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Secret Service To Test Drone For Security At Donald Trump Golf Retreat

The Secret Service announced Wednesday it would conduct a test to evaluate a tethered drone during President Donald Trump’s scheduled visit later this month to his residence at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. The primary purpose of using a tethered drone is to provide sustained situational awareness and improve the Secret Service’s […]

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Watch: Pro Soccer Team’s Drone Blasted Out Of Sky By Roll Of Paper

A mischievous soccer fan in Argentina took aim at a drone flown by the soccer team Gimnasia de Mendoza during a match and successfully brought down the quadcopter with a roll of paper over the weekend. Team press officer Yamila Correa tweeted Monday that the drone belonged to the team. According to Mendoza-based newspaper Diario […]

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Japanese Drone To Produce Spherical LED Images For Sports Events

Japanese telecommunications company NTT DOCOMO has created the first drone capable of displaying LED images on a spherical screen during flight. While drones are currently used in a variety of fields, the company hopes to use its new innovation at sporting events and concerts as well as during emergency situations. “We are thinking about using it, for […]

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