(Source: techcrunch.com) After being rebuffed by U.S. regulator reticence, Amazon is now engaged in testing its drone delivery services in British Columbia, just north of the U.S. border in Canada, on a piece of land dotted with oak trees and firs, the Guardian reports. The ecommerce company is using the test field to trial drones weighing under 55 lbs carrying packages … [Read more...] about Canada Provides Launch Pad For Amazon Drone Delivery Tests
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Ottawa Investing $75M in Drone Technology
(Source: ctvnews.ca) The federal government is investing $75 million in drone technology that it says will be used to fight terrorism and "help keep Canadians safe." Industry Minister James Moore made the announcement at the Burlington, Ont. headquarters of L-3 WESCAM on Monday, explaining that the federal government would make a repayable contribution of $75 million to … [Read more...] about Ottawa Investing $75M in Drone Technology
How Canadians Take to the Sky With Drones
(Source: metronews.ca) Alexander Knight readies his drone by turning a switch on his remote control. The propellers make a loud humming noise as the drone takes off. He flies it higher and higher until it’s a small black dot against a blue sky. “You just need to be able to see it,” he says, pointing at the horizon. Knight, a self-styled citizen journalist, drives … [Read more...] about How Canadians Take to the Sky With Drones
Regulation Clips Wings of U.S. Drone Makers
(Source: Wall Street Journal Online) In four years, Service-drone.de GmbH has emerged as a promising player here in the rapidly expanding commercial-drone industry. The 20-employee startup has sold more than 400 unmanned aircraft to private-sector companies and now is pitching its fourth-generation device. Over the same period, Seattle-based Applewhite Aero has … [Read more...] about Regulation Clips Wings of U.S. Drone Makers
US Drone Testers Frustrated by ‘Glacial’ FAA
(Source: The Guardian) Colonel Robert Becklund knows the exhilaration of flying some of the world’s most powerful, fast and nimble aircraft. For 17 years he was a pilot with the 119th fighter wing of the North Dakota air national guard, and the F-16 Fighting Falcon was his plaything. He would fly the supersonic jets at Mach-2 speeds, feeling the force of nine Gs bearing … [Read more...] about US Drone Testers Frustrated by ‘Glacial’ FAA
