Drone surveillance company appoints former secret service chief
French unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) company Azur Drones has announced that it has appointed the former chief of the country’s…
24 Sep 2020
New drone legislation aims to ensure “safety, privacy and security”
New drone legislation from the UK government will give police additional powers when it comes to unmanned aircraft. This includes powers to require an unmanned aircraft to be grounded, to…
16 Sep 2020
Home Office looks at replacing police helicopters with drones
The UK Home Office is assessing how drones could be used by the National Police Air Service (NPAS) in the place of helicopters for aerial police work. The NPAS carried…
11 Sep 2020
UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency trials drones for search and rescue
The UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has demonstrated the use of an Elbit Systems UK drone for maritime search and rescue flights in the UK. The demonstration of the…
16 Jun 2020
Honeywell announces new drone, air taxi business unit
Multinational aerospace conglomerate Honeywell has launched a new business unit dedicated to unmanned aerial systems and urban air mobility. Unmanned aerial vehicles are aircrafts that operate without a human pilot…
27 May 2020
Skyports and Thales parter to deliver Covid-19 testing kits via drone
Skyports and Thales have partnered to deliver Covid-19 testing kits to a remote Scottish island using drones. The Covid-19 response trial, conducted on behalf of the NHS Scotland, will provide…
05 May 2020
Parrot provides drone technology for Human Rights Watch investigations
Parrot, a leading European drone company, has announced it is providing drones and software for non-governmental organisation (NGO) Human Rights Watch. The use of drone surveillence raises a number of…