For Israeli companies considering US market entry, the United States they believe existed pre-Covid is a far different place than the country they wish to access now. While the pandemic has caused a lot of pain and suffering, opportunities have also arisen. And Israeli entrepreneurs are good at spotting opportunities …

The Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center has awarded a $93.3 million contract to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI), makers of the MQ-9 Reaper, to equip the drone with new AI technology. The aim is for the Reaper to be able to carry out autonomous flight, decide where to direct …

Is your drone registration expiring soon? Here’s what to do. The FAA’s drone registration program went live on December 21, 2015.  A lot has happened in the five years following the implementation of regulation: but it still stands.  If you were one of the first to step up and register …

Free image By DRONELIFE Staff Writer Jim Magill A recent decision by a federal judge will allow a lawsuit, challenging the constitutionality of Texas drone law, to move forward. On November 30, US District Judge Robert Pitman handed down an order denying a motion made by attorneys representing the state …

Nobody has officially claimed responsibility for deploying the satellite-controlled machine-gun with “artificial intelligence” used to assassinate Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in Tehran at the end of November. But you would get fairly short odds were you to take a bet on it being the Mossad, Israel’s aggressive – and …

Germanna CC, CC BY 2.0 A provision in the current version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would make it significantly easier to use drones for education. As the final version of the NDAA approaches a vote, issues including  a proposed ban of Chinese-made tech have been negotiated.  The …

Easy Aerial’s new drone Albatross adds triple payload capacity to unlimited flight time, with Easy Aerial’s tethering system. Brooklyn’s Easy Aerial has established themselves as a leading provider of autonomous drone-based monitoring systems. “The newest addition to the company’s rapidly expanding portfolio of tethered Smart Aerial Monitoring Systems (SAMS-T), the Albatross …

The desired technical upgrade is reportedly part of a shift towards confronting China, namely in the South China Sea, with a light and at the same time deadly infantry force, minimising the logistical burden for the units. The US Marine Corps wants to provide its infantry units with autonomous drone …

Source: Civil + Structural Engineer Think your video soars above all the rest when it comes to engineering videos? Civil + Structural Engineer Media this week announced an open call for submissions to the 2021 Engineering Drone Video of the Year (EDVY) Competition through April 30, 2021. Videos must be …

DRONERESPONDERS, the leading resource for public safety drone programs, will launch a “Drones as First Responder” working group. The working group is designed to help other police and public safety departments develop programs like that first built by the Chula Vista, CA police department.  In Chula Vista, drones are sent …