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Austrian Railways Pioneers Drone Garages for Rapid Infrastructure Inspections

Rockfall and storm damage on a railway line that is difficult to access means the line has to be closed for safety reasons. Consequently, the experts of ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG set off: they have to walk the tracks. Is it just a few small stones or are heavy clearing machines needed? Are there branches or even tree trunks on the tracks or in the overhead line? Continue reading

Draganfly’s Heavy Lift Drone Receives Special Flight Operations Certificate

Draganfly Inc. has announced that it has received a Transport Canada Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) for its Heavy Lift Drone to support advanced flight testing above 55 lbs/25 KG MTOW. This will allow highly specialized development of advanced delivery, industrial and defense applications. Continue reading