On August 17th, yet another daring cash-in-transit robbery took place on the roads of South Africa, this time in the suburban area of Esther Park
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Category: Commentary
How should we start to define safety risks for UAM/AAM operations?
By David Gleave Setting the target level of safety for unmanned operations has been causing difficulties across the industry for a while. This article seeks
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COVID-19: Unemployed pilots change flight course to become drone operators
A business in U.S. Hartford, Connecticut is training unemployed pilots brought about by the Coronavirus pandemic to fly drones and bring in a new income
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Geoff Moore Senior Aviation Security Consultant at Arup discusses state of evolution in UAM
‘UAM – What’s in it for the rest of us? Addressing the flying elephant in the room.’ Geoff Moore Senior Aviation Security Consultant at Arup
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DCSA launches to expedite South Africa’s “sluggish response” to drone technologies
The Drone Council South Africa (DCSA) was launched this week via a webinar, to update global stakeholders in the private and public sectors, on progress
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NTSB says drone hit a helicopter – is this fake news?
A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) study says that a drone recently hit a helicopter, reports dronelife.com. If this happened, it is a stain on
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Celebrating Chula Vista’s police dept. close proximity, low altitude drone BVLOS waiver
(By Fritz Reber, Skydio Head of Public Safety Integration, LinkedIn) We are thrilled to celebrate the Chula Vista Police Department’s (CVPD) new Close Proximity, Low
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Drone photo-shoots: Could this be the future of covid-social-distancing fashion campaigns?
UK-based PrettyLittleThing has been praised after unveiling a new fashion campaign filmed by drones during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, reports dailymail.co.uk. The online retailer has
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Webinar on “Drones for improving healthcare supply chains and creating drone corridors for Africa”: How panellists responded to audience questions
A recently concluded webinar on ‘Drones for improving healthcare supply chains and creating drone corridors for Africa’ witnessed 250 attendees, reports logupdateafrica.com. Due to time
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Watch Video: Arizona cops use drone surveillance to arrest protesters
Protestors around America have been subject to unprecedented aerial surveillance during the last month, reports vice.com. For example, police in Tempe, Arizona used drone surveillance footage
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