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Local US Police Partner with Drone Manufacturer
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
Drone Footage Reveals Toxic Pig Waste Lakes
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
South Korea Buys 3 Herons
The Defence Acquisition Programme Administration (DAPA) of the Republic of Korea has selected the Heron Medium Altitude, Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for its corps-level UAS upgrade project.
de Havilland DH-112 Venom Short Display
New Zealand’s only operating de Havilland Venom is shown here at Tauranga Airport, Tauranga, New Zealand. Continue reading
Dutch Army Seeks Raven replacement
The Royal Netherlands Army is preparing a request for proposals for the replacement of its AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven unmanned air vehicles. The service expects to release the RFP in early 2015. Continue reading
Gretchen West Joins DroneDeploy
Gretchen West, the former Executive Vice President of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has joined DroneDeploy, a provider of commercial drone software. West is coming from AUVSI, the drone industry’s largest advocacy and lobbying group. At DroneDeploy, West will lead the company’s Business Development and Regulatory Affairs efforts. Continue reading
France Wants Protection from Drones
France is launching research on how to track and destroy drones as the mystery of who is behind a series of illegal flights over atomic sites remains unsolved.