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In Adelaide, South Australia, a Flinders University College of Science and Engineering research project with conservation charity Koala Life and the State Government is developing non-invasive koala monitoring techniques with drones and a special facial recognition software program to count, identify and re-identify koalas in wild populations. Continue reading
Tollywood actor Rana Daggubati flies a drone after inaugurating the Seedcopter initiative by Marut Drones, at KBR National Park in Hyderabad
In a bid to further intensify green cover in the State, the Seedcopter initiative by Marut Drones in collaboration with the Forest Department and ITES of Telangana, began on Friday last week. It was inaugurated by actor Rana Daggubati and Chief Conservator of Forests, IFS MJ Akbar, at KBR National Park. Continue reading
Korean Air has secured a government contract to develop a low-observable unmanned air vehicle (UAV) to advance South Korea’s stealth technology. Continue reading
Henry B. Castellanos ’00 in front of the real thing
Florida Tech graduate Henry B. Castellanos ’00 has donated an unmanned aircraft designed meticulously to replicate a United Airlines Boeing Dreamliner (Boeing B787-8). Continue reading
Scientists will be flying drones to monitor tree health as part of an initiative to cut the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions. Continue reading
The Dutch police regularly use drones made by Chinese company Da Jiang Innovations (DJI), which the Ministry of Defense banned over serious concerns about data security. There are various indications that images and other data from the drones leak to the Chinese government, Trouw, De Groene Amsterdammer and EenVandaag reported based on investigation by Investico. Continue reading
China has revealed a drone concept similar in mission – and appearance – to the U.S.-made Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie as countries race to invest in “loyal wingman” drones to help protect pricier crewed fighter jets. Continue reading
Easy Aerial, a provider of autonomous drone-based inspection, monitoring and surveillance solutions, today announced its North America manufacturing facility has achieved AS9100 certification and registration, a standardized quality management system for the aerospace industry. Continue reading