Government is looking to develop a register for all drones that are operated, distributed or sold in South Africa. The transport department has published a draft document for public comment proposing that all drones – or remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), as it calls them – must be registered. Currently, the South African Civil Aviation…
Nick Thorpe and Tabby Wilson EPA Denmark has banned all civilian drone flights this week ahead of a European Union summit in Copenhagen, the country’s transport minister said on Sunday. The ministry said the decision was made in order to “simplify security work” for the police, and they could not accept “foreign drones creating uncertainty…
Russia unleashed a barrage of drones and missiles on Ukraine overnight into Sunday, killing at least four people, with the capital city of Kyiv suffering the heaviest assault. This is the first major bombardment since an air attack on Kyiv left at least 21 people dead last month. The attack comes as the United Nations…
Reuters Danish police have been unable to confirm the type or the number of drones seen around Copenhagen Airport, they have said in a press conference. “It is not known where the drones came from. It is also not known where they have since flown,” Deputy Police Inspector Jakob Hansen told reporters. “We wish we…
A drone fired by the Houthi militants in Yemen breached Israel’s air defenses on Sunday and slammed into the country’s southern airport, the Israeli military said. It was one of several drones fired by the Houthis, according to the military, but it said most had been intercepted outside of Israel. The drone crashed into the…
Five people have been killed in overnight strikes in Russia and Ukraine, as the two sides continue to trade drone attacks. Ukrainian officials said on Saturday that more than 200 drones and almost 30 missiles were fired by Russia, with most targeting Dnipropetrovsk where three people died. In Russia, Rostov’s actor governor said two people…
Attack is first of its kind in months and occurs as PKK has begun disarmament, ending armed campaign against Turkiye. An unidentified drone attack has killed a member of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and injured another near northern Iraq’s Sulaimaniyah, according to security sources and local officials. The attack on Saturday was the first…
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By 2050 the global market for non-military drones is expected to have transformed how goods and people move across cities and rural landscapes. In South Africa, where road access remains limited in many regions and urban congestion chokes daily logistics, drones present an opportunity to leapfrog legacy infrastructure and reimagine mobility from the sky down…
