On Wednesday, the organization Lederne demands a temporary national ban on flying drones until the security situation in the country has changed. The demand comes after the threat situation in Norway has intensified recently. Therefore, the organization thinks it is strange that Norway does not remove all unnecessary risks related to the uncontrolled use of drones. – The security situation in Norway should not be challenged unnecessarily, and a temporary ban on the free use of drones appears to be a small price to pay, says deputy leader Liv Spjeld By in Lederne to news. – For people who regularly use planes and helicopters to get to work, drone traffic is an unnecessary extra burden. And something that creates uncertainty and insecurity both for employees and their families, she continues. In that case, it will mean that the police, vegetation, power companies, nature photographers and everyone else who uses drones will have to put them on the ground for the time being. On Wednesday morning, Bergen Airport Flesland was closed after observations of one or more drones in the area. At Førde airport Bringeland, the police have also received reports of drones. Posten tests drones At the same time, Posten is now testing the delivery of parcels with drones. On Tuesday, such a drone delivery was tested in Trøndelag. At 90 kilometers an hour, the green drone from Posten comes whizzing over the salmon river Namsen, down along the waterway to Namsos. It has an important water sample with it, which it is urgent to have examined at a laboratory in the city. – This autumn we are testing the use of drones. We collect water samples from Snåsavatnet to Nemko Norlab’s laboratories in Namsos. They are transported with self-flying drones that have a wingspan of 2.5 metres, says press manager Kenneth Tjønnland Pettersen in Posten to news. Kenneth Tjønndal Pettersen from Posten says it is important to try out new technology for the future. Photo: Espen Sandmo / news Lander with the water test – It is important for us to test out new technology to see how this can contribute to strengthening our delivery services. We gain a lot of valuable experience from this project, and already see that it both reduces travel time and the Co₂ footprint, says Pettersen. Several Norwegian players have used drones to send goods in recent years. Also in the healthcare system, where especially during the corona pandemic there was a rush to get answers to important tests. Lars Erik Fagernes from the company Aviant has in recent years developed a drone service where they deliver goods for their partners. – Drones are fast, and they can deliver goods regardless of geography. In addition, it is environmentally friendly and safe. We have completed 1,500 flights and covered 25,000 kilometers in the last two years, says Fagernes. The drone with the water sample from Snåsavatnet took around 40 minutes to fly five miles to Namsos. Photo: Posten Challenging geography For Posten, it’s about delivering mail everywhere in Norway. Also where geography can be a challenge. – We don’t yet know exactly how this will turn out in the future, but we are quite sure that drones will eventually become important to us. Perhaps with a view to deliveries to people living on islands, or delivery of medicines that must be done quickly, says Kenneth Tjønndal Pettersen. On Tuesday this week, the drone flew from Snåsavatnet with a water sample that was delivered to the airport in Namsos. As the crow flies, just over 51 kilometres, which the drone used approx. 40 minutes to cover. By car, the journey time would be over an hour. – On a good day, we would be able to deliver the goods in half an hour, says Lars Erik Fagernes from the company Aviant. Lars Erik Fagernes from the company Aviant believes that the use of drones for package deliveries will increase in the coming years. Photo: Espen Sandmo / news In these times, the use of drones is sensitive in terms of espionage and the threat from the east. – We have no comment on Posten’s tests of drones. On a general basis, the Norwegian Armed Forces follow the development and use of drones in the current situation, Lieutenant-Colonel Per Espen Strande from the Ministry of Defense tells news. In this field, the grass has been sown with a drone – calls the trial project a success – Must be regulated Officer and professor at the Danish Armed Forces College, Tormod Heier, thinks Posten’s use of drones is a good idea. But; – Drone use must be regulated so that it benefits society as much as possible, without increasing the risk to society. Posten is therefore in a classic dilemma that arises every time new technology is introduced. Namely, the balance between cost-effective solutions that create more and better services for the population, without giving those who want to harm us better opportunities to do just that. – Here we will certainly learn a lot in the coming years, since we are only at the beginning of a rapid technological development in this field, says Heier. Officer and professor Tormod Heier believes that drone use must be regulated more strictly than today.
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Posten wants to fly drones – but the Leaders demand a drone ban – news Trøndelag
