Page 8 - Drones

Armed drones target Irbil international airport in Iraq near US consulate

Kurdistan's Counter-Terrorism Service said at least two drones carrying explosives targeted the airport. It said the attack did not lead to any casualties

Medicine delivery by drones to be piloted in 16 green zones in Telangana

Jyotiradtiya Scindia said the Medicines from the Sky project under which drugs and vaccines are delivered using drones, will be taken up on a pilot basis in 16 green zones in Telangana

Medicine delivery by drones to be piloted in 16 zones in Telangana: Scindia

Scindia on Saturday said Medicines from the Sky' project under which drugs and vaccines are delivered using drones, will be taken up on a pilot basis in 16 green zones in Telangana

Drone rules to give a fillip to manufacturing of unmanned aerial vehicles

The IITs have been working on a host of applications involving drones with different types of capabilities and applications

Drone registration under new rules mandatory, to help track rogue one: Govt

The new rules on drones make it mandatory that these devices are registered and agencies will be able identify those which are rogue through tracking mechanisms

Air taxis will be possible in coming days under drone rules: Scindia

Air taxis that will traverse the airspace instead of roads will be very much possible in the coming days under the drone rules announced on Thursday, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said

Industry welcomes new drone rules, sees Rs 50,000 crore market potential

Says rules can create 500,000 jobs in five years, will open up opportunities for indigenous manufacturing of delivery drones and drone taxis to make India future ready

Just 5 forms and 4 types of fees: Govt eases rules to operate drones

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has eased the rules regarding drone operations in the country by reducing the number of forms that need to be filled to operate them from 25 to 5 and the decreasing the types of fees charged from the operator from 72 to 4. The Drone Rules, 2021, were issued on Wednesday. They supersede the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Rules, 2021, which had come into force on March 12 this year. The fee, according to the new rules, has been reduced to nominal levels and de-linked from the size of the drone. For example, the fee for a remote pilot license has been reduced for Rs 3,000 (for a large drone) to Rs 100 for all categories of drones and it is valid for 10 years. The rules have also abolished the requirement of various approvals, including certificate of conformance, certificate of maintenance, import clearance, acceptance of existing drones, operator permit, authorisation of R&D organisation and student remote pilot licence. Other approvals such as unique

Udaan, Throttle Aerospace trial run of drone delivery of drugs a success

The trial was conducted by Udaan within a 15-km radius at Gauribidanur on the outskirts of Bengaluru by udaan for the last mile delivery of medicines

BSF warns about drone threats in villages near border areas of Rajasthan

Border Security Force Rajasthan Frontier on Monday said there is the possibility of threats in villages closer to border areas of Rajasthan.

Aviation Ministry grants permission to use drones to 10 organisations

The Civil Aviation Ministry on Monday gave conditional permission to 10 organisations, including Mahindra and Mahindra, SAIL and Bayer Crop Science, to use drones for various purposes

Trentar to invest Rs 100 cr for drone manufacturing; Dhruv Arora new CEO

Dorf Ketal's technology company Trentar on Monday announced the launch of an unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) manufacturing division, where it is planning to invest Rs 100 crore over the next three years

Indian Air Force kicks off acquisition of anti-drone systems

Firms will submit proposals today to supply 10 sophisticated counter-drones

Suspected drone activity reported from three places in J-K's Samba

Suspected drone activity was reported from four places in the Bari Brahmana area of Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday night, informed Samba Superintendents of police Rajesh Sharma

Will neutralise drones, UAVs near installations, says Indian Navy

The Indian Navy in Goa has warned against flying drones or unmanned UAVs near naval installations, stating that such devices would be "neutralised"

India lodges strong objection with Pak over drone activities in Jammu area

India on Saturday lodged a strong protest over drone activities by Pakistan authorities in Jammu areas

Progressive policy

Proposed drone rules will open up new opportunities

India to get indigenous anti-drone technology soon: Home Minister Amit Shah

'Use of Artificial Intelligence by groups across border against India could happen. Working to defeat that too', said Amit Shah

Draft drone rules propose to make it easy to operate the aerial vehicles

The new rules, the ministry said, have been built on a premise of trust, self-certification and non-intrusive monitoring

Indian Navy prohibits flying of drones within 3 kms of Naval assets

The Navy's decision came in view of a drone attack on an Indian Air Force base in Jammu last month injuring two personnel