AIR Showcases Personal eVTOL Prototype at Kentucky Derby, Announces Partnership with Aeroauto EVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft creator AIR showcased the prototype of its first vehicle, AIR ONE, at its kickoff event at the Kentucky Derby, where attendees were able to sit inside the aircraft for a virtual …

May 11, 2022, Weiterstadt, Germany – German drone delivery pioneer Wingcopter is delighted to announce that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued the Special Class Airworthiness Criteria for the Wingcopter 198 US unmanned aircraft. This approval marks a critical milestone in the certification process of Wingcopter’s flagship …

From the DJI Press release: Every new iteration of a DJI product is an opportunity to explore one question: What can be done better? One unmistakable result of this exploration with Mini 3 Pro is a completely new structural design that brings several performance enhancements. The arms and propellers have …

New Delhi: India will need approximately 100,000 drone pilots in the coming years as the sector is on the path of “exponential growth”, Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Tuesday, adding that the country has the potential of becoming a global drone hub by 2030. “We are taking …

Autel EVO Nano and Lite Series Drones Receive Firmware Updates by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Autel Robotics unveiled several firmware and software updates for the EVO Nano and EVO Lite series, as well as for the Autel Sky App. These updates provide a variety of new features …

Don’t miss Skyway on Dawn of Drones May 11 at 11:00 AM EST!  Stream below: AAM and Vertical Flight Month (sponsor: Quantum Systems Inc.) continues this week on the Dawn of Drones podcast with special guest Clifford Cruz CEO of Skyway, leading the efforts in building the most secure automated …

Dawn Zoldi, CEO and Founder, P3 Tech Consulting, creator and host of the popular weekly Dawn of Drones podcast, and producer Mike Pehel, CEO of MJN Associates, are pleased to announce the launch of two new technology-focused podcasts and related Twitter Spaces discussions, called Full Crew and Full …

BY CARLOS ANTARAMIÁN Bayraktar, a Turkish word meaning “standard bearer,” is an unmanned aerial combat vehicle (UAV), a drone capable of carrying up to 150 kilograms of munitions or missiles and flying at an altitude of 23,000 feet at a velocity of 220 km/h continuously for 24 hours. The development …

Virginia Natural Gas First in State to Deploy Pipeline Inspection With Drones by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Virginia Natural Gas (VNG) is set to become the first natural gas utility in the state to deploy Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for the inspection of gas pipelines. Self-dispatched Mavic 2 …

By U.S. Air Force, Senior Airman Ashley Richards | May 09, 2022 GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. —   As technological capabilities of America’s adversaries increase, the Air Force is constantly seeking new and innovative ways to defend its assets. With this in mind, several members from the 319 …