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Norway’s Supreme Court Cancels Yakunin-Case Ruling – Russians Banned from Flying Drones in Norway

Norway’s Supreme Court has overturned the Hålogaland Court of Appeal and Nord-Troms and Senja District Court’s acquittal of the British-Russian businessman Andrey Yakunin, the son of former head of state-owned Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin, with the judgment that the flight ban against Russian citizens includes drone flights. Continue reading

10 Federal Storage Deploys Drones for Site Security

Many in the self storage industry have begun to explore new and emerging technologies in order to keep their facility operating 24/7, even if there’s no one on-site 24/7 – or even at all. Remote managed properties, or unmanned facilities, are becoming more popular, and no one understands this better than 10 Federal Storage. Continue reading

Airbus-Safran Venture Demonstrates Proof-of-Concept for Hydrogen Aircraft Fuel System

Airbus-Safran space launch venture ArianeGroup has conducted a proof-of-concept test of hydrogen conditioning which would be suitable for feeding an aircraft engine. The test, carried out on 12 May at the Vernon facility northwest of Paris, marks the conclusion to a project named Hyperion which looked at hydrogen propulsion options for commercial aviation. Continue reading

Russian Government Approves Strategy for Development of Unmanned Aircraft Until 2030

The Russian government announced on Wednesday that it had approved a strategy for the development of unmanned aircraft in Russia until 2030. The greatest potential for the use of drones is in agriculture, construction supervision, the creation and updating of geospatial databases, and the delivery of goods to hard-to-reach areas, the government’s statement said.

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