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| ====== Drone News for Week of May 13th 2019 ====== | ====== Drone News for Week of 06/17/19 ====== |
| ===== Drone NewsBytes Your Unfiltered Drone News Source ===== | ===== Drone NewsBytes Your Unfiltered Drone News Source ===== |
| |[[https://www.gpsworld.com/auterion-enables-impossible-aerospace-to-launch-new-us-1-drone-for-first-responders/|Auterion enables Impossible Aerospace to launch new US-1 drone for first responders]] - Auterion and Impossible Aerospace has announced their partnership and collaboration to bring to market the US-1 UAV, which has a two-hour flight time.| | |[[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.| |
| |[[http://www.journalaz.com/news/45012-jerome-drone-ban-not-enforced.html|Jerome drone ban not enforced ]] - “That has nothing to do with the airport,” Cottonwood Airport Special Projects Manager Morgan Scott said. He was surprised to find out about the sign at all, especially since it seems to conflict with Federal Aviation Administration regulations about drone use.| | |[[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://www.dezeen.com/2019/05/11/rega-autonomous-rescue-drone/|Rega rescue drone will autonomously search for missing persons]] - Swiss air rescue service Rega has a new tool in the search for missing persons – a drone that can autonomously scan large areas and identify potential targets.The heat-seeking drone is designed to help its human rescue teams find people who are lost, injured or ill in the mountains of Switzerland and Lichtenstein, where Rega operates.| | |[[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://dronedj.com/2019/05/09/counter-drone-company-violated-federal-law/|Counter-drone company violated federal law at Music Festival ]] - Miami Police invited a counter drone company during Ultra Music Festival to keep the skies free of drones, but they may have violated federal law.| | |[[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.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01486-y|Tornado scientists send drone fleet into violent thunderstorms]] - Starting on 15 May, a fleet of up to four drones will help researchers to monitor supercell thunderstorms. These rotating storms pummel the central United States with lightning, tennis ball-sized hail and damaging winds every spring and summer, and some, but not all, develop tornadoes.| | |[[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://dronebelow.com/2019/05/14/swiss-air-rescue-service-rega-develops-new-drone/|Swiss Air Rescue Service Rega Develops New Drone ]] - Drones are forming an important part of search and rescue or first responder teams with success thanks to improving technology. Now Swiss air rescue service Rega has developed a new– drone that can autonomously scan large areas and identify tool in the search for missing persons.| | |[[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://www.3newsnow.com/news/2019-flood/pac-junction-still-in-clean-up-stages-new-drone-footage|Pac. Junction still in clean up stages - New drone footage]] - The Metropolitan Area Planning Agency has released new drone footage of Pacific Junction. Most of the water is gone, but debris still litters area fields and homes in the area.| | |[[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://the-journal.com/articles/138452-drones-help-farmers-detect-disease-manage-water|Drones help farmers detect disease, manage water]] - Drones can change how farmers detect disease, look for pests and manage water and fertilizer – ultimately allowing them to save money.| | |[[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://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201905140010.html|No drinking and droning; stiff penalties follow rise in accidents]] - Drone operators who pilot their craft while under the influence will soon face severe penalties similar to those meted out to drunken drivers.| | |
| |[[https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/drones/event-camera-helps-drone-dodge-thrown-objects|Event Camera Helps Drone Dodge Thrown Objects]] - This drone uses an event camera, which responds to changes in a scene on a per-pixel basis in microseconds, to nimbly avoid obstacles.| | |
| |[[https://dronebelow.com/2019/05/13/drone-incident-grounds-flights-at-frankfurt-airport/|Drone Incident Grounds Flights at Frankfurt Airport ]] - An airport spokesman said Thursday that a pilot reported seeing a drone and the airport was closed down from about 7:20 a.m. until 8:20 a.m. (0520 GMT until 0620 GMT) while German federal police searched for the drone and its operator with a helicopter. The airport has since reopened. Police are continuing to investigate the incident.| | |
| |[[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/drone-cams-to-help-wr-stay-on-track-during-rains/articleshow/69299444.cms|Drone cams to help Western Railway stay on track during rains ]] - Learning its lessons from last year’s monsoon when water-logging in Virar-Nalasopara affected train movement for hours, the Western Railway will, for for the first time, deploy drone cameras to monitor vulnerable spots as a part of its monsoon preparedness measures| | |
| |[[https://www.tokyoreporter.com/japan/foreign-tourist-warned-flying-drone-over-shibuya-scramble-crossing/|Foreign tourist warned for flying drone over Shibuya 'Scramble Crossing' ]] - A foreign tourist was warned about flying a drone over the popular Scramble Crossing in Shibuya Ward on Sunday| | |
| |[[https://www.wral.com/johnston-authorities-use-of-drone-to-locate-stolen-property-questioned/18374426/|Johnston authorities' use of drone to locate stolen property questioned ]] - Drone video of stolen property led to an arrest in Johnston County, but the American Civil Liberties Union is questioning whether authorities had a search warrant to fly the drone over private property.| | |
| |[[https://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Reno-to-close-some-streets-for-drone-testing-509613121.html|Reno to close some streets for drone testing]] - With NASA selecting the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) to participate in the Technical Capability Level (TCL) 4 drone operation to test flying in higher-density urban areas, some streets will be closed in the coming days.| | |
| |[[https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48193866|UK drones map Chernobyl's 'Red Forest' ]] - British scientists undertake a new aerial survey of one of the most radioactive locations on Earth.| | |
| |[[https://news.yahoo.com/drone-footage-shows-extent-georgia-192252848.html|Drone footage shows extent of Georgia-Pacific fire ]] - The Sky 2 drone shows aerials of the damage after a fire at the Georgia-Pacific paper plant in Muskogee| | |
| |[[https://dronedj.com/2019/05/13/dji-spark-2-rumors-drone/|DJI Spark 2 rumors - drone to be released this summer ]] - DJI is about to release the DJI Spark 2 drone. The drone is rumored to feature some important upgrades compared to the original Spark, launched in 2017.| | |
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| ===== Australia Drone News ====== | ===== Australia Drone News ====== |
| |[[https://www.pilotweb.aero/news/australia-drone-deliveries-1-6043083|Australia CASA approves drone delivery of food and medicine to Canberra homes]] - Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has approved US operator Wing Aviation to use drones for delivery of food and non-prescription medicines to homes in northern Canberra| | |[[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.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://www.voanews.com/a/year-old-cyberninja-hacks-drone-to-show-cyber-threat/4913184.html|13-Year-Old 'CyberNinja' Hacks Drone to Show Cyber Threat]]| | |[[https://nextshark.com/hong-kong-protest-aerial-video/|Drone Footage of Hong Kong's Protest Shows Epic 'Battle' on the Streets]]| |
| |[[https://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article230405749.html|Drone video shows fire damage to Blue Diamond plant]]| | |[[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://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/national/iowa-highways-remain-closed-as-receding-floodwater-reveals-damage/video/acb0330ba20851b650abeae292782a82|Iowa Highways Remain Closed as Receding Floodwater Reveals Damage]]| | |[[https://ktiv.com/2019/06/14/students-take-the-sky-while-attending-drone-camp/|Students take to the sky while attending Drone Camp ]]| |
| | |[[https://dailyhive.com/toronto/yonge-dundas-square-drone-raptors-celebration-video|Someone flew a drone over Yonge-Dundas Square ]]| |
| | |[[https://galpost.com/uber-showed-food-delivery-drones-video/14269/|Uber showed food delivery drones.]]| |
| | |[[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 ]]| |
