[aggregation-styles] The New York Times Subscription Drone as First Responder programs in places like Redondo Beach and Clovis, Calif., are seeking waivers that would allow them to fly beyond the operators’ line of sight. In Clovis, the Police Department has found that its drones tend to overheat at the height...
Amazon Wins FAA Approval To Deliver Packages by Drone
NEW YORK — Getting an Amazon packaged delivered from the sky is closer to becoming a reality. The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it had granted Amazon approval to deliver packages by drones. Amazon said that the approval is an “important step," but added that it is still testing and...
Armenia-Azerbaijan Border Fighting Escalates; 16 Killed
YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenia and Azerbaijan forces fought Tuesday with heavy artillery and drones, leaving at least 16 people killed on both sides, including an Azerbaijani general, in the worst outbreak of hostilities in years. Skirmishes on the volatile border between the two South Caucasus nations began Sunday. Azerbaijan said...
Clovis Police Using Drones to Aid in Emergency Responses
There's a new buzz in the air in Clovis, and it's not bees pollinating trees. Clovis police are using drones as part of their law-enforcement strategy. Under a 90-day pilot program, drones will act the way police helicopters do, says Lt. Jim Munro. "It will allow our officers to keep...
Joint Turkish and Russian Patrols Begin in Syrian Region
SEVIMLI, Turkey — Turkey and Russia launched joint patrols Friday in northeastern Syria, under a deal that halted a Turkish offensive against Syrian Kurdish fighters who were forced to withdraw from the border area following Ankara's incursion. The Turkish Defense Ministry said an initial patrol covered an area 54 miles...
Google Affiliate Begins Drone Deliveries in Virginia Town
A Google affiliate has started using drones to deliver customers' Walgreens and FedEx purchases in a test being run in a Virginia town. Wing, which is owned by Google parent Alphabet, received federal approval earlier this year to make commercial deliveries by drone. It was the first drone company to receive the...
UPS Gets Government Approval to Become a Drone Airline
DALLAS — UPS has won government approval to operate a nationwide fleet of drones, which will let the company expand deliveries on hospital campuses and move it one step closer to making deliveries to consumers. Many regulatory obstacles remain, however, before UPS — or other operators who are testing drones...
Hezbollah Leader: Israeli Drones Over Lebanon Will Be Downed
BEIRUT — The leader of Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah said Sunday that his group will confront and shoot down any Israeli drones that enter Lebanese airspace from now on, raising the potential for conflict amid heightened regional tensions. Hassan Nasrallah also vowed to retaliate to an Israeli airstrike inside Syria that...
Hezbollah Leader: Israeli Drones Over Lebanon Will Be Downed
BEIRUT — The leader of Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah said Sunday that his group will confront and shoot down any Israeli drones that enter Lebanese airspace from now on, raising the potential for conflict amid heightened regional tensions. Hassan Nasrallah also vowed to retaliate to an Israeli airstrike inside Syria that...
NASA Looks to Manage Drone Traffic in Cities
RENO, Nev. — NASA has launched the final stage of a four-year effort to develop a national traffic management system for drones, testing them in cities for the first time beyond the operator's line of sight as businesses look in the future to unleash the unmanned devices in droves above...