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| ====== Drone News for Week of 12-06-18 ====== | ====== Drone News for Week of 3-18-19 ====== |
| ===== Drone NewsBytes Your Unfiltered Drone News Source ===== | ===== Drone NewsBytes Your Unfiltered Drone News Source ===== |
| |[[https://katu.com/news/local/beaverton-based-startup-wins-grant-for-energy-drone|Beaverton-based startup wins grant for energy drone]] - The company, eWind Solutions just received $600,000 in federal grant money to develop an "energy harvesting tethered drone.” The principle is similar to that of a kite. A drone connected to a tether collects energy in the air where the wind speeds are higher. The goal is to generate 45,000 kilowatts per year, which is enough to power four or five homes per drone.| | |[[https://nypost.com/2019/03/20/alien-hunting-scientists-are-developing-space-drones-to-explore-caves-on-mars/|Alien-hunting scientists are developing ‘space drones’ to explore caves on Mars]] - An institute aimed at tracking down extraterrestrial life managed to successfully map a cave using a Nasa-backed drone with Lidar technology| |
| |[[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nypd-deploy-drone-fleet-stoking-fears-big-brother-n943876|NYPD to deploy drone fleet, stoking fears of Big Brother]] - The nation's largest police department on Tuesday announced that it will soon deploy a newly acquired fleet of 14 drones to assist with emergencies. And New York police officials went out of their way to assure civil libertarians that the unmanned aerial vehicles would not be used to peer into the lives of everyday New Yorkers.| | |[[https://patch.com/new-york/carrollgardens/watch-cops-used-drone-see-man-cobble-hill-stand|Cops Watch Barricaded Gunman By Flying Drone To Window]] - WATCH: Cops Used Drone To Solve Brooklyn Standoff - Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill, NY - Police used a drone for the first time to help negotiate with a man who had barricaded himself into an apartment with an imitation pistol.| |
| |[[https://kstp.com/news/minnesota-native-helped-fly-unique-drone-over-california-wildfires-/5167442/|Minnesota native helped fly unique drone over California wildfires ]] - Called the Scan Eagle, the drone has a 10-and-a-half foot wingspan, it weighs up to 50 pounds when it starts and has to be catapulted into the air..The drone spent six days flying over the containment line of the camp fire, using infrared cameras to find hot spots..| | |[[https://dronedj.com/2019/03/19/droneclash/|DroneClash: The drone fighting competition you never heard of ]] - DroneClash is the drone fighting competition you've never heard of, in which drones need to attack and disable rogue drones by any means possible.| |
| |[[https://dronebelow.com/2018/12/05/antennas-for-origami-disposable-drones/|Antennas for Origami Disposable Drones ]] - A group of authors aims to investigate the potential antenna scenarios for disposable drones which may one day be fully fabricated using inkjet printing technology – simulated using CST Microwave Studio and comparing them with experimental results.| | |[[https://thehill.com/policy/international/434734-drone-coverage-shows-devastation-from-cyclone-in-mozambique|Drone footage shows devastation from cyclone in Mozambique ]] - Drone footage released by the American Red Cross on Tuesday shows the devastation caused in Mozambique by a cyclone which hit eastern Africa this weekend.| |
| |[[https://www.c4isrnet.com/unmanned/2018/12/04/sandia-labs-trains-ai-to-spot-drones-in-time-and-space/|Sandia Labs trains AI to spot drones in time and space]] - Sandia Labs, together with the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate, is working on a novel drone-detection technique. Sandia’s method is video-based. Called “temporal frequency analysis,” it analyzes pixel fluctuations in recorded footage of a drone, and then applies machine learning to that footage to train the algorithm to recognize all drones like it in the future, and then anticipate their movements.| | |[[https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/chinese-arrested-for-flying-drone-over-victoria-memorial/cid/1687055| Chinese arrested for flying drone over Victoria Memorial ]] - An army officer said nothing could be flown over the Maidan without the army’s permission| |
| |[[https://petapixel.com/2018/12/04/this-surfing-contest-used-a-helicopter-to-knock-a-drone-out-of-the-sky/|This Surfing Contest Used a Helicopter to Knock a Drone Out of the Sky]] - We’ve seen various methods of dealing with drones, including bigger drones with nets, special shotgun shells, bazookas, futuristic jammer guns, and even specially-trained eagles. A surfing event in Hawaii took a different approach: as seen in the video above, it knocked a drone out of the air using a helicopter.| | |[[https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/14/americas/venezuela-drone-maduro-intl/|Inside the August plot to kill Maduro with drones]] - New videos obtained by CNN provide chilling insight into a mystery drone attack against Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro last year—the world's first known attempt to kill a head of state with a retail drone, purchased online and armed by hand with military grade explosives.| |
| |[[https://9to5google.com/2018/12/04/alphabet-wing-finland-drone-delivery/|Alphabet's Wing expands to Europe with drone delivery service in Finland next year - 9to5Google]] - Back in July, Wing graduated from X to become its own Alphabet company. The drone delivery division is expanding to Europe with a trial in Finland this spring.| | |[[http://www.inavateonthenet.net/features/article/the-future-of-drone-light-shows|The future of drone light shows]] - Tim Kridel speaks to Li Zhiyuan, vice president of Ehang Egret and Raffaello D’Andrea, founder and CEO of Verity Studios| |
| |[[http://www.atimes.com/israeli-drone-could-revolutionize-us-farm-production/|Israeli drone could revolutionize US farm production ]] - Elbit Systems, the listed Israeli defense group, is set to revolutionize the US agriculture industry through its Fargo, North Dakota, pilot program that uses a military-grade unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for crop surveillance.| | |[[https://dronebelow.com/2019/03/21/china-develops-hydrogen-powered-drone-uav-lq-h/|China Develops Hydrogen Powered Drone - UAV LQ-H ]] - Hydrogen powered drones are becoming more popular by the day. The latest news via Xinhua in this green drone tech segment to complete its successful maiden flight is the Chinese LQ-H unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).| |
| |[[https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/air-mail_swiss-post-office-expands-hospital-drone-delivery-system/44594376|Swiss post office expands hospital drone delivery system]] - The Swiss Post is expanding its drone delivery system, transporting laboratory samples between two hospitals in Zurich.| | |[[https://dronebelow.com/2019/03/21/logistic-gliders-flight-tests-wooden-drone/|Logistic Gliders Flight Tests Wooden Drone]] - Drone technology is being developed with the aim of making logistics supply chain in war zones more efficient. Aviation Week & Space Technology reports that the wooden aircraft the LG-1K developed by Logistic Gliders Inc under contract with DARPA and the U.S. Marine Corps War-fighting Laboratory is undergoing trials in the California skies.| |
| |[[https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2018/12/04/how-emergency-responders-are-using-drones-to-save-lives/|How emergency responders are using drones to save lives]] - Jack Karsten and Darrell West review how first responders are using drones for faster and more effective emergency management.| | |[[https://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/local-news/the-future-of-drones-nasa-and-nias-partner-to-create-better-rules-policies/1865403932|The future of drones: NASA and NIAS partner to create better rules, policies]] - Executive Director Chris Wallach and his esteemed crew at the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) test their drones at the Henderson Unmanned Vehicle Range every week.| |
| |[[https://www.businessinsider.com.au/jeff-bezos-predicted-amazon-would-be-making-drone-deliveries-by-2018-2018-12|Jeff Bezos was wrong when he predicted Amazon will be making drone deliveries by 2018]] - Back in 2013, Jeff Bezos predicted that Amazon’s drone delivery service would have lift off in five years’ time. Fast forward to the end of 2018, and the drones are yet to materialise.| | |[[https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/verify-is-it-legal-for-drones-to-fly-over-my-home/83-5c09e998-acaa-4a93-b9d3-2cb147e92e1f|VERIFY: Is It Legal For Drones To Fly Over My Home?]] - A Greensboro woman told us one was flying over her yard and followed her every move.| |
| |[[https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/12/03/1660971/0/en/Ameren-successfully-completes-industry-leading-60-mile-drone-flight-over-transmission-lines-paving-the-way-for-safe-efficient-aerial-infrastructure-inspections.html|Ameren successfully completes industry-leading 60-mile drone flight over transmission lines]] - Ameren, Black & Veatch, Collins Aerospace team passes key milestone for maturing UAS inspection technology| | |[[https://www.expouav.com/news/latest/impossible-aerospace-us-1-drone-swat-team/|Impossible Aerospace US-1 Drone Assists in a SWAT Team Capture ]] - The US-1, manufactured by Impossible Aerospace made its first public appearance at a police standoff at a Denny’s in Campbell, California.| |
| |[[https://www.occrp.org/en/27-ccwatch/cc-watch-briefs/8993-jailed-hacker-charged-in-drone-smuggling-ring|Jailed Hacker Charged in Drone Smuggling Ring]] - A San Francisco hacker already serving a record-setting prison sentence has been charged with orchestrating a new scheme to drop contraband into a Louisiana prison yard using a remotely piloted drone, the Daily Beast reported Friday.| | |[[https://www.agprofessional.com/article/drone-paid-itself-10-20-times-over-indiana-farm|Drone Paid For Itself "10 To 20 Times Over" On Indiana Farm ]] - Wind and hail took a big yield bite out of one of Mason Lantrip’s cornfields last summer. When the insurance adjuster showed up to verify the claim the two men enlisted help to assess the damage in the tall, tasseled corn, from Lantrip’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV or drone).| |
| |[[https://www.itpro.co.uk/machine-learning/32485/national-grid-turns-to-ai-to-process-drone-data|National Grid turns to AI to process drone data ]] - The energy firm uses using machine learning to sift through drone image data to maintain thousands of miles of wires and pylons| | |[[https://dronelife.com/2019/03/21/first-urban-drone-delivery-near-an-airport-a-reality-in-helsinki-skyports-and-partners-complete-trials/|First Urban Drone Delivery Near an Airport a Reality in Helsinki]] - The first drone deliveries in an urban environment and the immediate vicinity of a major airport were succesfully trialed in Finland this week.| |
| |[[https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2018/dec/02/tens-of-thousands-gather-for-inauguration-of-mexicos-new-leader-drone-footage|Tens of thousands gather for inauguration of Mexico's new leader – drone footage]] - Tens of thousands of Mexicans gathered in the capital's iconic Zocalo square to celebrate the inauguration of new President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.| | |[[http://insideunmannedsystems.com/chula-vista-police-approved-for-beyond-visual-line-of-sight-drone-flights/|Chula Vista Police Approved for Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight Drone Flights ]] - The police department in Chula Vista, California is now the first public safety organization allowed to regularly fly drones beyond the visual line of... - The police department in Chula Vista, California is now the first public safety organization allowed to regularly fly drones BVLOS of the drone's pilot after the FAA granted it a waiver for such operations.| |
| |[[https://www.4029tv.com/article/drone-video-ef-2-tornado-touches-down-at-lake-tenkiller/25369315|Drone Video: Tornado Damage at Lake Tenkiller ]] - Drone video taken from our 40/29 photographers show the extensive damage at Snake Creek Marina.| | |[[https://www.claytodayonline.com/stories/drone-images-can-accurately-find-count-citrus-trees,16204|Drone images can accurately find, count citrus trees ]] - By using drone technology, Florida citrus growers can find out how many trees live in their groves and, eventually, they may detect the health status of the citrus plants, a new University of Florida study shows.| |
| |[[http://www.thedrive.com/tech/25189/this-nine-piece-flex-plane-drone-flaps-its-wings-like-a-bird|The Nine-Piece Flex-Plane Drone Flaps Its Wings Like a Bird ]] - The Flex-Plane essentially combines nine fixed-wing UAVs into one cohesive unit that allows its components to bend like a bird| | |[[https://dronelife.com/2019/03/19/can-you-be-sued-for-flying-a-drone-over-private-property-the-next-draft-of-that-tort-law/|Can You Be Sued for Flying a Drone Over Private Property? The Next Draft of that Tort Law]] - The draft of the proposed tort law relating to drones, due to be discussed by the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) soon, is out – and drone operators should be paying very close attention.| |
| |[[https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/drone-used-in-hill-county-to-catch-man-who-ran-from-a-traffic-stop-authorities-say/500-619052435|Drone used in Hill County to catch man who ran from a traffic stop, authorities say ]] - DPS troopers and Hill County Sheriff's Office deputies searched for John Farrow for more than an hour before he was finally caught with the help of a drone that spotted him from above, according to the sheriff's office.| | |[[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/19/technology/drone-deliveries-faa-pilot-programs.html|Skies Aren’t Clogged With Drones Yet, but Don’t Rule Them Out ]] - If you’ve been worrying that drones would be filling the skies over your head, dropping packages off day after day at your neighbor’s house, leaving food on doorsteps or photographing your every move, you can relax a little. At least for now.| |
| |[[https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2018/11/openreach-airborne-drone-reconnects-rural-hamlet-after-landslide.html|Openreach Airborne Drone Reconnects Rural Hamlet After Landslide UPDATE ]] - A serious landslide, which cut-off the rural hamlet of Kinloch Hourn in the West Highlands (Scotland) from broadband and phone services, has been reconnected after Openreach (BT) used one of their airborne drones to fly a new cable over the safety exclusion zone, around the landslide, and to the base of the Quoich Dam.| | |[[https://blooloop.com/news/dronisos-drone-shows-deal-middle-east/|Dronisos sees big potential for drone shows in Middle East]] - The French company Dronisos is heading to DEAL in Dubai with high hopes for its drone light shows after recent projects in the Middle East.| |
| |[[http://www.redrocknews.com/editors-blog/91910-misleading-no-drone-zone-signs-should-be-removed-asap|Misleading 'no drone zone' signs should be removed ASAP ]] - On Wednesday, Nov. 28, we published our investigative piece into the supposed “no drone zone” that Sedona Oak Creek Airport Authority officials claim exists for 5 miles around the Sedona Airport. In a nutshell, no such ban on drones exists. Drones are prohibited from taking off, landing or crashing in the Red Rock Secret Mountain and Munds Mountain wilderness areas, and from interfering in the flight operations of the airport, but no federal, state nor local law prohibits drones from legally flying on most Sedona area trails.| | |[[https://www.intelligent-aerospace.com/articles/pt/2019/03/year-of-the-drone-rule-changes.html|Far-reaching rule changes stand to make 2019 'year of the drone']] - Regulators are formulating rules that stand to affect every part of the American drone industry —and the time is now for stakeholders to make their voices heard| |
| |[[https://iapp.org/news/a/singapore-announced-push-to-embrace-drone-technology/|Singapore pushes to embrace drone technology]] - Fueled by a drive to embrace innovation, Singapore announced plans to roll out drones for a range of tasks, including deliveries, security and inspections,.| | |[[https://philly.curbed.com/2019/3/19/18272525/drone-photos-show-new-comcast-technology-center-above-philly|Drone photos show new Comcast Technology Center from above ]] - The glossy, $1.5 billion Comcast Technology Center is easily one of Philly’s most anticipated recent projects—and now you can get an up-close and personal look.| |
| |[[https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/drones/a25253692/indemnis-drone-parachute/|Why It's So Incredibly Hard to Attach a Parachute to a Drone]] - Drones are not immune to the whole “What goes up must come down” thing, and their descent is not always planned. If a drone falls out of the sky, the plummeting load can weigh up to a dozen pounds and be accompanied by four spinning rotors ready to rip into, or lop off, anything that gets in their way. Amber McDonald, CEO and one of the founders of the company Indemnis, first saw this problem when working in the film industry, so she, and her team, set out to fix it.| | |[[https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/drone-used-in-attempted-drug-drop-at-dublin-s-mountjoy-prison-1.3830309|Drone used in attempted drug drop at Dublin’s Mountjoy Prison]] - Prison Service steps up inmate monitoring after latest attempted drug drop by drone| |
| |[[https://techxplore.com/news/2018-11-graphics-drone-easier.html|Computer graphics researchers make drone navigation easier]] - Drone operators struggling to fly the multi-propeller device and take pictures simultaneously could soon have a much simpler method to steering flight. Bedrich Benes, a professor of computer graphics technology, and doctoral student Hao Kang collaborated with corporate researchers to develop a touch-screen method to navigate and take pictures with drones.| | |[[http://bernews.com/2019/03/did-you-lose-a-drone-on-coopers-island/|Did You Lose A Drone On Cooper's Island? ]] - A drone has been turned in to Hamilton Police Station this morning [March 18] and the police said they would like to return the drone to its rightful owner.| |
| | |[[https://i-hls.com/archives/89842|This Application will Help Regulate Drone Traffic ]] - Unauthorized drones entering secure perimeters have made the news regularly in recent months, with unmanned aerial vehicles interrupting airplane traffic at airports in London, Dublin, Dubai, and Newark, New Jersey. Earlier this month, the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) ordered that drones display registration numbers on their exterior, like the kinds that label small planes.| |
| | |[[https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/controlling-the-skies_switzerland-plans-drone-register/44829820|Switzerland plans drone register]] - Tens of thousands of drones are flying over Switzerland unregistered but now the authorities are trying to put an end to their uncontrolled use.| |
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| |[[https://thewest.com.au/news/aviation/hunt-after-drone-flies-near-plane-at-perth-airport-ng-b881038738z|Hunt after drone flies near plane at Perth Airport ]] - Australia’s aviation watchdog and the Australian Federal Police are hunting the operator of a drone that flew over Perth Airport yesterday. The drone was seen at 7.38am by a pilot in a plane taking off and then by an airport worker near the runways to the Qantas terminal. In the departing plane, the pilot was alerted by the reflection of the sun off the white drone. He reported it to air traffic control after take-off.| | |[[https://prnewsglobe.com/2019/03/21/underwater-drone-market-industry-report/|New reports size up the Underwater Drone market ]] - ccording to this study, over the next five years the Underwater Drone market will register a xx% CAGR in terms of revenue, the global market size will reach US$ xx million by 2023, from US$ xx million in 2017. In particular, this report presents the global market share (sales and revenue) of key companies in Underwater Drone business, shared in Chapter 3.| |
| |[[https://www.zawya.com/mena/en/companies/story/Zain_Drone_partners_with_worldwide_leader_DroneShield_to_offer_counterdrone_solutions_across_the_Middle_East-ZAWYA20181204113037/|Zain Drone partners with worldwide leader DroneShield]] - Zain Group, a leading Middle Eastern mobile and data services operator headquartered in Kuwait has entered into a Teaming Agreement with DroneShield Ltd (ASX:DRO) (“DroneShield”), a worldwide leader in counterdrone solutions, which will see the companies working together on meeting Zain’s customers’ requirements for counterdrone security solutions in the region.| | |[[https://today.rtl.lu/news/science-and-environment/a/1323203.html|Drone remedies: Canned air and water-spraying drones: Smog remedies]] - As millions of people in Asia choke under polluted skies, authorities have turned to water-dispersing drones and outdoor air purifiers to improve air quality, while companies have tried to cash in by selling everything from canned air to lung-purifying teas.| |
| |[[https://www.aerospacetestinginternational.com/news/drones-air-taxis/airbus-moves-zephyr-flight-testing-to-australia.html|Airbus moves Zephyr flight testing to Australia ]] - Airbus Defence has officially opened the operating base for its Zephyr drone in Wyndham, Western Australia| | |[[https://www.airmedandrescue.com/story/113474/drone-workshops-australian-schools|Drone workshops for Australian schools | AirMed and Rescue Magazine]] - She Maps will be partnering with the RFDS, taking drone workshop programmes across Australia in order to encourage young children to take up careers in aviation, geospatial science and other STEM-related subjects.| |
| | |[[https://www.news.com.au/national/western-australia/dianella-rogue-drone-pilot-trolls-victims-with-online-photos/news-story/478a96e46a8f08b1e2dc3dbce1a40bb7|Dianella rogue drone pilot trolls victims with online photos]] - A rogue drone operator is now trolling his victims online by posting a photo of one of the residents they are stalking.| |
| | |[[https://dronebelow.com/2019/03/14/new-hybrid-deep-sea-drone-dives-6-8-miles-deep/|New Hybrid Deep-Sea Drone Dives 6.8 Miles Deep ]] - Experimental projects are being undertaken by scientific organisations to test the feasibility of drones to explore environs like space and deep hadal zones of the oceans. Now NASA’s propulsion lab and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have teamed up to create an autonomous vehicle that could be a prototype for a fleet of deep sea explorers.| |
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| |[[http://digg.com/video/whale-calf-drone|Drone Operator Captures Spectacular 4k Footage Of A Whale And Her Calf ]]| | |[[http://kwbe.com/local-news/drone-footage-shows-mills-county-iowa-levee-damage/|Drone footage shows Mills County, Iowa levee damage ]]| |
| |[[https://www.wheels24.co.za/News/Gear_and_Tech/watch-fly-over-traffic-cruise-awesome-roads-this-awesome-flying-audi-drone-could-be-the-future-of-travel-20181129|Audi-drone could be the future of travel]]| | |[[https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article228216554.html|Drone video of Craig, Mo. where floodwaters breached a levee ]]| |
| |[[https://www.sbs.com.au/news/drone-captures-dramatic-video-of-peru-volcano|Drone captures dramatic video of Peru volcano ]]| | |[[https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Drone-video-shows-flooded-damaged-roads-in-Bremer-County-507456121.html|Drone video shows flooded, damaged roads in Bremer County]]| |
| |[[https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2018/12/04/cedarburg-company-uses-drones-bluetooth-to-gather.html|Cedarburg company uses drones, Bluetooth to gather traffic data across Wisconsin (Video) ]]| | |[[http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-news/drone-zone-waterfall-in-phoenix-provides-power-and-a-place-to-chill|Drone Zone: Waterfall in Phoenix provides power and a place to chill ]]| |
| |[[https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/amazing-drone-footage-captures-britains-2291917|Amazing drone footage captures 'Britain's most festive street' from the air ]]| | |
