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A Swiss aerial robotics startup is developing a half-plane half-helicopter vertical take-off drone to be available by this summer. Wingtra showed its prototype unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at a CeBit preview in Hannover, Germany. The fixed wing has propellers on its leading edge but it is a
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The Organising Committee of the UAE Drones for Good Award launched by Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has revealed the names of the experts in the Judging Committee which will evaluate the participating projects and select the winners
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The Belgian government has announced that the high degree of security measures that is currently applicable in Brussels, Belgium has been extended until Monday evening 30 Nov. 2015 (when it will be reviewed). Taking into account the general safety of the conference attendees, the logistical problems that they may encounter
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China displayed its latest and biggest military unmanned aircraft at an industry expo that closed in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on Friday, in an attempt to attract more buyers for its combat drones. The CH-5 combat drone, developed by China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics under China Aerospace Science and Technology
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The first ever Drone World Expo had an extremely successful launch last week at the San Jose Convention Center. The exhibit hall floor featured 75 exhibiting companies and the event attracted 2,120 commercial drone professionals. The exhibitors responded enthusiastically about their experience at the new trade show with many
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After a series of close calls, some unmanned aircraft are now being pre-programmed to steer their users away from trouble. These smarter drones were on display at the first ever Drone World Expo in San Jose. “I think when people think of the word drone, they initially think military
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Two years ago, they were the domain of tinkerers and hobbyists but now, drones are everywhere. ABC7 News found out there are far more serious applications in the works at the Drone World Expo convention in San Jose. If you have to ask what all the buzz is about, you
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Drone World Expo in San Jose got off to a cracking start on Wednesday with a fully-packed room of attendees who turned up at 9 am for the Keynote: 'Avoiding the Traffic Jam: A Government and Industry UTM Update'. The high-powered panel featured David Famolari, Verizon
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Today is the opening day of the inaugural Drone World Expo, the defining event for the commercial applications of UAS technology, being held at the San Jose Convention Center, November 17-18. The event will offer a world-class education program with presentations from industry leaders representing Verizon Ventures, the
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RPAS CivOps 2015 will take place in Brussels, Belgium on 2 & 3 December 2015. It has as purpose to inform the Civil Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Operators Community on the upcoming regulatory changes in Europe, and is being coordinated with the European Parliament & the European Commission. Amongst others,
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To conclude our series of exclusive interviews, our final interviewee is the event organiser himself, Joel Davis Founder & CEO of JD Events. Prior to founding JD Events in January of 2002, Joel spent 16 years as a senior executive in the tradeshow and conference industry. He began his event
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To find out what inspires their interest in UAS and attracts the Advisory Board Members to support Drone World Expo, we scheduled a series of exclusive interviews. Our eleventh interviewee is Gretchen West, Senior Advisor of Innovation and Technology at Hogan Lovells. Gretchen has served the unmanned systems industry over