The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has clarified their position on Chinese made drones. In a DOD statement on DJI drones, the agency stated that “systems produced by Da Jiang Innovations (DJI) pose potential threats …
The South China Morning Post has reported that China deployed the Wing Loong 2H military scale drone to restore communications during the recent floods, in another example of how drone technology can be utilized for disaster …
Update July 23, 2021: Joby Aviation, mentioned below, reached out to clarify that their aircraft are not “drone taxis” but manned by type-rated pilots. A new report “Drone Taxi Market by Range (Intercity, Intracity), Propulsion (Fully …
A new Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) seeks to revise the agency’s authority to investigate drone accidents. In AUVSI’s formal comment, the largest unmanned systems advocacy organization …
The DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety UAS Summit in Atlanta is an important part of this year’s AUVSI XPONENTIAL show, providing public safety agencies from all over the world the opportunity to gather for training, education, and …
Dejero provides drone captured live stream video services for sporting events, disasters By DRONELIFE Staff Writer Jim Magill First responders and law enforcement agencies are increasingly relying on drone-captured live-streamed video to increase their ability …
The American Drone Alliance, a group comprised of U.S.-based drone manufacturers and Blue sUAS providers Skydio and Teal with European-based open software platform Auterion, have published a response to the Financial Times article releasing a DOI …
Blue sUAS provider Teal Drones acquired by Red Cat Holdings (NASDAQ: RCAT) in an all-stock deal. Puerto Rico-based Red Cat includes remote inspection company Skypersonic, analytics platform Dronebox, drone imaging and communications company Fat Shark, and …
News and Commentary. A recent Financial Times article (article behind paywall) reports on a DOI memo stating that Blue sUAS are more expensive, less capable than other Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) drones- and still …
Counter-drone company Citadel Defense has captured $4 million in government contracts from an undisclosed, American government agency in an effort to keep rogue drones – some piloted by terrorists – away from military operations. Over …
In this Drone Public Safety Column: do the FAA rules even matter? The complex environment of enforcement. The following is one of a biweekly serieson public safety drone issues by Steve Rhode, Chief Pilot with the …
AgEagle moves into a new and growing niche for commercial drones: the hemp industry. AgEagle partners with Florida officials to encourage growth of state’s hemp industry By DRONELIFE Staff Writer Jim Magill Two of the …
Global UTM provider OneSky chosen by NASA to provide its Airspace Management Services as part of the National Campaign (NC-1) program, with a global consortium that includes Global Flight Partners, Infrastructure System Partners, Infrastructure Services …
A new techno-marriage is about to give 911 dispatchers a life-saving view from above thanks to drone innovation. Public-safety tech firm Carbyne this week announced a partnership with Edgybees, a provider of high-precision, geo-registration software …
