Thursday, January 31, 2019

Echodyne seeks thumbs-up from FCC for Super Bowl test of drone-detecting radar

Echodyne’s radar antenna system is about the size of a paperback book but can track drones from a distance that’s 10 times as long as a football field. (Echodyne Photo) Kirkland, Wash.-based Echodyne, …

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Echodyne seeks thumbs-up from FCC for Super Bowl test of drone-detecting radar

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

The airport that welcomes drone flights

A crowd has actually gathered on Juma, an island in Tanzania’s Lake Victoria, the world’s 2nd biggest freshwater lake. The regional individuals are standing behind makeshift nets which cordon off an area where a sm …

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The airport that welcomes drone flights

Monday, January 28, 2019

Pentagon documents the military"s growing domestic drone use

The US military used the MQ-9 Reaper in five domestic operations in FY 2018. The Pentagon this month published new data on its domestic drone use, documenting 11 missions during the 2018 fiscal year. …

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Pentagon documents the military"s growing domestic drone use

Sunday, January 27, 2019

Maybe the drone that snarled Newark airport operations wasn"t a drone at all

One day after reports of drone activity near Newark Liberty International Airport momentarily stopped flights, there are questions about whether the unmanned item found in the New Jersey sky was in …

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Maybe the drone that snarled Newark airport operations wasn"t a drone at all

Saturday, January 26, 2019

Newark airport drone disruption could be way of the future

For about 90 minutes on Tuesday night, air traffic at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey was suspended after 2 pilots reported seeing drones in nearby airspace. Such disturbance at on …

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Newark airport drone disruption could be way of the future

Thursday, January 24, 2019

EasyJet counts cost of Gatwick drone disruption

British budget airline easyJet said on Tuesday that drone disruption at London’s Gatwick airport in December had cost it millions of pounds in lost operating revenue and additional costs. Reuters, the …

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EasyJet counts cost of Gatwick drone disruption

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Drone tests to rise in Nevada skies under pilot FAA program

LAS VEGAS– The skies around Nevada’s biggest cities will see more drone aircraft, after federal companies selected the state for testing remote-controlled automobiles in metropolitan airspace. The Federal …

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Drone tests to rise in Nevada skies under pilot FAA program