#Drone pilot saves animals in global disaster zones

#Drone pilot saves animals in global disaster zones

“#Drone pilot saves animals in global disaster zones” LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Using a high-tech drone equipped with a large thermal camera, one remote pilot has developed a way to save animals trapped under rubble or stuck in trees in disaster zones. Douglas Thron was a cinematographer on a film about animal rescue when he…

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#Drone refuels Navy fighter jet in midair

#Drone refuels Navy fighter jet in midair

“#Drone refuels Navy fighter jet in midair” Talk about premium service at the pump! A new Navy drone successfully refueled a fighter jet in midair on Friday — the first time a manned receiver aircraft has ever gotten gas from unmanned tanker — according to a press release. The MQ-25 Stingray drone attached itself to a…

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#Spooked terns abandon 2,000 eggs after drone crash

#Spooked terns abandon 2,000 eggs after drone crash

“#Spooked terns abandon 2,000 eggs after drone crash” Enlarge Image “Drone owners are attracted by the nesting colonies of birds, and then their actions destroy it,” said a warden for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Nick Molsberry. Getty Images About 2,000 tern eggs in California were abandoned after an illegal drone flight over…

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#Drone footage shows aftermath of California highway collapse

#Drone footage shows aftermath of California highway collapse

“#Drone footage shows aftermath of California highway collapse” California transportation officials release jaw-dropping drone footage of the aftermath of the states’ scenic coastal highway collapse. The startling aerial footage shows the massive chunk of the famous Pacific Coast Highway swallowed up by a deep crevice in the cliffs bluffing the Pacific Ocean. The birds-eye view…

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#Drones are replacing cowboys to track cattle in new study

#Drones are replacing cowboys to track cattle in new study

“#Drones are replacing cowboys to track cattle in new study” Drones are putting cowboys out to pasture in Kentucky and Colorado. A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky are testing the feasibility of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to help ranchers remotely monitor small herds of cattle over wide swathes of territory, the…

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#Serbia promises clean-up of hydro reservoir

#Serbia promises clean-up of hydro reservoir

“#Serbia promises clean-up of hydro reservoir” POTPECKO LAKE, Serbia – Almost as far as the eye can see, trash spreads out over Serbia’s Potpecko Lake, lapping against the dam that crosses it. Built up over many years against a backdrop of rolling rural hills, the ocean of plastic now threatens to clog up the dam’s…

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#New drone rules mark step toward delivery of packages

#New drone rules mark step toward delivery of packages

“#New drone rules mark step toward delivery of packages” The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday said it is issuing long-awaited rules to allow for small drones to fly over people and at night, a significant step toward their use for widespread commercial deliveries. The FAA is also requiring remote identification of most drones, which are…

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