Cops arrest two men planning on using a drone to deliver contraband into prison.
(Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services)
Maryland police officers have detained two men that were planning on delivering loads of contraband. They were meant to carry drugs, tobacco and DVDs into the prison when the police investigated and found the men.
Read MoreNorth Dakota to have (non-lethal) armed UAVs
While most of the country is attempting to legislate drones and restrict them, North Dakota has passed legislation allowing for them to be armed with non-lethal armaments like tear gas.
Read MoreSony is getting in on the UAV market
Aerosense (a Sony UAV focused venture) showed off a new quadcopter that uses Sony’s QX30. To me, this is a pretty interesting way to put a camera on UAV. These are essentially small lenses with a cmos sensor attached. They are pretty “dumb” in that they really don’t do everything a normal camera does, even a GoPro. They are designed to use a cell phone as your camera body and do framing and looking through the “lens” from it. That means, there is less weight, and what weight there is, goes to a better quality lens and sensor.
This quadcopter is being aimed at the commercial market, weighing in at 6.6 lbs and having a 15-20 minute flight time.
Read MoreInstall a Flytrex Live 3G on a Phantom 3 – Externally.
Dronethusiest brings us a really interesting article for Phantom 3 operators out there. It shows how to install the Flytrex 3G externally on a Phantom 3, without having to open the shell. This looks like a very simple installation.
Read MoreNew Jersey man indicted for shooting down drone.
It looks like Russell Percenti is facing up to 10 years behind bars for shooting down a drone on Sept 26, 2014. We definitely need to see this more. It is not OK to destroy someone else’s private property.
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