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Former Venezuela opposition lawmaker Juan Requesens was sentenced to eight years in prison for alleged involvement in the 2018 explosion of two drones at an event attended by President Nicolas Maduro, his lawyer said on Thursday, one of 17 people to receive sentences over the incident. Continue reading
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded a task order contract to the New York UAS Test Site (NYUASTS) for the next uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS or drone) integration project to help advance the reality of safe, high-volume drone operations, and the development of a UAS traffic management (UTM) system. Continue reading
The Ukrainian Army is doubling down on its use of drones in combating Russia’s invasion, having raised some $20 million in donations from abroad for remote-controlled aircraft. Continue reading
The Taiwan Army Kinmen Defense Command stated on the morning of Thursday (August 4) that the Kinmen and Beiding areas detected two unidentified aircraft passing over the sky on Wednesday (August 3) evening. They fired flares to drive them away. Continue reading
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has selected Vector drones from Quantum-Systems. The delivery in military support for Ukraine’s armed forces is being financed by German funds for security capacity building. Continue reading
Dedrone has announced the launch of DedronePortable, an all-in-one kit that offers comprehensive drone detection, tracking, and identification capabilities (DTI) on the go. Continue reading
American Water, the nation’s largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility company, announced that it has been granted a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) waiver to fly Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS). Continue reading
The Department of Defense has announced that US Special Operations Command has awarded a $30.5 million contract to Area-I, LLC for the purchase of an unspecified quantity of the ALTIUS unmanned aerial system. Continue reading