The Daily FreemanOrange County launches emergency services drone programThe Daily FreemanCounty Emergency Services Commissioner Brendan Casey proposed the idea to County Executive Steven Neuhaus following the recent major freight train derailment in Newburgh. Private drone operators who shot video of the damage shared it with Casey … Read More… Orange County launches emergency services drone program […]

Drone Company Leaders Meet With Trump To Ask For More Clarity On RulesNPRThis week, U.S. drone companies met with President Trump to discuss industry regulations. NPR’s Melissa Block talks with April Glaser of Recode about how these companies actually want more regulation. Facebook; Twitter. Google+. Email … Read More… Drone Company Leaders Meet With Trump To […]

QuartzBlood-delivery dronesQuartzThe world’s first commercial drone delivery service operates from a hill almost smack dab in the middle of Rwanda. A barbed wire fence surrounds a field, a white tent, and a control tower. From here, Zipline, a San Francisco-based robotics company … Read More… Blood-delivery drones – Quartz

San Francisco ChronicleCities look for ways to enforce no-drone zonesSan Francisco ChronicleAt least 78 drone flights were detected during the June 15 NBA championship parade in downtown Oakland, even though police tried to make the celebration a no-drone zone, according to San Francisco startup Dedrone, which was enlisted to track the … Read More… Cities look […]

The Boston GlobeDrones rising as valuable tool in commercial film industryThe Boston GlobeMike Gearin has a tendency to drone on and on. But it’s OK — because he’s droning about drones. Gearin is a sky diver, airline pilot, and former flight school instructor who has taken to the skies in a new way: flying commercial […]

DoD BuzzMarines Prepare to Do ‘Impossible’ With Ship-Launched Combat DroneDoD BuzzSALON DU BOURGET, France — The Marine Corps wants a jumbo-sized drone that can take off and land on amphibious ships, and the list of requirements for the aircraft is daunting. It needs to escort the MV-22 Osprey and have comparable flight range, … Read More… […]

Telegraph.co.ukCrackdown on drones planned after latest near missTelegraph.co.ukFresh curbs on drones are set to be announced next week following another near miss after a device came within a metre of a passenger jet. Ministers are considering the introduction of a criminal offence of illegally operating a drone in a designated … Read More… Crackdown on […]

RecodeAmazon’s idea for a massive drone dock looks like a cross between a beehive and a spaceshipRecodeThe e-commerce giant imagines beehive-like towers filled with robots, where drones can dock and be restocked before flying out again for another delivery. In the patent application, Amazon says its current delivery centers are relegated to the …Amazon has […]

KTLA130-Foot-Wide Military Spy Drone Crashes in Sierra Nevada, Prompting Small WildfireKTLAAn unmanned military drone with a 130-foot wingspan crashed in the Sierra Nevada near Lone Pine, causing a small forest fire this week and prompting a warning to stay away from the wreckage. The Air Force drone crashed in a remote mountain area about …US Air […]

Business InsiderThe Air Force is updating its awards to recognize drone pilots and hackersBusiness InsiderThe new device would recognize the actions of drone pilots, cyber operators, and other airmen carrying out combat operations far from the battlefield. US Air Force devices awards The US Air Force’s “V,” “C,” and “R” devices. US Air Force. “These […]