense and security company, had their flagship product, DroneFox, participate as selected equipment by the U.S. Government for the prestigious Black Dart counter-UAS and Red Teaming exercise last month. It was the first time WhiteFox had performed testing at Black Dart, the largest counter-drone testing exercise in the world.| | |
| |[[https://www.wlky.com/article/drone-footage-shows-aftermath-of-camp-fire-in-california/25229172|Drone footage shows aftermath of Camp Fire in California ]] - Since the Camp Fire broke out November 8, it has destroyed more than 11,700 homes and torched an area the size of Chicago.| | |
| |[[https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/2018-11-19/faa-processes-more-50000-laanc-drone-applications|FAA Processes More than 50,000 LAANC Drone Applications | General Aviation News]] - The FAA has processed more than 50,000 applications under the LAANC (low-altitude authorization and notification capability) from drone operators to fly in controlled airspace since November 2017—far exceeding the agency’s expectations for program participation. LAANC covers 300 ATC facilities serving 500 airports and it allows UAS operators with near-instant approval, a major flight-planning convenience.| | |
| |[[http://gothamist.com/2018/11/19/drone_crash_midtown.php|Virginia Man Arrested After Wind Whips Drone Into Barclays HQ]] - Travel conditions improved dramatically across the tri-state area after last Thursday's microblizzard (by which I mean three to six inches of snow slush) subsided, but still, the skies were not safe for the city's illicit drone pilots. On Friday, police arrested 27-year-old Steven Funes after a rogue wind gusted his drone into the side of Barclays headquarters in Midtown. The building sustained no injuries in the crash, but unfortunately for Funes, it is almost always illegal to fly a drone in New York City.| | |
| |[[http://inmenlo.com/2018/11/18/menlo-park-fire-drone-team-deployed-to-butte-county-to-provided-aerial-damage-assessment/|Menlo Park Fire Drone Team deployed to Butte County to provided aerial damage assessment ]] - The Menlo Park Fire Protection Districts UAS/Drone Team is working for the Butte County Sheriffs Department along with personnel from Alameda and Contra Costa Counties Sheriffs’ Departments and the Union City and San Francisco Police Departments to provide aerial damage| | |
| |[[https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Yellowstone-investigating-illegal-drone-photo-13403317.php|Yellowstone investigating illegal drone photo taken in park ]] - Yellowstone National Park officials say they're investigating after a photo was posted online showing one of the park's geothermal features from a drone, which is illegal. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reported the photo of Grand Prismatic Spring was posted on Instagram and then deleted after criticism from other users. Drones are banned in Yellowstone and many other parks. The National Park Service says drones can harass wildlife and the noise is a nuisance to visitors. Violation of the ban is a misdemeanor with a penalty of up to six months in jail and a $5,000 fine. A Dutch tourist crashed a drone into Grand Prismatic Spring in 2014 and was fined more than $3,000.| | |
| |[[https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7767881/drone-smuggling-criminals-jailed/|Jail bosses nail dozens of crooks using drones to smuggle drugs and mobile phones to inmates]] - According to new figures, forty-five people have been convicted of illicit drone activity and those involved have been jailed for a total of more than 140 years since 2015| | |
| |[[https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/first-of-its-kind-drone-expo-comes-to-the-great-new-york-state-fair/1604122120|First of its kind Drone Expo comes to the Great New York State Fair]] - Pilots from New York and Canada visiting the fairgrounds this weekend for a drone racing competition. It's the first of its kind, hosted by a local drone chapter. For some people, it's a hobby they've stuck with for a long time.| | |
| |[[https://wpde.com/news/local/drones-and-dogs-now-included-in-search-for-missing-north-carolina-teenager|Drones and dogs now included in search for Hania Aguilar]] - The Lumberton Police Department and the FBI say they are continuing to their search for 13-year-old Hania Noelia Aguilar. FBI and SBI agents are using foot and drone searches in their pursuit for a lead. An SBI K9 is also searching for clues to find Hania.| | |
| |[[https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park/news/ct-hpn-police-chief-seeks-drone-capability-tl-1122-story.html|Highland Park police chief says drones could aid in lakefront searches ]] - Some Highland Park City Council members would like to see a city policy on drone use by law enforcement before buying an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.| | |
| |[[https://dronelife.com/2018/11/15/swiss-start-up-fores-up-laser-based-drone-charger/|Swiss Start-Up Fires Up Laser-based Drone Charger ]] - Lab-grown diamonds can focus laser beams with enough energy to stay stable over long distances – powerful enough to charge recharge photovoltaic cells on a drone in flight.| | |
| |[[https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2018/11/kcaa-says-drone-regulations-will-be-released-soon/|KCAA says drone regulations will be released soon ]] - Regulation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, is still in limbo, five months after the National Assembly rejected the regulations that had been proposed by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA).| | |
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| ===== Australia Drone News ====== | ===== Australia Drone News ====== |
| |[[https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2018/11/australian-pair-jailed-for-trying-to-use-a-drone-to-send-drugs-to-prisoner.html|Australian pair jailed for trying to use a drone to send drugs to prisoner ]] - A man and woman in Queensland have been arrested and sent to prison after attempting to use a drone to drop drugs into a prison.| | |[[https://dronedj.com/2019/06/18/dji-files-more-drone-patents-amazon-walmart/|DJI files more drone patents than Walmart and Amazon combined!]] - More interestingly though, if you look at the 2017/18 time frame, DJI filed more drone patents that Walmart and Amazon combined.| |
| |[[https://www.wired.com/story/your-drone-can-give-cops-a-surprising-amount-of-your-data/|Your Drone Can Give Cops a Surprising Amount of Your Data]] - IF YOU'RE A nefarious sort, you might use a commercial drone to smuggle drugs, carry explosives, or to just spy on your neighbors. Drones are appealing to criminals in part because they seem fairly anonymous, flitting through the sky with an invisible digital tether to its owner. But anonymity is no longer a safe bet. In the hands of crime investigators, a drone can reveal a range of personal and financial information about its owner.| | |[[https://www.computerworld.com.au/article/663060/casa-launch-drone-safety-api/|CASA to launch drone safety API ]] - Civil Aviation Safety Authority plans to ditch its Can I Fly There? app| |
| | |[[https://www.commercialdroneprofessional.com/%EF%BB%BFaussie-deputy-pm-announces-formal-review-commercial-and-recreational-drone-flying/|Aussie deputy PM announces formal review commercial and recreational drone flying]] - The Government has been considering noise issues since March and has now decided to look at the technology on a formal level.| |
| | |[[https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2019/06/17/update-drone-regulation-before-business-flies-away-say-industry-players/|Update drone regulations before businesses fly away, say industry players]] - Regulations on drone operations in Malaysia need to be updated to maintain the local industry's innovation, a move that some government agencies are working on, say tech bosses.| |
| | |[[https://dronebelow.com/2019/06/14/uber-announces-flying-taxi-trial-in-melbourne/|Uber Announces Flying Taxi Trial in Melbourne ]] - Flying taxis could become a reality in Australia within four years! As per an announcement from Uber, Melbourne will be one of three cities to pilot its latest ambitious ride hailing service. Uber claims test flights will begin next year and commercial operations in 2023. Other Australian cities are expected to follow soon after.| |
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| ===== Videos ===== | ===== Videos ===== |
| |[[https://jalopnik.com/this-guy-has-to-be-one-of-the-best-drone-pilots-in-the-1830573469|This Guy Has to Be One of the Best Drone Pilots in The World]]| | |[[https://nextshark.com/hong-kong-protest-aerial-video/|Drone Footage of Hong Kong's Protest Shows Epic 'Battle' on the Streets]]| |
| |[[http://www.washingtonbeerblog.com/behold-the-magic-of-the-hop-harvest-a-video/|Behold the magic of the hop harvest ]]| | |[[https://www.richlandsource.com/news/watch-mansfield-safety-forces-video-shows-man-in-wheelchair-saved/article_e09646c8-9111-11e9-8e6a-ab1494e18ee2.html|WATCH: Mansfield safety forces video shows man in wheelchair saved from flood]]| |
| |[[https://fox8.com/2018/11/16/drone-fox-video-helping-with-fatal-crash-investigation/|Drone FOX video helping with fatal crash investigation ]]| | |[[https://ktiv.com/2019/06/14/students-take-the-sky-while-attending-drone-camp/|Students take to the sky while attending Drone Camp ]]| |
| |[[https://www.kagstv.com/video/weather/accuweather/drone-footage-shows-i-81-backed-up-from-snow-day-wreck/607-8324743|Drone footage shows I-81 backed up from snow day wreck ]]| | |[[https://dailyhive.com/toronto/yonge-dundas-square-drone-raptors-celebration-video|Someone flew a drone over Yonge-Dundas Square ]]| |
| |[[https://sivweek.com/kyiv-in-captivity-fog-shot-with-a-drone-spectacular-footage-video/7720/|Kyiv in captivity fog shot with a drone: spectacular footage ]]| | |[[https://galpost.com/uber-showed-food-delivery-drones-video/14269/|Uber showed food delivery drones.]]| |
| |[[http://m.news9.com/story.aspx?story=39518121|Residents Upset After Drone Video Captures Delivery Driver Hurling Packages In Newcastle]]| | |[[https://hackaday.com/2019/06/13/well-built-sentry-gun-addresses-the-menace-of-indoor-micro-uavs/|Well-Built Sentry Gun Addresses The Menace Of Indoor Micro-UAVs ]]| |
| |[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUX6bzqfflI&feature=youtu.be|Drone footage of Camp Fire aftermath in Butte Co. ]]| | |
