Author Archives: Martin Walls
Trump administration program to test expanded drone use
President Donald Trump launched a program on Wednesday to expand testing of drones to include flights over people, nighttime operations and flights out of sight of the operator, the White House said. The pilot program aims to speed up the … Continue reading
Microdrones Rolls out Integrated Solution for Drone-Based Methane Detection
Microdrones has released a drone-based methane-detection solution, the mdTector1000 CH4, which comes with a Pergam gas sensor mounted on the Microdrones md4-1000 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). According to the company, the mdTector1000 CH4 can be used for applications such as … Continue reading
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Terror from skies as Mexican cartel attaches bomb to drone
Mexican police discovered four men carting a kamikaze drone equipped with an IED and a remote detonator last week, in what analysts say is an example of cartels figuring out how to weaponizing UAVs. The disturbing development is a manifestation … Continue reading
Delivery Drones Get Test Run in Las Vegas
Drones could be routinely dropping packages out of the air as early as this December, just in time for the busy holiday season, if one company that demonstrated its technology recently in Las Vegas has its way. Rather than taking … Continue reading
