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The Saskatchewan RCMP polices 99% of the 651,900 square kilometres that make up the province. In order to provide efficient and effective policing services, it is important to modernize and keep up with advancements in technologies to help ensure public safety. Continue reading
Inside the cavernous expanse of a Delta maintenance hangar, just steps away from the bustling runways of Atlanta’s airport, an autonomous drone takes off for a test flight. The drone climbs and then carefully hovers alongside the Delta Widget emblazoned on the side of an Airbus A350-900, commencing an inspection of Delta’s state-of-the-art flagship jet. Continue reading
Brazilian drone logistics startup Speedbird Aero has successfully secured a $2 million funding round led by MSW Capital. This investment aims to unlock the sky’s potential for faster drone delivery services. Continue reading
A2Z Drone Delivery, Inc, developer of commercial drone delivery solutions, is launching its second generation RDST integrated cargo drone. The RDST Longtail features the company’s factory-integrated RDS2 drone winch enabling payloads to be deposited safely from altitude where spinning rotors are kept far from people and property. Continue reading
Sellafield Ltd., a subsidiary of the U.K. government’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, announced that drone pilots have successfully completed two firsts in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) at the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria, England. Continue reading
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. has announced the successful completion of the first flights in a commercial setting for the Canary Remote Piloted Aircraft on the Care by Air route, which is the Company’s longest ever commercial route at 13.4km. Continue reading
Amazon Prime Air has lost two executives key to the company’s drone delivery operations, the latest setback for an aspirational program that’s required hefty investment but has experienced scant success. Continue reading
EMED Group, one of the largest healthcare logistic providers to the UK’s National Health Service, and Skyports Drone Services have successfully completed a proof-of-concept project aimed at bringing additional innovation and sustainability benefits to medical courier services. Continue reading