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Drones Can Reduce Wildlife Strikes at Airports

To avoid dangerous and costly collisions between wildlife and aircraft, airport biologists are constantly monitoring nearby animal populations and attempting to reduce features that might attract hazardous species to the airport. Current methods of investigation could be greatly enhanced using…

Itabashi Drone Field Test Facility Opens in Tokyo

– Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. and Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate Co., Ltd. have opened the Itabashi Drone Field, the first drone demonstration experiment facility attached to a logistics facility in Tokyo, within the urban development logistics facility MFLP・LOGIFRONT Tokyo…

New York City Launches ‘Drone as First Responder’ Program

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Police Department (NYPD) Interim Commissioner Tom Donlon recently announced the “Drone as First Responder” (DFR) program, which leverages the latest in aerial autonomous vehicle technology to enhance the NYPD’s emergency-response…

Sustainable Skylines Introduces Drone-Powered Banner Ads Over Miami Beach

Eco-friendly technology redefines aerial advertising with enhanced visibility and measurable impact. Innovative Drone Advertising Takes Off Sustainable Skylines, a drone advertising and data analytics company, has launched its drone-powered banner advertising operations. The inaugural flights took place along Miami Beach…

Spain Busts Hashish Smugglers Who Used Ukrainian Drones

Spanish police on Thursday said they had broken up a criminal network that used Ukrainian-made drones to fly hashish from Morocco to Spain, arresting 10 people. The suspects based in southern Spain flew the drugs across the narrow Strait of…

Kratos Gets $35M US Navy XQ-58A Support Contract

– Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc., Roseville, California, is awarded a $34,856,449 modification (P00013) to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N0042123C0010). This modification increases the contract ceiling to provide continued non-recurring engineering in support for the XQ-58A Unmanned Aerial Systems…

US Trials 280 MPH Electric Hitchhiker Drone in Ukraine

US-based IronNet and Asterion Systems have joined forces to test a unique Hitchhiker interceptor drone on the Ukrainian frontline. The two firms have come together to test the effectiveness of the counter drone technology in real combat situations, and Ukrainian…

Drones Take Science to New Heights: UAF Research at AGU24

Exploring Snow, Sea Ice, and Remote Education with UAV Technology Scientists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Geophysical Institute are leveraging drone technology to push the boundaries of research in challenging environments. At the 2024 American Geophysical Union (AGU)…