Drones — Drone Detection & Airspace Security News
Drone delays medical helicopter transport of crash victim
A drone in flight over Minidoka Memorial Hospital created a hazard for a medical helicopter crew during the Rupert Fourth of July parade and delayed...
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DJI makes it easier for authorized drones to fly in geofenced areas
DJI just made it easier for professional drone pilots to unlock areas restricted by hardcoded geofencing. DJI released their global authorization...
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Greenpeace drone stunt highlights security gaps at nuclear plants
Greenpeace activists flew a Superman-shaped drone into a no-fly zone surrounding a nuclear plant near Lyons, France. Then, the Greenpeace pilot...
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Smugglers using drones to find soft spots along U.S.-Mexico border
Criminals are using small drones to spot vulnerabilities along the U.S.-Mexico border, and the Department of Homeland Security is struggling to stop...
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Yemen’s Houthis claim they launched drone attack on Saudi Aramco facility
Yemen's armed Houthi movement claimed it had launched a drone strike on a facility belonging to oil giant Saudi Aramco in southern Saudi Arabia. The...
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Drone crashes into power lines and leaves 1600 residents without power
A man triggered a power outage in Mountain View, California when he crashed his drone into a high-voltage wire. The drone incident caused 1600 P&E...
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Drone crashes into Brooklyn power plant
A drone crashed into a Con Edison power plant near the East River in Brooklyn, police sources said.
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DJI and Axon partner for public safety drone program
DJI, the world’s leading drone manufacturer, is partnering with Axon to provide drones to law enforcement and public safety officials. The...
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A look at DJI’s new futuristic headquarters [Video]
DJI’s impressive headquarters in Shenzhen, China is already under construction and is expected to be finished sometime in 2019. DJI choose Foster +...
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Drone hits a woman walking down the street in Salt Lake City
According to KSL, a woman claims a drone hit her while she was walking near the Salt Palace Convention Center in Downtown Salt Lake City. The...
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Number of U.S. law enforcement agencies using drones is rising
The Center for the Study of Drones at Bard College has updated their database of public safety agencies with drones. The center’s study shows the...
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Latest cover of Time magazine composed of 958 Intel shooting star drones [VIDEO]
Intel is making headlines again with its shooting star drones. This time they have made the cover of Time Magazine. The cover for the latest Time...
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West Virginia Drone Law Update: WV Governor signs drone bill
Earlier this year, the West Virginia House approved a bill that would establish penalties and limits on drone use. That bill has passed through the...
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Senate Bill to give DHS & DOJ power to act against malicious drones
On Monday, several U.S. senators introduced the “Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018,” a bill that seeks to give the U.S. Department of Homeland...
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DHS reissues National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reissued its National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin, saying the United States continues to...
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FAA Pathfinder Report: Guide to Beyond Visual Line of Sight drone operations
PrecisionHawk, an FAA Pathfinder partner, released its report on expanding Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations. The report is the...
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Criminals used a Drone Swarm to obstruct & surveil an FBI Hostage Raid
Criminals are increasingly using drones in illegal activity and as a way to counter surveil and disrupt the FBI and other law enforcement agents,...
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Drones rescued 65 people in the last year
DJI released a report detailing drone rescues that happened around the world over the past year. There are no mandatory regulations or standards on...
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China busts smugglers using drones to drop $79.8 Million worth of iPhones
Customs officers in southern China's technology hub Shenzhen busted a group of criminals using drones to smuggle 500 million yuan ($79.8 million)...
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Pilot says drone may have caused plane crash in New Zealand
Yesterday New Zealand news outlets reported that a drone may have caused a small airplane to crash. Veteran broadcaster Rod Vaughan says a drone...
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Drone-Airplane near-collisions in the U.K. triple in two years
Data released by the U.K. Airprox Board suggests that near-collisions between drones and airplanes are rising in the U.K. at an alarming rate.
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Fortem Technologies raises $15 million Series A for its drone hunting tech
Fortem announced that they closed a $15 million Series A funding round led by DCVC (Data Collective) with key participation from Boeing’s HorizonX,...
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Walmart and its drone patents hint at retailer’s future in farm tech
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Airspace Systems raises $20 million in funding to capture rogue drones with other drones
According to a TechCrunch exclusive, Airspace Systems has secured $20 million in a Series A funding round. The round of funding was led by Singtel...
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Consumer Drone Sparks 335-acre Fire near Flagstaff, Arizona
A "personal drone" burst into flames, sparking a wildfire that quickly grew to more than 300 acres in northern Arizona, officials said.
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