Drone services provider Skyports has partnered with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s (MassDOT) Aeronautics Division to bring drones to Cape Cod. Cape Cod is a popular vacation spot in New England, but includes many islands, peninsulas that can be hard to reach, especially in the winter: including the well-known communities of …

Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Author of the article: Hamdi Issawi Safety pilot Abrahim Mardani demonstrates loading a package into a new delivery drone at the Edmonton International Airport, on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. This is Canada’s first drone delivery operation from within an airport. Photo by David Bloom /Postmedia …

Archer eVTOL Granted New FAA Status by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Archer Aviation Inc. announced that the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has granted it a Special Airworthiness Certificate authorizing the company to begin flight testing its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) Maker aircraft. With this final …

Few things are more scenic than a wild blueberry barren full of plump and ripe berries. But Maine’s iconic berry crop is facing a climate crisis that threatens its future. Scientists earlier this year reported that the Down East region — home to the state’s blueberry barrens — is warming faster than …

Avy Launches World’s First Drone Response Network by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Dutch aviation technology pioneer Avy has launched the first Drone Response Network to combine docking stations with autonomous aircraft that possess vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities. The network’s implementation provides ‘drone coverage’ within a certain …

UAV Technology USA 2022 Conference SMi Group reports: Colonel Nathan P. Diller will be giving an update on the AFWERX program at next year’s UAV Technology USA Conference. ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, USA, December 2, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ — In June 2021, AFWERX, a US Air Force (USAF) program aimed at bringing innovation …

Source: Vantis Newly Released: Vantis RFP for UAS Vendors to Support Operational BVLOS Testing by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby North Dakota’s Statewide UAS Network, Vantis, has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking multiple unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to support operational testing of beyond-visual-line-of-sight flights (BVLOS) on the …

Agricultural drone market was valued at $0.9 Bn in 2020. Growing at a high CAGR of more than 19.4% between 2021-2031, it is estimated to reach $6.5 Bn by 2031 MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES, December 2, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ — According to a new market research report published by sheer analytics …

UK Drone Specialist UAVaid Launches First Medical Drone Delivery Service in Sierra Leone by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby On November 19th, the very first medical delivery by drone in Sierra Leone was completed as part of a collaboration between the Sierra Leone Directorate of Science Technology & Innovation …

By Chris Froud, senior associate and patent attorney in the Electronics, Computing & Physics group at European intellectual property firm, Withers & Rogers. The sharp increase in online shopping during the pandemic has underlined the important role of the UK’s freight industry in keeping goods moving. However, if e-commerce activity …