unmanned aerial vehicle
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Sony’s First Drone Is a $11,500 Professional-Grade Beast
Earlier this year, Sony teased the development of its first-ever drone, and today that drone is finally getting an official debut. Say hello to the $US9,000 ($11,543) Airpeak S1. Yes, that’s right: $US9,000 ($11,543).
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CBP Releases Video From Predator Drone Deployed Over George Floyd Protests
Shortly after the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd last year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) flew a Predator drone over the city in an effort to surveil the ongoing protests against police brutality occurring there. The drone, which took off from Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota and flew in a…
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This Startup Is Using Drones to Conduct Aeroplane Inspections
Aircraft inspection is the important, federally-mandated process of checking recently flown planes for signs of damage. Commercial airliners incur all sorts of wear and tear as they travel the skies, so it’s crucial to identify and track what it looks like. In recent years, the aviation industry has sought to modernise this process by investing…