A video of a whale trapping prey in the Gulf of Thailand is by far the best drone whale video of the year. And may be of any year. The whale is open mouthed – and you will be too once you see this thing. The video shows the Eden’s whale’s jaws spread wide along…
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Verizon, UPS, Skyward to Deliver Retail Products by Drone
Skyward, a Verizon companySkyward, a Verizon company, and UPS Flight Forward joined forces to deliver retail products via connected drones at The Villages in Florida. Drone delivery continues to emerge as the go-to form of contactless delivery amid the global pandemic.Per Verizon· The drones connect to Verizon 4G LTE, as well as 5G testing and…
Ekiti to procure N550m drones to fight kidnapping, banditry
By Rasaq Ibrahim, Ado-Ekiti Ekiti State Government has said efforts were on to procure sophisticated drones and unmanned aerial vehicles as part of its efforts to boost surveillance, expose criminal hideouts and combat insecurity in the state. Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Mr. Femi Ajayi, disclosed this at the weekend during the breakdown of…
Ekiti Earmarks N2 Billion For Amotekun, Drones In 2021
The Ekiti State Government said it was not leaving anything to chance in 2021 in addressing the growing insecurity in the state.According to the state Commissioner for Budget, Femi Ajayi, the government has earmarked N1.4 billion for the State Security Network, better known as Amotekun Corps, in its 2021 budget. Ajayi disclosed this during a…
UAE strongly condemns Houthis’ drone attack bid…
The Arab coalition intercepted and destroyed three drones launched from Yemen’s Hodeidah province. The UAE has strongly condemned attempts by the Iran-backed Houthi militia to launch armed drone attacks on Saudi Arabia. The Arab coalition intercepted and destroyed the three drones launched from Yemen’s Hodeidah province. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and…
Scientists Beam Entangled Particles Between Drones Paving Way for Quantum Internet, Media Says
A team of scientists from China’s Nanjing University has made a quantum internet breakthrough by successfully sending entangled photons between a pair of drones hovering 1 km apart from each other, New Scientist reports.As the media outlet points out, while previous experiments have already confirmed that entangled photons can be transported “more than 1000 km in…
American Robotics Becomes First Company Approved by the FAA To Operate Automated Drones Without Human Operators On-Site
American Robotics Becomes First Company Approved by the FAA To Operate Automated Drones Without Human Operators On-Site MARLBOROUGH, Mass. and WASHINGTON – January, 2021 – American Robotics, a leading developer of fully-automated commercial drone systems, today became the first company approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate automated drones without human operators on-site.…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard tests long-range missiles, drones
Tehran, Iran – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) tested long-range missiles and drones against land and sea targets in Iran’s fourth large-scale military show of force in two weeks amid tensions with the United States.The IRGC on Saturday fired long-range ballistic missiles that travelled 1,800km (1,118 miles) and struck artificial targets in the northern…
SG906 MAX – This drone shoots lasers!!! Unboxing and Backyard Flight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mjymDTN1D0 In this video I take a really quick look at the new SG906 MAX drone with obstacle avoidance. It is pretty much the same drone as the SG906 Pro 2, but with a nicer controller and a really cool obstacle avoidance unit. Check out my review of the SG906 PRO 2 here: https://youtu.be/ZCN-zpvblyw The…
Your Questions About Part 107 Answered
You’ve heard the term thrown around the drone community all the time, so what exactly is Part 107, who needs to know, and how do you get it? Here we answer all the questions you might have about Part 107, or send you to the resources you need for more help. Part 107 refers to…
