Brabus is probably best known for giving Mercedes-AMG products some fancy bodywork and huge injections of power, and that’s exactly what it has done to the latest Mercedes-AMG G-Class. Enter the Brabus XLP 800, a custom pickup-truck version of the already outrageous G63 AMG SUV with a V-8 engine boosted to nearly 800 …

Key point: Everyone wants drones these days, but sometimes it is worth buying American. That’s what some countries are finding out the hard way. China’s CH-4 killer drone appears to be falling out of favor with some of its major operators. This first appeared in August 2019 and is being reposted …

KUALA LUMPUR – Over 100 photography enthusiasts attended a stock photo workshop organised by Microstockers Malaysia at i-Space, Menara Vads, Taman Tun Dr Ismail recently. This is the first time such event was organised to educate members and fellow photographers how to market and sell their photos online. The one-day …

Update: AUVSI’s major drone show, Xponential 2020 has been postponed due to the outbreak of the coronavirus.  AUVSI President Brian Wynne sent out the following letter to attendees and exhibitors, republished here: Dear AUVSI XPONENTIAL Community, Based on currently available information, and with the best interests of our members, exhibitors, …

The rise of videogrammetry is enabling 3D modeling for everyone: making the process easier and lowering barriers to adoption. The following is a guest post by Bobby Ouyang, CEO of SkyeBrowse.  SkyeBrowse is an innovative software that enables 3D modeling through videogrammetry.  DRONELIFE neither accepts nor offers payments for guest …

Reprinted with Permission from Fortune Business Insights The market for small drones is projected to reach $22.55 billion by the end of 2026, according to a report recently released by Fortune Business Insights.   In a paid analysis study titled “Small Drones Market Size,  Share & Industry Analysis, by Type (Fixed-Wing, Rotary-Wing, …

After a hiatus of almost two decades, the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) appears poised to once again assume significance in regional affairs. The renewed vigour has already resulted in a fresh agreement on tangible areas of cooperation and ways of resuscitating the organisation. …

If there were to be an obvious “winner” according to investment figures of 2019, it would be the passenger drone companies. In order to showcase the vast differences in cash injections into different sectors of the drone industry, this year we split it four ways into: drone, passenger drone, counter-drone …

DSNA DGAC, France’s air traffic control agency, has selected UK-based Altitude Angel as one of eight participants in their “U-Space Together” project, an effort to trial a variety of systems in order to create a best of breed solution.  Each participant will implement their product in a specific designated area, …

Matthew Gilligan, vice president of navigation and modernization solutions at Raytheon, has said that the company’s Skyler surveillance radar will help address challenges in air traffic management, which now include emerging urban air mobility platforms. Gilligan said in an interview with Aviation Week published Wednesday that Skyler’s software-defined framework is …