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Drone company PrecisionHawk has survived 10 years in the industry, evolving from a manufacturer of an iconic fixed wing to its current position as a drone software and services provider. Through the years, PrecisionHawk has taken many leadership positions in the industry, working closely with the FAA on flight beyond …

The past 10 months have not been good for Boeing for all sorts of reasons—capped off in December by the failure of the company’s Starliner commercial crew vehicle to achieve the right orbit in its uncrewed debut. But the biggest of the company’s problems remains the 737 MAX, grounded since …

Please enable Javascript to watch this video MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A new competition is growing in the sports world, and Memphis is getting in on the action. Drone racing puts the player virtually inside the drone, which can then fly up to 100 mph. The Mid-South was without a connection …

Danish logistics and international shipping giant, DFDS, has been combining drones and AI to streamline terminal operations. DFDS provides transportation services, supply chain solutions and warehouse management, handling millions of trailers every year. The company has been exploring the potential for drones to be used to improve freight inspections at …

Courtesy of Clutch The popularity of drone delivery is changing consumer preferences according to a new survey of 528 online shoppers by a B2B review platform. The report by Clutch found 36 percent of online shoppers say they would be more likely to purchase an item if it were delivered …

For the past several years, California rice has been dealing with a pesky new weed, weedy rice, aka “red” rice. Weedy rice is a difficult pest to manage, because it is the same species as rice (both are Oryza sativa L.), rendering herbicide use next-to-impossible. In the southern U.S, rice-growing region (Texas, Louisiana, …

Joby Aviation, pioneers in electric propulsion aircraft, have just received another massive funding round to make their vision of urban air mobility (UAM) – drone taxis – a reality. Urban Air Mobility is a big topic, and there are a lot of players in the space.  There are a variety …

Some observers believe the UFOs could be alien visitors… For weeks, mysterious unidentified flying objects over the Eastern Plains region of Colorado have vexed residents, law enforcement, the military, and state and federal officials. Those who see them say they appear in the night sky, often several at a time, their locations …

Courtesy: Terra Drone A subsidiary of Japanese drone provider Terra Drone is helping keep schools safe in the Kyrgyz Republic (aka Kyrgyzstan). The World Bank recently commissioned KazUAV to conduct drone inspections over older school buildings across the capital city of Bishek. So far, drones have mapped 12 schools in the …

  image courtesy African Drone Forum The African Drone Forum: February 5 – 7, 2020.   Register here!  The commercial drone industry has developed rapidly over the last five years: and governments, humanitarian organizations and enterprise companies all over the world are working to best utilize the technology to help …