All the headlines from our Drones Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 8 2023 // A drone attack on a Russian oil tanker and a warning from Kyiv that more could follow has so far had little impact on insurance costs for oil and commodity carriers in the key Black Sea region, as rates were already...
Jul 24 2023 // Sathiyaselvam Thangavel’s hijinks with a drone caused more than $77,000 in damage to the apartment building where he lived, but his landlord’s insurer can’t recover that money from Thangavel even though...
Apr 3 2023 // Drones are an increasingly popular hobby for adults and kids.And it’s all fun and games and cool videos until something glitches, and an out-of-control rack of spinning blades hits someone in the head. Or crashes...
Feb 14 2023 // Apollo, the London-based independent specialist insurer and reinsurer, is providing capacity to Moonrock Drone Insurance, designed to provide coverage for larger commercial drone operations, meeting an increased demand in...
Jan 5 2023 // The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday proposed new rules to make licensed radio spectrum in the 5 GHz band for the rising number of unmanned aircraft systems, or drones, in use.Currently, drones...
Oct 17 2022 // Norwegian police took into custody a 51-year-old Russian man on Friday after he was observed taking photos near Tromso airport, the second such occurrence in a week.The police took possession of a drone, a large amount of...
Sep 30 2022 // TotalEnergies SE said it spotted an aerial drone close to an oil field in the Danish North Sea, intensifying concerns of an energy conflict erupting in Europe.Unusual drone activity was seen near its Halfdan B oil and gas...
Sep 28 2022 // Individuals and companies that suffer harm from drones, robots and other products or services equipped with artificial intelligence software will find it easier to sue for compensation under EU draft rules seen by...
Sep 27 2022 // Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) on Monday urged oil companies to be more vigilant over unidentified drones seen flying near Norwegian offshore oil and gas platforms, warning they could pose a risk of...
Sep 8 2022 // Aviation regulators approved designs for the first flying drone built specifically for shipping packages, a major step forward for the fledgling remote delivery industry.Matternet Inc.’s Model M2, a four-rotor copter...
Aug 19 2022 // Florida’s primary energy provider is ready to launch a powerful new technology, just ahead of the busiest weeks of the Atlantic hurricane season: a new fixed-wing drone designed fly into tropical storm force winds...
Jul 7 2022 // For years, there’s been a cardinal rule for flying civilian drones: Keep them within your line of sight. Not just because it’s a good idea – it’s also the law.But some drones have recently gotten...
Apr 27 2022 // The Biden administration is calling on Congress to expand authority for federal and local governments to take action to counter the nefarious use in the U.S. of drones, which are becoming a growing security concern and...
Apr 11 2022 // Jeff Bezos went on 60 Minutes in 2013 and pledged to fill the skies with a fleet of delivery drones that could zip parcels to customers’ homes in 30 minutes. Asked when this future would arrive, the Amazon.com Inc....
Apr 4 2022 // Drones have become big business in the world of aviation.Today, drones represent the fastest-growing segment in transportation, with more than 853,000 drone registrations and more than 270,000 certified pilots at year-end...
Jan 25 2022 // DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – The United Arab Emirates has banned the flying of drones in the country for recreation after Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed a fatal drone attack on an oil facility and major...
Jan 10 2022 // Aquiline Drones Corp. (AD), a Hartford, Conn.-based drone manufacturing and services firm, has completed the licensing process to establish its own insurance captive, Aquiline Drones Indemnity Corp. (ADIC).This insurance...
Sep 6 2021 // Developments in drone technology are often heralded as having the potential to change the landscape of business operations, most prominently in the consumer goods shipping sector. Yet, the development of federal regulation...
Jul 29 2021 // British drone insurer Flock has raised $17 million from investors in early-stage funding led by venture investor Chamath Palihapitiya’s Social Capital, Flock said on Thursday.Flock started out insuring commercial...
Jul 1 2021 // In a grassy meadow outside Missoula, Montana, Jennifer Fowler eyes two drones high in the sky with weather instruments — part of a program to see how drones can help to fight and monitor wildfires.Missoula is a major...