Unmanned Aerial Vehicle The latest drone news

Students in a South Carolina County academic program received a firsthand view from above of how drones are changing the game for public-safety agencies. This month, the Horry County Fire Rescue showcased the department’s drone program to a local middle school project, the Summer Scholars Program. Part of an overall …

It’s been a big week in the consumer drone market for zoom capabilities. First came news that DJI is set to release a new drone camera, the Zenmuse Z3, which offers a 7x zoom creating the equivalent of a 22mm to 77mm focal length range. And now, more news from …

Austin Haughwout, the 19-year-old CT man who built a flamethrower drone and put a video of it on YouTube, has run into trouble in his legal case with the FAA.  A federal judge has ruled that Haughwout and his father must testify under oath at depositions and hand over documents about both the …

George Matus just graduated from high school in May, but he’s going to skip college – he’s been awarded a $100,000 Thiel fellowship to pursue his innovation instead – and he already knows what his first “real” job will be.  His drone business launches today, after raising $2.8 million in …

It may not seem like it, but drones are still in their infancy and only proving themselves through the rigorous testing done privately, commercially, and by state and federal government agencies. Despite the tangible benefits that drones can provide, the public has mixed sentiments about their use by law enforcement, …

photo: DMCC The Dubai Multi-Commodities Center (DMCC), the Government authority on trade, enterprise and commodities in Dubai, announced this week that they have partnered with the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) to create and launch a drone trading platform, the UAE’s first. The DMCC is a government entity unlike any here in …

Photo credit: Famartin, license by CC Drone operators flying in the state of Utah will need to be especially careful not to fly in restricted areas: Utah has just become the only state to make it legal to shoot a drone. Gov. Gary Herbert signed a bill this week which …

The latest published statistics reveal that the drone industry is here to stay in a very big way. Guest post by Tim Jennings, President of CCG, maker of DroneHangar — We all know the drone industry has had a bit of a PR problem from the start, particularly because “the …

A year ago, the Australian startup Flirtey made the first ever drone delivery in the U.S., working with NASA and the FAA to test the delivery of medical supplies to a remote medical center in Virginia. Since then, Flirtey has successfully tested both the first urban drone delivery – performed …

Patent 9,387,928 B1 Amazon drone delivery appears to be making some progress, as the company filed a patent this week for birdhouse-like docking stations for drones. US Patent 9,387,928 B1 outlines Amazon’s plans for drone delivery, including the concept of using docking stations along the flight path to allow for re-charging …