Determined to be part of growing Asian drone industry, the South Korean government has announced that it will invest a further 1.2 trillion won (over $1 billion) in the industry over the nex... Read more
The Kathmandu Post reports that drone manufacturer DJI is set to expand in Latin America – focused on the commercial sector. The Chinese manufacturer is the undisputed global leader in... Read more
The drone industry can be fickle. While some drone companies have suffered through widely publicized failures – and consequent layoffs – in the last year, many are thriving. Wi... Read more
Measure, the nation’s leading Drone as a Service® operator, announced today that it has raised $15 million in Series B financing with LionTree Advisors acting as the financial advisor. Cogni... Read more
Drones are big business. Regardless of how you slice the research, the drone market is projected to be worth billions in the next five years, with a compound annual growth rate of over 10%.... Read more
With the enactment of Part 107, the US expects thousands of new commercial drone operators to enter the market this year. The FAA predicts that 90% of those new operators will be small busi... Read more
As the drone industry matures, drone manufacturers rush to partner with other technology companies: leveraging new products in order to provide more functionality, new solutions, or an entre... Read more
Commercial drone manufacturer senseFly has partnered with 3D modeling company Maptek to provide a complete solution for the mining industry. The partnership seems like a perfect fit –... Read more
Bill Kimberlin, the dynamic brain behind the new 500Below app, says the idea for crowdsourcing drone support “hit me like a ton of bricks.” A serial entrepreneur, Kimberlin says... Read more
While most people think of drones in the air, CA-based Saildrone Inc., is using drone technology on the ocean. Saildrone doesn’t call themselves a drone company, but rather “a... Read more
Do you know what’s inside your drone? As the FAA regulation shift seems to indicate a takeoff for the commercial drone industry, it isn’t only drone manufacturers who could reap... Read more
News and Commentary. Whatever you’re opinion of the election outcome, at DRONELIFE we’re focused on the drone industry. Making a few projections based on the direction that the... Read more
Part 107 was only released a few hours ago, but industry reaction has been fast and vocal. While industry stakeholders – many of whom have been active participants in efforts to devel... Read more
DRONELIFE Exclusive: Part of the Girls Can’t Drone Series. Dyan Gibbens has a superhero’s resume. An Air Force Academy Graduate, she is a pilot and a former member of the Air Fo... Read more
