Norway is testing how to drone medical samples between two hospitals 100 kilometres apart. Røros Hospital is a branch of St Olavs Hospital in Trondheim. The hospital takes medical samples on a regular basis, but these often have to be analysed in Trondheim, 100 kilometres away. Currently, most of the samples are transported by car.
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The idea is that linked, fast-lifting electric drones would lift the rockets into the air at launch, saving a large proportion of the fuel. The feasibility of the concept is questionable, but it works with small-scale models.
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The US Department of Defense has thoroughly tested DJI’s government drones, specifically the DJI Government Edition Mavic Pro and DJI Government Edition Matrice 600 Pro UAVs, and found that “the versions tested do not contain malicious code or intent and are recommended for use by government agencies and forces working with US services”.
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A drone developed by the German Fraunhofer Institute could be a great help to rescue teams. It is perhaps not an exaggeration to say that nothing shows better than the drone how much of a double-edged weapon technology can be. The flying device can be extremely fun to use in everyday life, and it’s also great for scientific purposes. But it can also be used to spy on others, or even as a weapon. No wonder the US military has recently developed a new weapon to disable drones.
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Earlier this week, Boeing reported that it had managed to do something unprecedented with a drone and a Navy fighter jet in a test flight.
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Turkey is setting up an infrastructure for the civilian transport of goods using drones. Turkey is setting up an infrastructure for the transport of civil goods by drone. The Turkish General Directorate of Civil Aviation (SHGM) is developing a governance model to regulate, license and operate drones for civil use.