Read or listen to all of the headlines in one place: excerpts from the DRONELIFE drone news of the week, July 15.  Click on the links below to read or listen to each story in full. Continue reading below, or listen: Dronecode and the PX4 Open Source Drone Platform: the …

Madrid, 13 June, 2022. – Firefighting services worldwide are constantly innovating, and the recent trend toward using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is no exception. Climate change has been a key factor in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires. Climate change is creating ever warmer, drier conditions, increasing the risk …

State and local officials on Thursday announced liftoff of the Skydome facility at Griffiss International Airport, the largest of only seven Federal Aviation Authority-designated drone-testing facilities in the nation. “We had a vision and we were going to see it through, and we did,” said Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente. …

IMCO Group’s Blaze, a leading provider of affordable, innovative, reliable, multi-mission unmanned/remotely controlled solutions for air, land, and naval applications, will participate at the Farnborough International Airshow and unveil the Spider VTOL: A Mini electrical fixed-wing VTOL UAV utilizing a single motor and a single propeller. Unlike traditional fixed-wing VTOL …

Dedrone Closes $30M in Oversubscribed Series C-1 Financing Round by Ian M Crosby Today, smart airspace security leader Dedrone announced its closing of $30 million in an oversubscribed Series C-1 financing round. Continue reading below, or listen: The round was led by public safety technology company Axon, with participation from …

I have used the drone (Toyota Hiace) as a commercial van for three years. I am sometimes hired to drive tourists to different destinations in Uganda. I like it because it is a fast performance car. The more you accelerate, the faster it picks up speed, but you have to …

Welcome to WonderLand, as Wonder Robotics Launches Autonomous Drone Solution with $4M Seed Round by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Drone autonomous flight and landing specialist Wonder Robotics has announced the closing of $4 million in a seed round led by Elron Ventures alongside Besadno Investment Group. Continue reading …

7 June 2022, Melbourne, Australia: Swoop Aero has completed a $16 million Series B venture capital raise, following over 2 years of continuous drone delivery of medical supplies across Africa, and delivering over 800,000 items by drone. The latest funding will enable the company to enter into new markets, scale …

Photography: Tom Ziora – www.tomziora.comPostproduction: Wagnerchic – www.wagnerchic.com Volocopter Opens First Public VoloCity Exhibition in Asia by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, urban air mobility (UAM) leader Volocopter announced a partnership with Singapore’s Institute of Technical Education (ITE) for the launch of a VoloCity public exhibition featuring free …

SAN FRANCISCO, July 13, 2022 — Dedrone, the market leader in smart airspace security, today announced it has closed $30 million in an oversubscribed Series C-1 financing round. Led by public safety technology company Axon, this latest funding comes on the heels of the company’s $30.5 million Series C in …