Most analysts expect the FAA to announce the final version of Part 107, the Small UAS Rule, tomorrow – in accordance with the agency’s frequent promises to release the rule “late spring.”  But John Goglia, writing for Forbes magazine, has published a copy of a leaked summary of the new …

Israel is one of the latest nations to fly into the expanding skies of the anti-drone industry — recently introducing two systems into the global marketplace. In a nation plagued by terrorist uprisings as well as potential drone attacks against industrial and civilian targets, a duo of domestic firms have …

Canadian officials have declared the skies drone free over a small town in northeast Alberta. Transport Canada, the nation’s counterpart to the FAA, made a ruling last week prohibiting drones from the airspace above the Fort McMurray urban service area according to the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. An urban …

3DR recently announced that they have received another influx of funding, this one from Autodesk, the makers of AutoCad.  The investment- of an undisclosed amount – is the latest step towards commercial drones for 3DR, giving them a commercial solution which will convert aerial images to a 3D mesh using the Autodesk 3D …

When most police departments seek government funds for drone buys, we’re talking between $1,000 and $10,000. The Louisville Metro Police Department says “Go big or go home.” Last week, Louisville Metro police Chief Steve Conrad asked the Metro Council’s budget committee for $80,000 to buy a high-end (but unnamed) model. …

Public-safety agencies in Great Britain are adopting drone technology at an astounding rate, a new media report reveals. According to Sky News, “two thirds of fire services in the UK and half of police forces are now using drones or are planning to.” Wales and England are leading the way …

DroneLife Exclusive – part of the Girls Can’t Drone series.  Gretchen West is one of a new breed of business women – smart, effective, and focused on how they can contribute.  And as an influential woman in the drone industry, West is making big contributions to changing the way business thinks about drones. Her career began …

On a cold October morning, a drone begins its mission. Flying over all 7,255 yards of greens, the drone is watching, learning, tracking. The U.S. Open will be held here at Oakmont, hosting the worlds best golfers on a legendarily challenging course. Possibly the hardest golf course in America, Oakmont …

An ill-fated flight into the safety-drone skies has crashed and burned for a small Minnesota town. At a recent meeting of the Baxter City Council, a measure that would have permitted local police to seek a $50,000 grant for a drone purchase failed to take flight in a 2-2 tie …

While most drone companies look to the skies for success, a Michigan-based firm believes the future lies underwater. Fathom, a Grand Rapids start-up, is developing an aquatic, football-shaped drone for release this summer. The brain-child of a trio of graduates from Hope College, Fathom hopes to crack the underwater robotics …