DARPA Lift Challenge winner achieves a 3.84:1 payload-to-weight ratio with a purpose-built 29-pound aircraft By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill A Canadian drone company has won a contest sponsored by a U.S. Department of Defense agency, by almost reaching a milestone that’s been compared to the first human breaking a supposed physical barrier by running a four-minute … [Read more...] about Avidrone Pushes Heavy-Lift Drone Performance Toward the 4:1 Barrier
Brockton Students Beat the Odds to Win National Drone Competition
After years of competing with limited resources, the Massachusetts high school team takes first place on the national stage By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill The results of a recent drone competition featuring middle and high school students from across the country proved that competitors don’t have to come from wealthy communities to be able to excel at designing, … [Read more...] about Brockton Students Beat the Odds to Win National Drone Competition
Tulsa Hopes to Become ‘The Drone Capital of the World’
By Dronelife Features Editor Jim Magill Tulsa builds a full drone industry ecosystem from the ground up. Tulsa Oklahoma, long identified as a capital of the oil industry, is striving to be rechristened as "The Drone Capital of the World." The city seemed to be well on its way to securing that title last month after Irish drone delivery company MANNA announced the selection … [Read more...] about Tulsa Hopes to Become ‘The Drone Capital of the World’
A Drone Factory at Sea: Firestorm Labs Tests Onboard Manufacturing with U.S. Navy
Firestorm produced more than 1,000 components for Squall UAVs and other critical equipment during a two-week voyage aboard the USS Essex. By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill With the goal of helping to ensure the U.S. military has rapid access to the tools needed to fulfill its mission, a San Diego-based manufacturer recently demonstrated its ability to manufacture UAV … [Read more...] about A Drone Factory at Sea: Firestorm Labs Tests Onboard Manufacturing with U.S. Navy
“If You Fly, We Can’t”: Drone Incursions Still Disrupt Wildfire Response Across the West
Five unauthorized drone flights over Oregon’s Wrights Spring Fire grounded firefighting aircraft, highlighting a growing safety problem during wildfire operations. By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill As massive wildfires continue to ravage vast areas of the West and northwestern U.S., the problem of unauthorized drones flying in disaster areas continues to hamper aerial … [Read more...] about “If You Fly, We Can’t”: Drone Incursions Still Disrupt Wildfire Response Across the West
