Jim Zimmerman invited me aboard his Massey-Ferguson combine as he prepared to harvest a soybean plot. This on-farm trial compared various soybean populations. He planted and harvested the replicated trial with the help of Larry Temple. Just retired as the Extension ag educator in Jay County, Ind., Temple returned to …

Unmanned Systems Coast Guard to develop drone interception capability By Adam Mazmanian Nov 06, 2019 The U.S. Coast Guard is developing a counter-drone capability to both protect its own locations and to guard protected assets under special circumstances as provided for under a recent law. Under the Preventing Emerging …

This week the FAA is running a National Drone Safety Awareness campaign. As well as partnering with Know Before You Fly and the UAS Safety Team to reaffirm the rules of the skies, the aviation administration is looking for stories of how drones are being safely used in business contexts. Today …

DJI’s Mavic Mini has just hit the shelves.  Ali Crane of DJI experts Dr. Drone explains the differences between the Mavic Mini and the Mavic 2 in detail to help you choose. The following is a guest post by contributor Ali Crane, Content Creation Specialist for Dr Drone, Canada’s first …

China is exporting unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) to the Middle East which are capable of launching autonomous attacks. That’s according to the Pentagon’s top leader, US defense secretary Mark Esper, who gave a speech about artificial intelligence at the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence public conference on 5 November. …

As part of DRONELIFE’s participation in the FAA’s Drone Safety Awareness Week, DRONELIFE will feature stories according to the themes outlined.  Today, we focus on the drone industry’s contribution to insurance and other business safety arenas. In the insurance world, a culture of safety represents the difference between profits and bankruptcy …

Airbus has lifted the veil on its Low-Observable UAV Testbed (LOUT) program, which it has been working on in “Skunk Works”-like secrecy since 2007. The program has recently completed its “iterative camouflage optimization” phase, prompting Airbus and the German defense ministry to partially lift the lid on the project and provide …

By Sloane Heffernan, WRAL anchor/reporter Cary, N.C. — For the first time ever, a drone has delivered prescription drugs to someone’s home. UPS and CVS teamed up to carry out the feat in Cary last Friday. “This could be a life-changing event, especially for the elderly or sick people who …

As part of DRONELIFE’s participation in the FAA’s Drone Safety Awareness Week, DRONELIFE will feature stories according to the themes outlined.  Today, we focus on the drone industry’s contribution to small businesses. Drone delivery by UPS and Wing dominates the news, and big inspections for the oil and gas and …

Last month, California startup Skydio launched a new drone for the consumer market: Skydio 2. Then came a docking station that looks set to propel the same aircraft onto worksites around the country. The first impression is that Skydio 2 is a drone that could provide serious competition to DJI‘s …