Drones

JAMMU: Drone activity was detected near the Jammu Air Force station once again on Wednesday morning, less than a week after a flying machine was spotted along the Line of Control (LoC) in Pallanwala area of Akhnoor. “Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV/suspected drones) were spotted at two different locations in Satwari…

In new clarifications issued on Wednesday, and referring to media reports that certain governments across the world, including in India, had allegedly been using its hacking software Pegasus to target people journalists, lawyers and and human rights activists, Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group said that any claim that a name…

The Northern Tornado Project surveyed and used drones in some of the locations and relied on satellite imagery for others Western University’s Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) has determined four tornadoes struck different Ontario communities Thursday in addition to the one that wreaked havoc in southeast Barrie and Innisfil. All five…

The draft Drones Rules, 2021, replacing the regulations issued in March this year, mark a new paradigm of light-touch governance. Based on trust, self-certification, clever tech and non-intrusive monitoring, the proposed regulations could help develop and promote the use of drones while ensuring oversight to address security concerns. The policy…

BERLIN—Rescuers in Germany and neighboring countries were racing to find survivors from the region’s worst flooding in decades, as the death toll rose to nearly 160 and hundreds remained missing following days of torrential rainfall. German authorities used helicopters and drones to locate survivors who fled to roofs and high…

Synopsis ​​The three key technology components of counter-drone systems — detection, identification and interdiction — individually fall under multiple regulatory domains. Combining all three into a single system is a tough regulatory challenge.On Thursday, the civil aviation ministry released the draft of the national drone policy. The rules, after public…

By David Hambling An Airobotics drone and its base station Airobotics Dubai police will be able to respond to an incident anywhere in the United Arab Emirates city within a minute, thanks to a network of pre-positioned drone bases. The quadcopters, supplied by Israeli company Airobotics, will operate from base…

Meituan announced Tuesday that it has received an additional $400 million from Tencent. Tencent increased its share of the local services giant from 17% to 17.2%. Meituan will use the proceeds for technological innovations such as unmanned vehicles and delivery drones. Read More

You may have read about companies using drones for grocery delivery, surveillance and even speed racing, but you actually don’t need to be a professional to own and operate your own drone. Most modern-day drones are easy to maneuver and can be used by anyone. Most people use drones for…

Kochi: The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) on Tuesday said it has prepared a Standard Operating Procedure for the surveillance of drones flying around the airport as per the Ministry of Civil Aviation's instructions. CIAL said some individuals, agencies and video production houses were operating drones in the district without…