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Lawmaker seeks weapons ban on crowd-watching drones
Law enforcement could use drones to monitor large crowds for safety and security, but the unmanned devices couldn’t be equipped to fire on crowds, under a proposal filed Thursday by Sen. Darryl Rouson, D- Tampa. Rouson’s proposal (SB 132) creates … Continue reading
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Israeli drone maker gets wide clearance from US regulators
Airobotics, a Petah Tikva-based start-up that manufactures industrial drones, has become the first company to receive a US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certificate of waiver to initiate Beyond Visual Line of Sight operations. The FAA certificate permits Airobotics to fly … Continue reading
Jacksonville lawmaker seeks to expand police force’s use of drones
Republican Rep. Clay Yarborough has introduced legislation (HB 75) for the 2019 legislative session, which begins March 5, that would expand the use of unmanned aircraft … https://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2018/12/07/jacksonville-lawmaker-seeks-to-expand-police.html Jacksonville (FL) Business Journal | Dec. 7, 2018
Israeli drone could revolutionize US farm production
Elbit Systems, the listed Israeli defense group, is set to revolutionize the US agriculture industry through its Fargo, North Dakota, pilot program that uses a military-grade unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for crop surveillance. The program, spearheaded by North Dakota Governor … Continue reading
