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A drone flies a dress at a fashion show held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as seen in a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip6Wi6nrpuI">BBC Arabic </a>report.

Dresses Flutter On Drones In Saudi Fashion Show, But Critics Aren't Buying It

Jun 07, 2018
The organizer says the novel approach was a way to celebrate fashion while keeping to Ramadan sensibilities.
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Drone Tests In Reno Focus On Emergency Medical Supplies

May 10, 2018

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada officials say the selection of the Reno-based drone operator Flirtey for a national test program aimed at increasing the use of unmanned aircraft will be a "game-changer" for the delivery of emergency medical supplies in the region.

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Sites Selected For Program Aimed At Expanding Drone Flights

May 10, 2018

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Federal transportation officials have announced 10 sites for a test program aimed at increasing government and commercial use of unmanned aircraft.

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A flock of drones flying against a sunset. On Wednesday the Department of Transportation announced the launch of a pilot program that will lead to new regulations.

Government Will Test And Collect Data From New Drone Programs In 10 States

May 09, 2018
"Data gathered from these pilot projects will form the basis of a new regulatory framework to safely integrate drones into our national airspace," Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said Wednesday.
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This holiday season, shoppers will buy nearly 1.6 million drones, up 31 percent from last year, according to the Consumer Technology Association.

The Drone Under Your Tree Can't Fly High Until Registered With The FAA

Dec 23, 2017
Drones will be placed under many Christmas trees this year. But before they can be flown above the treetops, they must be registered with the Federal Aviation Administration for a $5 fee.
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Nevada Officials Apply For Federal Drone-Flying Program

Dec 07, 2017

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada officials are hoping the state will earn one of five guaranteed spots in a federal program intended to increase the number and complexity of drone flights.

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Analysis: Las Vegas ZIP Code Holds The Most Drone Hobbyists

Nov 22, 2017

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Researchers say the ZIP code containing the highest number of registered hobbyist drone users in the country is in Las Vegas.

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The Two-Way
The FAA approved a Pulse Vapor drone like this one — but outfitted with LTE radios and antennas — to provide temporary voice, data, and internet service in Puerto Rico.

FAA Approves Drone As 'Cell Phone Tower In The Sky' For Puerto Rico

Nov 17, 2017
The aircraft is called the Flying COW, for Cell on Wings. Developed by AT&T, it can provide voice, data and Internet service for 40 square miles and up to 8,000 people at a time.
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Up in the Air

Nov 13, 2017

Notes from my summer job flying a real-estate drone in ruralish Southern Nevada

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Drone Delivery Service Could Be Coming To Las Vegas

Oct 20, 2017

Las Vegans could start receiving deliveries by drone within a couple of months. 

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Drone Service To Aid Ambulances, EMTs in Reno

Oct 16, 2017

A drone delivery service has announced a new partnership with a Reno-based ambulance company to send out defibrillators and other emergency equipment by air during responses to cardiac arrest.

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Drones fly through the sky on a delivery in Rwanda.

Tanzania Gears Up To Become A Nation Of Medical Drones

Aug 23, 2017
Drones have delivered everything from pizza to condoms to hot dogs. In Tanzania, they have a bold new mission.
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Two-Time Prison Escapee May Have Used A Drone As Part Of His Plan

Jul 07, 2017
After breaking out of a second South Carolina prison, Jimmy Causey was captured Friday morning near Austin, Texas. Authorities suspect he also used a cellphone to beat maximum-security measures.
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NASA Drones, Drone Package Delivery Tested In Reno

Jun 22, 2017

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Drones carrying automated external defibrillators got to the sites of previous cardiac arrest cases faster than ambulances had, according to test runs conducted by Swedish researchers.

Could Drones Help Save People In Cardiac Arrest?

Jun 13, 2017
AED-carrying drones beat ambulance times to the sites of previous cardiac arrest cases in a rural area of Sweden, a study finds. But this has yet to be tried in real emergencies.
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Aerospace Company Approved To Fly Drones On Las Vegas Strip

May 04, 2017

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada firm has become the first company in the nation approved to fly drones over the Las Vegas Strip.

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Arrests Made In Creech Drone Protest

Apr 26, 2017

INDIAN SPRINGS, Nev. (AP) — Seven protesters were arrested outside a U.S. Air Force base in Nevada during a protest against military use of drones in attacks overseas.

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A pilot prepares to launch an unmanned aerial vehicle from a ground control station earlier this year. The Air Force is moving to treat psychological stress faced by remote pilots and analysts a little more like the effects of traditional warfare.

The Warfare May Be Remote But The Trauma Is Real

Apr 24, 2017
Drone pilots and intelligence analysts who work with them may not be in physical danger themselves but "no doubt are war fighters" who experience psychological stress, says the Air Force.
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All Tech Considered
Otherlab is among the companies working with DARPA on prototypes for disposable drones.

Someday Disposable Drones May Deliver A Payload, Then Vanish

Mar 02, 2017
DARPA, the Pentagon's R&D agency, is working with partners to develop low-cost gliders that travel about 100 miles and disappear within hours. The vehicles could have humanitarian and military uses.
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The Two-Way
The Siberian tigers grimly contemplate their kill: the flying drone operated by their keepers.

WATCH: In The War Between Tigers And Drone, Chalk One Up For Tigers

Feb 23, 2017
Sure they might be chubby — to put it charitably — but they're still tigers. And when Chinese zookeepers mobilized a drone to get them some exercise, the big cats had little trouble bringing it down.
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Snowboarders are pulled by a drone on a lake near Cesis, Latvia, in January.

Recipe For New Sports? Just Add A Drone

Feb 16, 2017
You may have heard of drone racing, but people keep coming up with new ways to enjoy these flying machines. A Latvian firm has developed a drone to pull snowboarders in a sport called "droneboarding."
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A nonprofit group is testing this drone to see how fast it could get medications from a town to a remote village in Peru that's six hours away by boat.

A $40,000 Drone Failed To Lift Off. But There Was A Silver Lining

Feb 13, 2017
A drone test in a remote Amazonian village in Peru failed. And that, says one of the testers, was the best possible outcome.
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Officials Highlighting Planned Nevada Drone Testing Facility

Jan 04, 2017

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Nevada officials are taking another step to boost a fledgling unmanned aerial vehicle testing industry, with the development of a drone testing facility adjacent to a state college campus in Henderson.

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An unmanned underwater vehicle, or UUV, was deployed by the oceanographic and survey ship USNS Bowditch (seen here in a U.S. Navy file photo) — but it was retrieved by a Chinese navy ship.

China Says It Will Return Seized U.S. Underwater Drone In 'Appropriate' Way

Dec 17, 2016
A Chinese military spokesman says the drone was taken so it wouldn't pose a danger to ships; he also blames the U.S. for adding drama to the incident.
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Drone Air Traffic System Being Tested In Northern Nevada

Oct 24, 2016

A new system is intended to manage drone air traffic.

The Reno Gazette-Journal reports NASA and the University of Nevada, Reno's NUANCE Lab tested the system for the second time last week.

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