Percepto drone and base at work. Autonomous drones have become a critical tool for business continuity in a wide variety of enterprise verticals. As the current crisis changes the way companies work, new tools are part of the new normal. Read on for an insider view of how industries like …
Read More »Marines to divest legacy weapons for tech-oriented future –…
Cloud Marines to divest legacy weapons for tech-oriented future By Lauren C. Williams Apr 22, 2020 The Marine Corps wants its future force to be more network and cloud oriented, and plans to divest of some legacy weapons and communications systems to get there. “We’re trading artillery and cannons …
Read More »Drones Take Flight to Carry Covid-19 Tests to Labs in Africa
The Covid-19 pandemic has frozen much of the world’s aviation system, grounding fleets, shredding balance sheets, and stopping production lines as passenger demand craters. But in Ghana, a new fleet of aircraft took flight on Friday in an effort to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. These small drones, …
Read More »Personal Helicopter: Utah Non-Profit 3D Prints Parts for Ele…
You know you want one – your own personal helicopter. Clean fuel, no traffic, and the coolest transportation in your city. Just like the prototype developed by ElectraFly, an aviation company working to expand drone technology and urban air mobility concepts to personal flying vehicles, for transportation and package delivery. …
Read More »UPS Drone Delivery: DroneUp Flies to Prove the Case for Coro…
UPS drone delivery took another big step forward recently. UPS partnered with leading U.S. drone service providers DroneUp, UPS subsidiary UPS Flight Forward (UPSFF), Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology (CIT), and Workhorse Group to test drone delivery exhaustively – proving the case for drones to take a role in helping medical professionals respond to …
Read More »Connecticut Town Testing Coronavirus ‘Pandemic Drone’ To Det…
WESTPORT, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — The town of Westport, Connecticut, will begin using “pandemic drone” test flights to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The drones will be equipped with a system that displays a person’s fever, heart and respiratory rates. RELATED STORY: Police Departments Use Drones To Enforce Social Distancing …
Read More »DroneDeploy’s New Release is Looking Forward
DroneDeploy‘s new release shows that despite the coronavirus, the company is working to ensure that businesses can get the data they need – regardless of the circumstances. DroneDeploy has expanded their product offering continually over the last several years. The spring release may be one of the biggest yet: with …
Read More »Drone Tech Can ID COVID-19 Symptoms From Above
Source: Draganfly A Connecticut town is testing a drone that can measure social distancing and detect COVID19 symptoms from the air. The Westport Police Department recently partnered with Canadian drone company Draganfly to deploy unmanned aircraft equipped with a sensor package that can display body temperature, heart and respiratory rates, …
Read More »Police Using Drones From Chinese Firm Suspected of Spying
A Chinese drone manufacturing firm suspected by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security of spying on government and private industry sites in America has supplied drones to 43 law enforcement agencies in 22 states for use in surveillance during the pandemic. The Department of the Interior was so concerned with …
Read More »A U.S.-Based DJI Alternative, Terraview’s RangePro
Terraview wants to be the U.S.-based DJI alternative. The RangePro XP8 is a commercial drone at a competitive price – that qualifies to sell to U.S. government organizations. DRONELIFE talked to Bruce Myers, Terraview president, about creating an enterprise drone, working with the government, and competing with the world’s largest drone manufacturer. …
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