Rotor Technologies’ uncrewed helicopter prototype achieved first flight on 2 December, 2022 at the FAA’s New York UAS test site after receiving experimental certification on
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Category: First responders
UK’s medical drone delivery project CAELUS enters next phase
CAELUS (Care & Equity – Healthcare Logistics UAS Scotland) and its consortium members have secured £10.1 million funding from the Future Flight Challenge at UK
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Denmark launches medical drone delivery service with a 50km mission
Denmark’s minister of transport Trine Bramsen attended today Denmark’s first long-range hospital drone delivery service launch, when a drone took off from Svendborg Hospital carrying
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CASA approves Swoop Aero’s remote operations centre to support trans-continental missions
Australia’s Civil Aviation and Safety Authority (CASA) has authorised Swoop Aero’s drone logistics centre. The company’s Remote Operations Centre (ROC) now allows the company to
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Wales Senadd Member raises USD56,000 to purchase drones for Ukrainian medics
By Chris Stonor Mick Antoniw, a second-generation Ukrainian representing Pontypridd in the Welsh Senadd Parliament, has raised over USD56,000 in charitable donations for the purchase
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NCDOT launches national first with “tethered drones on IMAP trucks”
By Chris Stonor Two combined North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) programs is to be the first in the U.S to launch an innovative technology
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EHang 216 deployed to assist Mount Semeru Victims
By Chris Stonor (Translated from Indonesian into English) The Indonesian National Police has chosen the Ehang 216 AAV to assist them with natural disasters long-term
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Watch Video: “Emergencies are Go!” NASA researching how AAM can help
By Chris Stonor Hurricanes, floods, fires, earthquakes, volcanoes… our planet faces many natural disasters each year which can quickly become emergencies requiring search and rescue
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Malaysian government sets up drone emergency task force to manage flood relief
Digital News Asia reports that the Malaysian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) through Technology Park Malaysia (TPM) will be mobilising several Malaysian drone
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Watch 5 minute video: U.S Fox 19 News highlights drone fire-fighters
By Chris Stonor The mainstream media TV news is increasingly focusing on drones, particularly where the craft can assist with saving lives, reports fox19.com. This
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