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The U.S. Air Force’s fleet of RPAS is being strained to the “breaking point,” according to senior military officials and an internal service memo acquired by The Daily Beast. And it’s happening right when the unmanned aircraft are most needed to fight ISIS. The Air Force has enough MQ-1 Predators and MQ-9 Reapers. It just doesn’t have the manpower to operate these machines. Continue reading
The HexH2o, produced by Thai company QUADH2O, has an epoxy fibre/carbon fibre waterproof body that floats. This means that users can fly it out to a spot on a reasonably calm body of water, land it, get shots of whatever’s lurking below the surface, then take off again. Continue reading
In what is believed to be a world first, the Sydney NYE fireworks will be broadcast to the world thanks to a specially-built drone.
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Secom Co., Ltd. will use unmanned airships for its security service starting in 2016, leveraging information technology to address an expected personnel shortage heading into the Tokyo Olympics. Continue reading
The French post office has launched a programme to use drones to deliver parcels in all weathers up to 12 miles away. La Poste, as France’s public postal service is called, said a series of test flights over the past three months by its subsidiary, Express Internationale GeoPost, has been a success. Continue reading
Local law enforcement in Reno has announced a partnership with a drone developer that will create an aircraft capable of saving lives. It’s not yet legal for them to use the drone, but participating in the development stage now means they’ll be ready when it becomes legal. Continue reading
Something stinks in North Carolina, and we’re not talking about the Charlotte Hornets. A documentary filmmaker who flew spy drones over North Carolina pig farms claims to have captured video footage showing oceans of untreated animal waste. Continue reading
