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US soldiers killed in drone attack identified

Officials with the United States military identified the soldiers killed in a drone strike from Iranian-backed militants.

Drones patrol shopping malls during holiday season

With the holiday shopping rush in the final stretch, you might notice a new, high tech crime-fighter hovering above shopping centers across the country. They are drone patrols, helping police track and catch criminals.

Making drones smarter: Startup from former PrecisionHawk execs exits stealth, lands funding

Cloneable, a new Raleigh-headquartered startup, is working to make drones more intelligent—and the company is led by former PrecisionHawk leaders. Hear more about their tech platform and their pre-seed funding round.

Wake Tech and ECSU partner in aviation education program

The demand for unmanned aircraft systems, commonly known as "drones," is growing, which means more job opportunities. On Monday at Wake Tech, the school partnered with Elizabeth City State University to show the sky's the limit for careers in unmanned flight.

Triangle drone developer is sold; new owners pledge to expand operations in NC

Blue Force Technologies, which is developing an autonomous drone called The Fury with "fighter like" performance, has been sold to a California firm that says it will expand operations in the Triangle.

Five ways technology is changing how you get your online shopping and takeout deliveries

In 2020, more than 100 billion packages were sent globally, a figure that could double by 2030. Here are five technologies that are shaking up the industry and transforming the way we receive packages.

Drone delivery program at Amazon hit by job cuts, CNBC says

Citing unnamed sources, CNBC reports that job cuts have hit Amazon's drone delivery program known as Prime Air.

Drones’ next hot gig: Preventing wildfires with ‘dragon eggs’

As US wildfires have grown larger and deadlier in recent years, one company is using drones and fire-starting “dragon eggs” to help prevent extreme blazes and save firefighters’ lives.

Drone tech firm moving headquarters to Raleigh from Kansas

AgEagle, a drone manufacturer, plans to move its headquarters to Raleigh just two years after establishing its headquarters in Wichita.

Want lunch? Flytrex now delivering by drone in Durham, Holly Springs

The drone delivery company Flytrex is now making deliveries in southern Durham, in a two-mile radius around Southpoint Mall.

How they voted: Recent NC congressional votes

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted over the previous week.

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How they voted: Recent NC congressional votes

Some beaches turn to drones to catch sharks swimming close to shore

NBC's Aaron Gilchrist has details on why some beaches are using drones to spot sharks before they get too close.

Drone crackdown could be coming - Bid administration wants more government action

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 nuisance.

Food falling from the sky? Holly Springs expands drone food delivery

Delivery by drone is expanding throughout central North Carolina, including the suburbs of Wake County. Here's an update.

Drone, network communications test bed now open for business at NCSU

The AERPAW – or Aerial Experimentation and Research Platform for Advanced Wireless – testbed is designed to accelerate the integration of UAS into the national airspace and enable research into advanced wireless technologies supporting dynamic, mobile, and airborne networks. Here are the details.

It's official: FCC names Raleigh 'innovation zone' for drone, wireless communications

A site that includes a portion of North Carolina State University in Raleigh is one of two new innovation zones, at which advanced communications research will be conducted, the FCC announced Thursday.

Drones could help Outer Banks recover from future storms

The remoteness of the Outer Banks makes the chain of islands so appealing, but when disaster strikes, getting help to people who live there is tough. That’s where drones could help.

FCC go-ahead could boost research that would expand both wireless technology, drones

The Federal Communications Commission has named Raleigh an "Innovation Zone," freeing up local researchers to study expansions in both wireless technology and drone use.

Detecting drones in cities is tough - Duke engineers say machine learning can help

Engineers at Duke University are using machine learning to identify drones. One of the largest challenges? Birds.

'Vertical mobility:' Volkswagen looks to the skies - flying vehicles

Volkswagen is looking into flying vehicles in China, becoming the latest automaker to probe the possibilities of personal air travel.

Get a drone for Christmas? FAA's flying rules are changing - here's how

There are more drones in the air every day; trials continue for product deliveries, but the FAA is making changes in rules for drone operations. Big ones.

Duke researchers leading $5M project to improve Air Force networks

Researchers at Duke University will work with colleagues across the nation to ensure that future communication protocols used by the United States Air Force are suitable for handling the most data-heavy tasks imaginable, such as flying UAVs, and secure from adversarial attack.