New research commissioned by the FAA finds a high-speed collision between a drone and an airliner would be worse than a bird strike. Newly-released animation shows how a drone could cause ...

When the drone assumed the lead position ... have largely failed to impact the growing amount of collisions, which often result in birds getting sucked into the plane's engine and lodged there ...

Researchers proposed drawing a parallel between the expected influx of unmanned aircraft systems, also known as drones, and birds flying in airspace in order to estimate how often collisions could ...

while drone near-collision reports are filed around 100 to 150 times a month. The nature of the threat is, however, very different. Collisions with birds are, to some degree, predictable as birds ...

In August, a drone came within 50 feet ... around airports — whether from bird strikes or congested airspace — as was made clear by the January collision between a military helicopter and ...

Atlantic City Electric launched its pilot drone program. As of Thursday, the company has placed upgraded bird diverters on five lines in high-risk bird collision areas. That’s more than 1,500 ...

Drones provided the safest and most reliable installation ... For locations with a history of bird collisions, the diverters are placed in 15 ft increments. At Ameren, line crews are involved with ...

Think of a bird landing on a tree branch ... in place without straining a muscle. When a drone opts for a similar route, taking on a bunch of collisions on the way to their destination, it ...

According to the report, a large DJI Drone had come in contact with a bird, which caused the drone to involuntarily disassemble mid-flight. Upon landing, the drone did damage to the box truck.

President Donald Trump has signed three executive orders dealing with drone regulations and encouraging the development of ...

The department said on social media that the collision on Thursday, at around 1 p.m., involved a civilian drone. The CL-415 can fly very low and scoop up water to dump on fires, according to its ...