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Google launches its first drone delivery service in Australia

Drones temporarily ground all Dubai Airport flights

Flights at Dubai International Airport were temporarily grounded on Friday morning due to suspected drone activity

United Kingdom 08/01/2019

UK introduces new drone measures to protect aircraft after Gatwick furore

UK transport ministry gives police new powers to tackle the threat posed by illegal drone use to aircraft. It follows the disruption caused by drone sightings at London's Gatwick airport just before Christmas

United Kingdom 24/12/2018

'We are receiving medical care': Pair wrongly accused of Gatwick drone say they feel violated

The couple arrested over the drone chaos at Gatwick Airport have said they feel "completely violated".

United Kingdom 23/12/2018

British police release Gatwick airport suspects without charge

Hunt still on for perpetrators of drone disruption that grounded all flights at Britain's second airport, as investigators look into a damaged drone found abandoned near the perimeter.

United Kingdom 21/12/2018

Gatwick drone chaos: What are your rights if your flight was affected?

Passengers travelling to and from Gatwick saw flights delayed and in many cases completely cancelled as the airport was shut for over a day. What are your rights if you were affected by the closure?

Italy 26/11/2018

Big Brother Bologna? City set to test surveillance drones

Is the dystopian nightmare of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four about to become a reality in Bologna or is the Italian city just making innovative use of the latest technology?

no comment 04/11/2018

Australia takes gold at World Drone Racing Championships

Australia's Rudi Browning beat more than 120 competitors to claim the top prize.

brussels bureau 24/09/2018

Drones that save lives: when technology helps in an emergency

A summit in Brussels shows the potential of drones in search and rescue operations

Iceland 24/09/2018

Watch: Pie in the sky? Iceland embraces growing drone delivery service

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a burger!

brussels bureau 24/09/2018

Brief from Brussels: Call in the drones!

In this edition of the Brief from Brussels: drones are helping in emergencies – like the Genoa bridge collapse – but fragmented EU regulations risk

business planet 21/09/2018

OCEAN 2020 - Europe's bid to up its defence game on the high seas

What price a billion-euro warship when it can be sunk by a drone costing 1/1000th of the cost? The EU is looking to integrate companies using the horizon technologies of drones to get more bangs for its bucks, and save lives, too.

Farnborough Airshow 22/07/2018

Why is Europe still waiting for large-scale, Amazon-style drone deliveries?

A Kenyan cargo arline is aiming to be the first to provide a large-scale postal and medical delivery service in Africa, yet they cannot do the same in Europe - why?

Italy 21/07/2018

Marijuana worth millions seized in Italy

Farnborough Airshow 20/07/2018

Fighting illegal immigration and terrorism: New surveillance drone targets EU buyers

An Israeli military tech manufacturer believes they have found a solution which could help governments fight domestic terrorism, tackle illegal immigration, and rescue migrants from capsized vessels at sea.

Reserachers are testing a drne to fill in potholes

United Kingdom 04/07/2018

This drone can fill in potholes with 3-D printed materials

Potholes are a costly problem for authorities and drivers. Could this be the solution?

France 03/07/2018

Greenpeace activists pilot and crash drone into French nuclear plant's no-fly zone

Greenpeace activists piloted a drone into the no-fly zone of the EDF-operated Bugey Nuclear Power Plant and crashed it against the heavily-reactive wall of its spent-fuel building on Tuesday to prove its vulnerability to foreign attacks.

brussels bureau 13/06/2018

EU round-up from Strasbourg

New defence fund, Rutte lays out EU vision, drone rules approved

brussels bureau 11/06/2018

Flying high? EU to vote on new drone rules

"Having new rules will never stop those who don't care about safety."

no comment 02/05/2018

Chinese firm breaks world record with over 1,300 dancing drones

Lighting up the sky of Chinese ancient city of Xi'an, 1,374 illuminated drones broke a Guinness World Record for the most unmanned aerial vehicles simultaneously airborne.