Page 6 - Drones

The US approves sale of $600 million in MQ-9 armed drones to Taiwan

The Trump administration has notified Congress that it has approved the sale of $600 million in armed drones to Taiwan, the latest in a series of arms transfers for the island

NTPC granted permission to use drones for research at 3 thermal plants

The ministry said the conditional exemption is till December 31 or till the full operatalisation of Digital Sky Platform, whichever is earlier

Aviation min, DGCA grant conditional exemption to NCRTC for using drones

The other conditions include submission of a comprehensive brief on the scope of operations and the copy of SOP to Flight Standards Directorate (FSD), DGCA, the release said

White House moves forward with drone and missile sales to Taiwan: Report

China considers Taiwan a wayward province that it has vowed to reunite with the mainland, by force if necessary

After robots, Bengal plans to procure drones for better fire fighting

West Bengal fire services department is contemplating to procure drones after acquiring four robots as a better fire fighting gear, state minister Sujit Bose said on Friday. These four robots would be used in situations where it is too dangerous for fire brigade personnel to venture or in places not accessible to them, the fire and emergency services minister said. West Bengal is the only state that has four such robots, he said. "Now, the department is planning to introduce drones," the minister said at a valedictory session of the Safety Symposium & Exposition organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Fire audits are conducted regularly in the state, he said. Bose said that fire services department personnel also helped in the sanitisation and fumigation of COVID hospitals, quarantine centres and administrative offices across the state during the pandemic.

Drone maker hurt by US-China rift, opening door to American rivals

Skateboarders, surfers and mountain bikers used to be the target customers for California startup Skydio, a maker of high-end drones that can home in on people and capture their movements on video

China puts drones, laser tech on restricted export list amid tussle with US

Amid rising tension with the United States, China has included drones and lasers among the nearly two dozen technologies added to its restricted export list

Remotely piloted aircraft: Learning to fly with both feet on the ground

The Bombay Flying Club's programme is the first one on the block

Drones banned in Noida in view of CM Yogi Adityanath's visit: UP Police

No drone cameras are allowed to operate in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar for two days starting Friday in view of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's visit on Saturday

Haryana govt hires drones for spraying pesticide on locust swarms

The Haryana government is prepared to deal with locust attacks and has hired drones for spraying pesticide if needed, state agriculture minister J P Dalal said

Bombay Flying Club becomes India's 1st DGCA-approved drone training school

However, the club will have to fulfill certain conditions regarding aerial photography, safety, insurance and take clearances

Trump administration eases drone export standards over MTCR commitments

This policy change modernises the US approach to implementing MTCR commitments

DRDO-developed drone likely to be deployed in Ladakh amid China row: Report

The drone christened 'Bharat' has been developed by DRDO's Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL), Chandigarh.

Self-reliance in full flight: Govt's drone incubation fund set to take off

To promote indigenous manufacturing for agriculture, health care, and infrastructure

India first country to control locusts through drones: Agriculture ministry

The Union Ministry of Agriculture on Saturday said that India had become the first country to have controlled locusts by using drones

Drone start-up TechEagle to part ways with Zomato, venture into health care

The firm, which it is already working on projects like 'Medicine from The Sky Project' with the Telangana Government and World Economic Forum

Drone, contact tracing apps became more acceptable in pandemic: India at UN

The app was launched by the Indian government on April 2 to help people assess their risk of getting infected with coronavirus and alert authorities if they have come in close contact with an infected

Industry lauds as India's draft rules for drones enter official gazette

Drone firms say the step may encourage an entire supply chain based on these machines, urges faster implementation of the process

SpiceJet receives permission for drone trials to deliver medicines

Earlier this month, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) granted exemptions to 13 groups to operate drones on an experimental basis

Dumping old ways in lockdown: Mysuru city uses drones for announcement

For this, the city administration has tied up with Droneman.in, an unmanned aerial vehicle database company based out of Bengaluru