The Sun newspaper reports that Northamptonshire Police will use drones to spy on coronavirus lawbreakers and enforce the lockdown. The Force says it will use eight to
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Author: Chris Stonor
German Air Taxi service pioneer Lilium completes funding round worth more than USD240 million
Lilium, the Munich-based aviation company developing an all-electric, vertical take-off and landing aircraft for air mobility, has announced the completion of internal funding worth more
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“Virus Rebels” from France to Florida flout lockdown practices but drones come to the rescue
Young German adults hold “corona parties” and cough toward older people. A Spanish man leashes a goat to go for a walk to skirt confinement
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One of France’s largest cities uses drones to enforce the country’s lockdown
On Thursday, March 19th, a drone was seen flying over Nice’s City centre and main roads at around 2:30 pm, urging people to comply with
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California police to employ drones to patrol coronavirus lockdown
A police department in California plans to use drones equipped with loudspeakers and cameras to enforce a coronavirus lockdown. According to the Financial Times, Chula Vista
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Researchers measure radar cross sections to improve drone detection and public safety
According to aerospacetestinginternational.com, researchers from Finland, Belgium and the USA have measured the radar cross sections of drones to establish an open-database of known types
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Watch latest video from Volocopter outlining its “VoloCHRIS” concept
A new video from Volocopter outlines its “voloCHRIS” concept for autonomous air taxi operations, developed with the support of the German Federal Ministry of Transport
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Bloomberg Technology interview Kellen Tse, Shenzhen smart drone deputy general manager
Emily Chang, an American journalist, anchor and executive producer for Bloomberg Technology, interviews Shenzhen Smart Drone Deputy General Manager, Kellen Tse, about how the company’s
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Urban Aeronautics partners with Ascent to bring CityHawk to market
According to eVTOL.com , the Israeli aircraft developer, Urban Aeronautics (UA), is teaming up with Singapore-based company, Ascent, to accelerate the commercialisation of the CityHawk,
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DJI “responds to Coronavirus challenge with varying drone configurations”
According to drone blogger, James Willoughby, various different DJI drones have been used around the world to combat the virus. The company’s ‘Mavic 2 Enterprise’
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