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Use drones to deliver organs for transplant? Baltimore surgeon says it would save precious time, money
At a Southern Maryland airfield, Dr. Joseph Scalea watched a drone carrying a kidney in a cardboard cooler fly 3 miles. The test flight, repeated 14 times, was the culmination of three years’ work by the University of Maryland Medical … Continue reading
UAS could improve management of complex forest environments
Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) offer the potential to provide timely and accurate reference data in forests and other complex environments for research and management applications, according to researchers at the University of New Hampshire. Benjamin Fraser and Russell Congalton with … Continue reading
Gatwick airport’s £1million military-grade anti-drone system that tracks and downs devices revealed, as chaos spreads to Heathrow with flights delayed after POLICE see rogue craft above runway
The technology deployed by Gatwick airport bosses to prevent further drone chaos has been revealed as an advanced system used by the U.S. military that can cost as little as £800,000. It comes after disruption spread to Heathrow when flights … Continue reading
UK considers 5km drone exclusion zone around airports
Ministers are considering the introduction of a 5km drone exclusion zone around commercial airports as they seek to tighten rules governing the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in the wake of the Gatwick disruption at Christmas. The government will issue … Continue reading
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