This week, Ohio-based flamethrower specialist Throwflame is launching a flamethrower that can be attached to a commercial drone. The TF-19 Wasp can shoot fire 25ft and, with its 1-gallon fue... Read more
DroneBase provides aerial images and drone data to businesses around the world, with clients in residential and commercial real estate, insurance, construction, media and more. Now, the LA d... Read more
Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) have developed an AI simulation platform that allows users to design and iterate hybrid drones in a matter... Read more
When Skydio’s R1 hit the market in early 2018, the California startup set the bar for sense and avoid technology in a consumer drone. Since then, the company has launched a developer p... Read more
If you haven’t heard of anamorphic lenses before, you’ve almost certainly seen and enjoyed the results of their application. They’re most commonly used in Hollywood, and ar... Read more
The US Department of the Interior has completed an independent 15-month analysis and validation of DJI’s Government Edition Solution. The news represents a significant and positive ste... Read more
Altitude Angel is one of the UK drone industry’s success stories. The airspace technology company has led the way in European UTM tests, in 2018 gained FAA approval to provide Low Alti... Read more
Parachutes offer a quaint but effective safety measure for commercial drone operations, particularly those flying near people or with expensive payloads. UK drone retailer and DJI distributo... Read more
London’s Metropolitan Police is set to become the first UK police force to use a drone to monitor road users. Rather than reporting on congestion or accidents, the drone will be used t... Read more
UK-based Heliguy, one of DJI’s largest European enterprise partners and distributors, has been awarded a nationwide contract with Network Rail as part of a drone services framework worth up... Read more
Unprovoked shark attacks are incredibly rare, but for many years Florida has topped the global charts. That trend continued last year, with 16 shark attack cases in the Sunshine State repres... Read more
Chinese drone industry leader DJI has confirmed plans to build drones at a new production facility in California. With concerns raised over DJI’s data security practices and the threat... Read more
DJI has sent a letter to a Senate subcommittee in response to “inaccurate claims” made last week by witnesses concerning the Chinese manufacturer’s data security. On June 1... Read more
Flawed BBC Drone Documentary Does Further Damage to UK Drone Industry
Commentary. The UK drone industry has taken a beating in recent weeks. First, the head of Unmanned Traffic Management at NATS, Andy Sage, took it upon himself to categorize drone pilots as... Read more