Although you probably won’t be seeing video drones at an NFL stadium near you anytime soon, the league will use UAVs – specifically remote-controlled hovercraft – to film team practice sessions for a series of NFL Network programs. NBC’s ProFootballTalk is reporting that the National Football League Network (NFLN) will use the drones to film Inside Training Camp. There has … [Read more...] about NFL Network Tackles UAV Question with Practice Drones
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Drone Enters Kidnapping Search for Boko Haram
On Tuesday, an unmanned aircraft did its first flight in search of the kidnapped girls in Nigeria. According to NBC News, the RQ-4 Global Hawk drone (manufactured by Northrop Grumman for the US Air Force) can stay airborne for 28 hours, has a range of 8,700 miles and can travel at speeds up to 350 mph. The drone joins several manned aircraft in the search for the Boko Haram … [Read more...] about Drone Enters Kidnapping Search for Boko Haram
Drone Enters Search for Boko Haram and Their Kidnapped Victims
On Tuesday, an unmanned aircraft did its first flight in search of the kidnapped girls in Nigeria. According to NBC News, the RQ-4 Global Hawk drone (manufactured by Northrop Grumman for the US Air Force) can stay airborne for 28 hours, has a range of 8,700 miles and can travel at speeds up to 350 mph. The drone joins several manned aircraft in the search for the Boko Haram … [Read more...] about Drone Enters Search for Boko Haram and Their Kidnapped Victims
Updated: Advertisements Take Flight in Philadelphia
Update 4/30/14: We contacted DroneCast CEO GauravJit Singh to ask him about the reaction of the FAA and this is what he had to say: "We have not been directly contacted by the FAA at this point. We only wish to see the resources and technology put to proper use. If the technology is available, why are we sitting around while other places like Australia and China have already … [Read more...] about Updated: Advertisements Take Flight in Philadelphia
