By Dronelife Features Editor Jim Magill An international team of researchers plans to deploy Windracers’ dual-use heavy-lift drone technology to study the interactions of ice and ocean water in the frigid Arctic region of northwestern Greenland. The study, which is expected to get under way this summer, will be a critical part of the so-called GIANT (Greenland Ice sheet … [Read more...] about Windracers ULTRA to Map Greenland’s Petermann Glacier
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Parallel Flight Given FAA Exemption for Heavy Lift Operations
Parallel Flight Technologies has received a 49 U.S.C. §44807 exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration, authorizing domestic commercial operations of its Firefly heavy-lift UAS. The approval removes a critical regulatory barrier for the La Selva Beach, California-based company and its industrial customers. What the FAA 44807 Exemption Means The FAA's … [Read more...] about Parallel Flight Given FAA Exemption for Heavy Lift Operations
ST Engineering, Air Inc. Unveil Large Cargo Drone For Commercial Operations
Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) introduced its largest unmanned cargo aircraft to date at the Singapore Airshow media preview on February 1, marking a significant expansion in the company's unmanned air systems portfolio. The DrN-600 represents a major step toward commercial cargo drone operations, targeting last-mile delivery applications in underserved … [Read more...] about ST Engineering, Air Inc. Unveil Large Cargo Drone For Commercial Operations
Skyworx Executes 1,200-Drone Light Show at CES 2026
At CES 2026, Skyworx Drone Shows delivered a landmark aerial show that featured 1,200 drones illuminating the Las Vegas sky, marking what the company describes as "one of the most operationally efficient large-scale drone light shows ever executed in the United States." A six-person core operations team successfully deployed four full-scale drone performances within a … [Read more...] about Skyworx Executes 1,200-Drone Light Show at CES 2026
Unifly Completes FAA-Led Detect-and-Avoid Safety Standards Project
Terra Drone's subsidiary Unifly has completed validation of "Well Clear Requirements" for drone Detect-and-Avoid (DAA) systems under the FAA's ASSURE research consortium. The project, designated A68, demonstrates how UAS Traffic Management (UTM) systems can support collision avoidance capabilities in commercial drone operations. During the initiative, Unifly deployed its UTM … [Read more...] about Unifly Completes FAA-Led Detect-and-Avoid Safety Standards Project
