CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Israel has become the first-ever country to allow drones in civilian airspace. Israel’s Ministry of Transport and Road Safety had also recently announced the country’s first certification for unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs) to operate in civilian airspace.

Detailed explanation-2: -Commercial drones take flight Informed by military research and development over the previous 150 years, the first use of drones for non-military ventures started in 2006, the same year the Federal Aviation Administration issued its first commercial drone permit.

Detailed explanation-3: -Abraham Karem (born 1937) is a designer of fixed and rotary-wing unmanned vehicles. He is regarded as the founding father of UAV (drone) technology.

Detailed explanation-4: -Varuna is the product of Pune-based Sagar Defence Engineering. (Image credit: Screengrab from video tweeted by ANI) India’s first passenger drone, built by Pune-based Sagar Defence Engineering, will soon be inducted into the Indian Navy.

Detailed explanation-5: -Israel pioneered the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for real-time surveillance, electronic warfare, and decoys.