March 23, 2018 This super-sized drone has more tricks up its sleeve than you might imagine Drones are entering a growing number of industries, with various designs allowing businesses to reduce costs and improve efficiency. Aerones, for one, has come up with a super-sized drone that can perform a range of tasks.
March 22, 2018 Self-flying drones may be the next emergency responders Imagine thousands of “talking” drones, able to act as one to perform high-level rescue missions in the face of imminent danger -- sounds like a scene straight out of a Hollywood movie, but in a University of Pennsylvania lab, engineers have produced just that.
March 21, 2018 Navy set to pick its first carrier-launched drone The program, known as Navy MQ-25 Stingray, will enter service in the middle of the next decade.
February 27, 2018 In dramatic rescue, police drone saves man from freezing to death in ditch A police drone helped save an unconscious man, who was suffering from hypothermia, from freezing to death following a car crash in the U.K. countryside.
February 8, 2018 DJI creates no-fly zones for Winter Olympics to prevent rogue drone flights DJI doesn't want its reputation tarnished with tales of Phantom or Mavic drones causing havoc at this month's Winter Games, and there are safety and security issues to consider, too. So it's doing something about it.
February 5, 2018 New unmanned 'Sea Hunter' ship could revolutionize US Navy operations A revolutionary prototype vessel that could traverse thousands of miles of open sea without a single crew member on board has been handed over to U.S. Navy researchers.
February 5, 2018 Drone-catching drones to bolster security at Winter Olympics The Winter Olympics is about to start and security officials have put in place measures to deal with any rogue drones that show up, including an anti-drone "gun," a drone-catching drone, and, for extreme situations, a SWAT team.
January 22, 2018 Drone racing 'the next type of NASCAR,' pilot says At an off-strip Las Vegas casino this past weekend, 32 individuals from around the world, the youngest at 12-years-old, competed in a burgeoning new sport: drone racing.
January 19, 2018 Border Patrol testing drones to be its 'eyes in the sky' Hoping to help agents in the field, the Border Patrol is testing a fleet of personal drones, giving agents in remote areas eyes where they are currently blind.
January 18, 2018 Drone saves Australian teen swimmers in world's 1st rescue mission with unmanned aircraft A drone came to two Australian teenage boys’ rescue on Thursday when they were caught in dangerous waves — the world’s first rescue by the aircraft that was caught on camera.
