Drones
Up and at 'em: WC Health Dept adds drones to its rescue armoury
It officially has license to operate drones and the first devices in the project were quite literally launched on Table Mountain on Tuesday afternoon.
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Morocco launches fleet of drones to tackle virus from the sky
In recent weeks, authorities have employed drones to issue warnings, identify suspicious movement in the streets, and disperse illegal rooftop and balcony gatherings.
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Ghana turns to drones to enable faster coronavirus testing
As of 15 April, the Ghana Health Service said it had tested 57,000 coronavirus samples.
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SA National Blood Service launches drone deliveries
"We believe this will be a milestone in the history of blood transfusion, not only in South Africa, but in the entire world," says SANBS CEO Dr Jonathan Louw.
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Ghana eyes world record in medical drone service
The drones have been flying test runs with blood and vaccines, but the project was officially inaugurated on Wednesday at the main drone base in Omenako, 70 kilometres north of Accra.
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Flights resume at Heathrow following drone sighting - airport
London's Heathrow Airport, Europe's busiest hub in terms of passenger numbers, said it has suspended all departing flights on Tuesday following a drone sighting.
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Heathrow, Gatwick investing in anti-drone technology
The British army was deployed to London Gatwick on 20 December after the airport grounded all flights, leaving tens of thousands of passengers stranded over some of the busiest days of the year.
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Australia to beef up technology for drone 'crackdown'
Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority plans to roll out new monitoring equipment at major airports across the country next month.
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Gatwick airport ‘reopened for limited number of flights’
Gatwick, around 50km south of the British capital, is the eighth-busiest airport in Europe and sits behind Mumbai as the world’s busiest single-runway air hub.
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Army joins drone hunt after London airport shutdown
The runway closure stranded tens of thousands of travellers, days before Christmas - and prompted the unusual military operation.
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3 reasons why China is the global drones leader
A breakneck innovation culture, a geographic profile that demands new logistics thinking and government backing have made China a drones powerhouse.
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Drones: A poor man's weapon
Readily available drones are being adapted for use as weapons. This is how ordinary drones are used to cause harm.
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[ANALYSIS] We must regulate drones to democratise the sky for humanity
The challenges facing drones and personal aerial transport are many, and well-defined solutions that propel these technologies forward are relatively few.
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[WATCH] Officials fear Isis may deploy bomb-carrying drones
Former al-Qaeda bombmaker says Isis may be trying to develop explosive-packed drones. CNN reports.
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Airlines back creation of global drone registry: IATA
The International Air Transport Association backs efforts by the UN's aviation agency to develop such a registry, which could also help track the number of incidents involving drones and jets.
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Drone rescues swimmers in Australia in world first
The rescue took place as life savers at Lennox Head, a beach popular with surfers south of the city of Brisbane, were preparing for a training session on using drones to pull swimmers to safety.
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Military can destroy drones over domestic US bases – Pentagon
In April, flights of nearly all drones over 133 US military facilities were banned due to security concerns.
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[WATCH] US navy's drone-killing laser
A look at the US navy's new photon weapon.
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4th Industrial Revolution is about empowering people, not rise of the machines
Automation, machine learning, mobile computing and artificial intelligence - these are no longer futuristic concepts, they are our reality.
