As the use of drones expands around the world — according to the Federal Aviation Administration, there are currently 1.7 million drones registered in the United States alone — lawmakers have been faced with new and complex regulatory challenges to protect the privacy of ordinary citizens. The increased prevalence of drones has raised the prospect […]
Nano drones, the advanced systems that pack a lot of functionality into a tiny form factor, are becoming a major military tool. FLIR announced last month that they have won an additional $20.6 million contract for their Black Hornet® 3 […]
Alphabet’s drone delivery company Wing doubled the amount of drone deliveries made in the U.S. over the past two weeks. UPS is conducting drone delivery tests for a White House report about drone use in the Coronavirus response. Flytrex is shipping supermarket supplies to the people’s backyards […]
Business is ready for the drone economy: if we seize the opportunity, Britain can prosper, but only if we take the public with us Photo by Diana Măceşanu on Unsplash Mapping the UK drone sector Strong foundations exist in the UK The drone sector is growing fast. By 2030, PwC estimates that drones will have […]
Drone technology can replace some of the need for planners, developers and surveyors to visit sites during the Covid-19 pandemic. Drone footage is already being used for some planning applications. Charlotte Orrell is a senior planner with Iceni Projects in London. She reports their use to ‘transport’ the professional team, council officers and members, and […]
COVID-19: Catalogue of supplier offers – Helix UAV an official Drone Service Provider for the COVID-19 pandemic […]
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