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9 February 2021 One of the Indian Defence units procures a few sets of multi rotor drones from Johnnette Technologies, an Indian Drone manufacturer.  Indian brands have been following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘vocal for local’ or localisation vision for a while now. Emphasising on a self-reliant, or ‘aatmanirbhar’, India, the government has asked that products not just be made in India, but also for the promotion of local brands, manufacturing, and supply chain. Against the backdrop of the aggression at Indian Borders, a range of modern armaments are being procured to enhance...

8 February 2021 The Dronecode Foundation, the vendor-neutral Foundation for open source drone projects, announced three new directors elected to its Board of Directors. The Board of Directors represents the wider PX4 community. It will guide the Foundation as it executes its mission to enable widespread adoption and accelerate the development of open standards. Newly appointed directors Newly elected to serve on the board is Paul Stubbs, who will represent the Gold members. Paul is currently a Director of AI & Innovation Marketing for the Microsoft Business AI team, focusing on autonomous s...

The Wide Area Surveillance Payload is designed to operate with tactical UAVs and crewed aircraft for persistent wide-area surveillance.

4 February 2021 General Authorisation which amends the operating conditions of certain small unmanned aircraft permissions issued under the previous regulations, often referred to as a ‘standard permission’ or ‘PFCO’, so that they align with the conditions of the ‘replacement’ operational authorisation that will be issued from 31 December 2020 onwards. The authorisation ensures that the relevant UAS operators will all hold the same privileges. Correction issued to amend a typographical error in Note 3.

What makes a “good drone”?  Are we in the drone industry making technology that will benefit society by enhancing human welfare, freedom, and fairness?  Or will drones facilitate mass surveillance, deepen widespread unemployment, and increase inequality?  This webinar will addresses some of the changes that this technology could facilitate – and how to design drones that may lead to more beneficial outcomes.  Dylan Cawthorne, Associate Professor at the University of Southern Denmark, the first researcher to explicitly utilize value sensitive design (VSD) to design, build, and test r...