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Drone makes historic delivery of life-saving kidney for Maryland patient
In a world first, a drone has delivered a donor kidney to a U.S. hospital, which resulted in a successful transplant. The groundbreaking flight required a drone that could maintain and monitor the kidney, officials said. The unnamed patient, a … Continue reading
Introducing the Blue Ribbon Task Force on UAS Mitigation at Airports
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) have formed a new task force dedicated to mitigating unmanned aircraft system (UAS) danger at airports. The “Blue Ribbon Task Force on Unmanned Aircraft System Mitigation … Continue reading
Hobbyist Drones Have Hampered Aerial Firefighting
Two camera-equipped DJI drones may have helped Parisian firefighters to position their hoses to quench the Notre Dame Cathedral blaze on April 15, but drones have been a problem for aerial firefighting efforts in the United States. “Aerial firefighting missions … Continue reading
Drone danger at airports? Not if this task force can help it
If you’re worried somebody’s drone will get sucked into the engine of your jet as you take off, you’re not alone. Which is why Michael Huerta, former chief of the US Federal Aviation Administration, is helping lead a task force … Continue reading
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