First Responders
South African company Drone Guards is moving into the new market of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to secure residential estates and has ambitious plans to employ hundreds of UAV pilots over the next ten years to monitor estates, mines, farms and other assets. Drone Guards’ Kim James told defenceWeb
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The North Dakota Department of Transportation received a four-year waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly drones over people beginning this week. The drones will conduct normal DOT duties, such as inspecting roads and bridges and acting as a first responder to emergencies, according to Russ Buchholz, the strategy
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A Chinook helicopter flies over a wildfire The air attack coordinator flying on the Coldwater Fire Saturday spotted a drone within the Temporary Flight Restriction area and grounded the helicopter assigned to the fire until it was safe to resume any needed flying operations. There is a TFR over the
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Sweden's Everdrone offers a software solution that gives autonomous UAVs critical capabilities for operating beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS). To sense and avoid, land and take off, navigate with reliability and precision – even in complex environments. This video describes First Responder UAS using ADS-B support, iPad integration
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At its Annual Media Conference, Rega presented a new type of aircraft for searching for missing persons: the newly developed Rega drone can autonomously scan large search areas and is equipped with various sensors, such as a thermal camera. As a result, in future, Rega will have at its disposal
Business
Norway’s Andøya Test Center selected Schiebel’s market- leading CAMCOPTER S-100 Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Air System (UAS) for extensive search and rescue trials as part of the Arctic 2030 project. The CAMCOPTER S-100 was selected for its exemplary international reputation and its successful record of accomplishments
Commercial
Drone Solutions is introducing innovative Unmanned Search and Rescue (“USAR”) techniques, programs and services from its operational base in Singapore to cover the Ring of Fire where earthquakes, floods, volcano, cyclones and tsunamis occur daily; in the not too distant future coverage will be extended to also include Korea and
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Fotokite recently announced the launch of a new product for firefighters in partnership with Pierce Manufacturing. Pierce Situational Awareness Systems by Fotokite are actively tethered unmanned aerial systems (UAS) integrated directly into public safety vehicles and firefighter operations. The systems provide persistent aerial situational awareness with the single push of
Commercial
At its Annual Media Conference, Rega presented a new type of aircraft for searching for missing persons: the newly developed Rega drone can autonomously scan large search areas and is equipped with various sensors, such as a thermal camera. As a result, in future, Rega will have at its disposal
Commercial
SkyX Systems, an aerial monitoring solutions provider, has announced that Advanced Tactical Training Search & Rescue Division (ATTSAR) is using SkyX aerial systems for long-range search missions, far surpassing the distance that most drones on the market can deliver. According to a recent announcement, 133 people have been rescued as
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Cape, a cloud platform for drone telepresence and data management, has announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted the first-ever Certificate of Authorization (COA) with a provision for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) for a public safety organization. Cape worked closely with the FAA, and in partnership with
Commercial
HYBRiX drone, the first hybrid fuel-electric multirotor with 10 times more flight time than electric drones, is now the subject of collaboration between the company and Benidorm City Hall to start one of the pioneer First-Response drone services worldwide. This innovative project from Quaternium attracted a lot of attention after