First responders

As part of drone manufacturer DJI’s humanitarian response to the coronavirus pandemic by donating 100 craft to America’s first response teams (police, fire and public safety organisations – please read story below), the drones have been […]

According to indiatimes.com, the country’s leading drone company, Garuda Aerospace (GA) has won three more sanitisation contracts to combat the coronavirus including one from the Bhopal Smart City Development Corporation in Madhya Pradesh. The other […]

The ft.com, report that two police departments in California have created new descriptive terms to describe drone warning messages to the public as a way of controlling the present lockdown. In an attempt, to ease the […]

According to en.brinkwire.com, Italian police are deploying drones with thermal sensors to detect people with coronavirus out in public places during the strict lockdown. The small drone flies above virus hotspots such as Bergamo in […]

In an air-conditioned government building in Mumbai, a dozen officials are glued to a giant screen showing live drone and CCTV footage of crowded slums, the front line in the city’s battle to contain the […]

The Lancashire Evening Post reports that the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued new guidelines which allow police officers to fly drones at a higher altitude and closer to members of the public than normal regulations […]

Delhi police have deployed drones to monitor the city during lockdown in certain areas. People have been asked not to venture out of their homes and asked to adhere to the lockdown strictly. The drones […]

The UK government is to set aside UK2.6 million for drone and satellite technology to increase and improve the general delivering of vital supplies during the Covid-19 pandemic whilst managing future infectious disease outbreaks. According […]

The world’s largest drone manufacturer, DJI, has been a pioneer behind the “drones for good” movement and according to dronelife.com, Romeo Durscher, the company’s senior director of public safety integration wrote last week on the […]

According to kanaknews.com, this week the Coronavirus Treatment Ward at the Indian Madurai Government Rajaji Hospital was disinfected by drones after spraying an antiseptic liquid solution. Ranjit, the drone operator, explained, “Presently, as outsiders cannot enter […]