Draganfly Receives Contract from Canadian Provincial Wildfire Services by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Award-winning drone leader Draganfly Inc. announced that it will be supplying a Canadian Provincial Government with drone pilot crews and drone technology to aid in firefighting mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery efforts. The company’s sophisticated … [Read more...] about Draganfly Drones Will Help Put Out Canada’s Wildfires
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Impossible Aerospace: US-1’s ‘Battery-First’ Concept Offers 2-Hour Flight Time
It turns out that we've been doing this aviation thing wrong the whole time. Instead of designing a lightweight drone capable of carrying a battery and a useful payload, we should have been developing batteries that can fly. That's the conclusion that acted as the starting point for Impossible Aerospace, a California startup fresh out of stealth mode and ready to shake up … [Read more...] about Impossible Aerospace: US-1’s ‘Battery-First’ Concept Offers 2-Hour Flight Time
Another Tool for Fighting Fires: Autonomous Air Tankers
Firefighters may soon get another tool in the drone arsenal, as Thrush Aircraft and Drone America from an alliance to begin development of the world's first autonomous air tanker. The Best of Planes and Drones Thrush Aircraft manufactures small manned planes; Drone America designs and manufactures commercial drones. "The new tanker is expected to blend Thrush’s large … [Read more...] about Another Tool for Fighting Fires: Autonomous Air Tankers
