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Guest Post: This article published with permission from our partners at DroneII, Drone Industry Insights. Article authored by Millie Radovic. One of the most common phrases in our industry is “we manufacture autonomous drones”. But can companies with very different products claim they have autonomous drones, and both be right? …

One of the most common questions we get at DRONELIFE is from new pilots.  Wherever they are, or whatever their specialty, we’ve been asked the same question hundreds, if not thousands, of times: “How do I get a job in the industry?” The answer isn’t as simple as getting a …

The XO-58A Valkyrie A recent announcement from the military describes the drone and its development: “The XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator, a long-range, high subsonic unmanned air vehicle completed its inaugural flight March 5, 2019 at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona. The Air Force Research Laboratory partnered with Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems to …

The Air Force has completed a successful first test flight of a high-tech “wingman” drone developed by Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS), an important milestone for the drone and the company that built it. Kratos’ XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator “behaved as expected” during its 76-minute inaugural flight over Arizona, according …

Share on facebook Share on twitter A drone used in Capri, Italy to search for a missing Israeli who vanished during sailing October 24 2018 . (photo credit: MAGNUS) X Dear Reader, As you can imagine, more people are reading The Jerusalem Post than ever before. …

(MENAFN – Market Press) From perimeter and internal security to contraband and violence, securing correctional facilities is a tough, complex and expensive job. Security measures for correctional facilities are going through a major technological shift, driving up spending on securing prisons and jails. The correctional facilities security technologies market …

DRONELIFE honors talented people and innovative companies of all types – and we try to do our part to promote diversity in the industry.   March 8, 2019 is International Women’s Day, so we reached out to women and men in all areas of the industry to get their thoughts …

If you follow how drones are being used in the world of conservation, you will have heard about Ocean Alliance by now. The Massachusetts-based marine conservation organization has pioneered a new way of collecting biological samples from whales in the form of SnotBot. These adapted drones act as flying Petri …

Farmers usedrones to spray chemical herbicidesin a wheat field in Yanggang village, Shihe town, Qiaocheng district of Bozhou city, eastern China’s Anhui province, March 4,2019. (Photo by Liu Qinli from People’s Daily Online) Several Chinese cities are using drones to monitor traffic, capturing traffic violations such as using mobile phones …

NASA and AeroVironment’s high-altitude drone, Helios Prototype. NASA An experimental, solar-powered drone capable of beaming internet down to Earth is set to take off. The drone, called the Hawk 30, is the product of a tightlipped partnership between Softbank and AeroVironment, an American aerospace company. The joint venture is aimed …