they are done and they fly away, it will be left bare. albert has now trained teams he works with to collect information on the ground. they feed it through an app to the control centre run by the kenyan government and the un food and agricultural organisation. with the gps coordinates from the trackers, pilots of spray planes are then able to go to specific areas infested with locusts to apply pesticides. and the ground team would often be there to confirm the location. we tried to track this swarm. and today, we have been able to send the spray planes to spray this swarm.
have a great night, and happy on abc 7 news at 6:00, demonstrators painted a mural in another bay area. this time richmond. calling for reparations. statues continue to be torn down across the country, including in san francisco. we get insight on new statues that may take their place. for many local families, father s day carried extra meaning amid the pandemic and protests. that s next on abc 7 news at 6:00. you know, we appreciate the little things right now, you know. even if it s working on father s day. father s day across the bay area was anything but typical this year thanks to the covid-19 pandemic and nationwide protests. hello and thanks for joining us on this father s day. i m eric thomas. and i m dion lim.
the unmanned aircraft has been brought into service four years early so things like personal protective equipment, ppe, can be sent to the island quickly. duncan kennedy has been to see it in action. mid air, mid solent, midway to the isle of wight to land vital hospital equipment. this is britain s first drone medical supply service. delivering protective clothing in the covid 19 crisis to the island s only nhs hospital. called a windracers ultra, it s a massive autonomous aircraft that is remote controlled and with the cargo hold the size of an estate car boot. it s capable of carrying a very significant payload of 100 kilos for 1,000km, and it s capable of flying at nearly 100mph, so it s relatively fast and, most importantly, it s cheap.
called a windracers ultra, it s a massive autonomous aircraft that is remote controlled and with the cargo hold the size of an estate car boot. it s capable of carrying a very significant payload of 100 kilos for 1,000km, and it s capable of flying at nearly 100mph, so it s relatively fast and, most importantly, it s cheap. the drone was originally designed to deliver food to remote areas of africa, but southampton university and a consortium of companies called solent transport have combined to adapt it, remove supplies and ppe to the isle of wight at the request of the government. it needs a runway no longer than a football pitch to take off and land. and it s quick, taking only 10 minutes to fly over the solent. it s fully safety tested,
to see it in action. mid air, mid solent, midway to the isle of wight to land vital hospital equipment. this is britain s first drone medical supply service. delivering protective clothing in the covid 19 crisis to the island s only nhs hospital. called a windracers ultra, it s a massive autonomous aircraft that is remote controlled and with the cargo hold the size of an estate car boot. it s capable of carrying a very significant payload of 100 kilos for 1,000km, and it s capable of flying at nearly 100mph, so it s relatively fast and, most importantly, it s cheap. the drone was originally designed to deliver food