Civilian Drones
Could an unmanned aerial vehicle be delivering your pizza in the not too distant future? Peter Day investigates the business use of what some call, with a shiver, drones.
For decades, unmanned planes have been used by the military in places such as Afghanistan and Pakistan to watch the ground and deliver weapons controlled by remote pilots thousands of kilometres away. But now companies and experts are putting their minds to turning military drones into civilian vehicles that can do things cheaper and better than piloted planes. Peter Day investigates unmanned aerial vehicles and how they are already being used by farmers and the police. Also, could a drone be delivering your pizza in the not too distant future?
(Picture: An unmanned aerial vehicle, Credit: 91热爆)
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Adrian Eves
head of flight operations, Callen-Lenz
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Jonathan Webber
Managing Director, Callen-Lenz
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Sue Wolfe
Project Manager, Callen- Lenz
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Matthew Ellis
Police and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire Police
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Dr Stephen Prior
Reader in Unmanned Air Vehicles at Southampton University
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Professor Jim Scanlan
Professor of Aerospace Design at Southampton University
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Craig Hoyle
Defence Editor at Flight International
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Lambert Dopping-Hepenstal
Director of the Astraea Project
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Nick Meyrick
Selex ES
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Paola Santana
co-founder of Matternet
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- Sat 14 Sep 2013 01:32GMT91热爆 World Service Online
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- Sun 15 Sep 2013 18:32GMT91热爆 World Service Online
- Wed 18 Sep 2013 14:32GMT91热爆 World Service Online
- Wed 18 Sep 2013 23:32GMT91热爆 World Service Online
- Thu 19 Sep 2013 03:32GMT91热爆 World Service Online
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