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Virginia Tech joins global team for award-winning research using firefighting drones
August 14, 2024
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 14 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:

Drones are becoming a common tool used by firefighters. In addition to dousing flames from the air, drones, also known as unmanned aerial systems (UAS), support other critical operations such as finding hotspots, relaying communications across large areas, or assisting with post-fire analysis.

Four Virginia Tech researchers have joined a group of 11 other colleagues from around the world to inves . . .

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