Tag: drones
California startup aims to monitor social distancing and face masks using...
Airspace Systems, a California startup company that makes drones that can hunt down and capture other drones, on Thursday released new software for monitoring...
Trump aims to sidestep another arms pact to sell more US...
The Trump administration plans to reinterpret a Cold War-era arms agreement between 34 nations with the goal of allowing US defense contractors to sell...
SAPS and JMPD see drones in their future
In a webinar under the theme, “Use of drones in public order policing”, representatives from the South African Police Service (SAPS) and Johannesburg Metro...
Can the commercial UAV industry thrive amid coronavirus?
On the eve of South Africa moving from a level five national lockdown to level four, Drone Con held its first webinar under the...
Drones to monitor Portugal fires
Portugal will use long range drones and other surveillance to reinforce monitoring of summer wildfires, officials said responding to concerns over readiness to tackle...
Drones enforce Rwanda lockdown
Tech-savvy Rwanda uses drones to keep residents of Kigali informed of coronavirus lockdown measure and help catch those who abuse them.
Police stop cars and...
Pilots, drone operators urged to comply with COVID-19 regulations
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula urged aviators to comply with regulations and directions of the Disaster Management Act aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19.
In...
Drones “new threat” to US security
US Attorney General William Barr issued guidance to Justice Department agencies on the use of protective measures against drones, including destruction of any posing...
Houthi drones downed
The Saudi-led coalition intercepted and destroyed drones launched by Iran-aligned Yemen’s Houthis at “civilian targets” in Saudi cities Abha and Khamis Mushait, state news...
Drones ground flights at Frankfurt Airport
Flights to and from Germany’s largest airport, Frankfurt, were suspended twice on Monday following drone sightings.
A spokesman for operator Fraport said 72 flights were...
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Coronavirus shows why the SANDF needs to be adequately funded
The deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to help fight the COVID-19 novel coronavirus yet again demonstrates the need for a...
