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China: Top military drone set for civilian sales

ThemakerofChina'sbestsellingunmannedcombataircraftisreadytomarketsomeofitskillerdronesforciviliancommercialuse.ShiWen,chiefdesigneroftheCaihong,orRainbow,series

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Number of UAV pilots takes off in China

Thenumberofcivilianpilotscertifiedtooperateunmannedaerialvehicles-knownasUAVsordrones-andtrainingcentershassoaredoverthepastfouryears,accordingtoanindustryrepor

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China to get new civil drone regulations from June

NewmanagementregulationsontheoperationsofcivildroneswilltakeeffectonJune1,theCivilAviationAdministrationofChina(CAAC)hasannounced.Theregulationssetouttheapplica

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Flying killer robots? Drones will soon decide who to kill

Oncecomplete,next-gendroneswillrepresenttheultimatemilitarizationofartificialintelligence.TheywillalsoigniteavastlegalandethicaldebateSciencefictionisfastbecomi

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Germany closing in on deal to buy 1st weapons-capable drone

Germanyisclosetofinalizingadealthatwillseethecountrybuyitsfirstweapons-capabledroneaircraft—anIsraelidesignedmodel—fromEuropeanaerospacegiantAirbus,accordingtoa

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Trump to boost exports of lethal drones to more U.S. allies

U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpwillsoonmakeiteasiertoexportsometypesoflethalU.S.-madedronestopotentiallydozensmorealliesandpartners,accordingtopeoplefamiliarwiththepla

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A Chinese national political adviser: Police teams 'needed' for drones

Anationalpoliticaladviserhassuggestedestablishingaerialtrafficpoliceteamstohelpregulatetheboomindroneflights."Inthesamewaythattrafficpolicelookfortrafficviolati

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Ford proposes remote drone-tracking system for the FAA

Thisweek'sFAAdronesymposiumhadanunlikelypanelist:Ford.TheautomakerhasbeenworkingwiththeagencytofigureouthowtotrackUAVssincelastyear,butunlikedronemakerDJI'sprop

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White House wants to let law enforcement disable civilian drones

TheWhiteHouseisgearinguptorequestthatlawenforcementandsecurityagenciesbeallowedtotrackandshootdownciviliandrones,Bloombergreported.Anofficialtoldthepublicationt

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Drone catchers and face-detecting planes will guard the Olympics

SouthKoreanauthoritiesareadoptingsomeprettyhigh-techsecuritymeasuresfortheupcomingWinterOlympics,includingthedeploymentofdrone-catching-dronesandatacticalplanew

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Putin: Drone attacks on Russian military facilities in Syria provocation

TherecentattemptedattacksbydronesonRussianmilitarybasesinSyriawasaprovocationaimedatdestroyingpreviousagreementsanddamagingrelationsbetweenRussia,TurkeyandIran,

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Circular runways: Engineer wants to use design for drones

TheDutchengineerbehindtheideaforcircularrunwaysatairportshasrevealedplanstobuildatestrunwayforunmanneddeliverydrones.HenkHesselinkiscollaboratingwithValkenburga

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China’s commercial drone market to top $9 bln by 2020

Chinahasreleasednewguidelinesonthecivilianunmannedaerialvehicle(UAV)industry,expectingthemarketvalueoftheindustrytorise40percentyearonyearonaverageto60billionyu

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Falcon's attack strategy could inspire new drones

Peregrinefalconsarenature'sfastestpredators,andthewaytheyswoopdownonatargetmayonedayinspiresmall,visually-guideddronesthatcantakeoutroguedrones,researcherssaidM

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UK drone users to sit safety tests under new law

DroneusersintheUKmayhavetotakesafetyawarenesstestsunderlegislationplannedbythegovernment.Dronesweighingmorethan250gcouldalsobebannedfromflyingnearairports,orabo

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Finland to create friendly environment for commercial drones

Finnishauthoritiesarevyingforafriendlyenvironmentfordroneusageinthecountry,officialssaidonThursday.PekkaHenttu,aviationdirectorattheFinnishTransportSafetyAgency

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S. Korea to permit drone's night flight, long-distance delivery

SouthKorea'stransportministrysaidThursdaythatitwillpermitdrone'snightflightandlong-distancedeliverytofosterthefast-growingdroneindustry.Aspecialpermitsystemwill