Commercial Drones

DJI Mavic 3 Review – The Best Drone (Without a Thermal Sensor) Currently Available by Paul Rossi, DRONELIFE Contributor and Chief Operations Officer and Chief Pilot at Nine Ten Drones. Throughout the year of 2021 we watched as the top drone manufacturers took the most advanced flying payloads and downsized …

The deep dive review on EVO II Pro and EVO II Dual 640 T. Enterprise Drones the (W)Right Way by Paul Rossi, DRONELIFE Contributor and Chief Operations Officer and Chief Pilot at Nine Ten Drones. In September, Autel Robotics shipped the first EVO II Pro and EVO II Dual 640T …

Skydio 3D Tower Capture by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Skydio has announced its upcoming 3D Tower Capture, the newest autonomous capture mode for its Skydio 3D Scan software. 3D Tower Capture is optimized for vertical structures, starting with telecommunications towers. Skydio 3D Scan utilizes advanced AI to autonomously …

Don’t miss Elsight on Dawn of Drones this week, Wednesday February 23 at 11:00 am EST!  Stream below:   The CARAHSOFT PARTNER SERIES, with Elsight on Dawn of Drones this week! We continue Dual Use Technologies Month, graciously sponsored by Northop Grumman, with Elsight CEO Yoav Amitai. This Israel-based company …

In a new integration deal, U.S.-manufacturer Skyfish will leverage Sony cameras on drones to acheive engineering-grade digital twins of large infrastructure. The partnership is a “technical integration with Sony Electronics’ Alpha series mirrorless cameras[1], to deliver high-quality data capture and drone-enabled photogrammetry – the science of leveraging photography, proprietary algorithms, and …

AirData Announces Technology Partnership with Skydio by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Flight data management leader AirData UAV announced today a new technology partnership with Skydio, the leader in drone manufacturing and autonomous flight. This new partnership will enable the integration of Skydio Cloud into AirData’s robust fleet management …

DOCOMO Develops Blade-Free Blimp Drone by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby NTT DOCOMO, INC, Japan’s leading mobile operator with more than 83 million subscribers, has announced its development of a blade-free, blimp-type drone. Glowing in radiant colors, it comes equipped with a high-resolution video camera that captures high-quality video …

In “Digitise the Skies,” researchers suggest the the U.K. invest £10m “in making recreational aircraft visible to drones” which “would remove major barrier to innovation and set stage for 420,000% return,” says publishers.   The paper also suggests that the U.K. drone industry would benefit from the appointment of a a …

Battery life is a limiting factor for commercial drones.  This technology company wants to dispatch wireless power for drones. By Jim Magill A company that uses its proprietary wireless-power technology to handle complex logistics issues in the retail and warehousing industry sectors hopes to adapt that technology to be able …

Citadel Defense Improves Counter Drone Solutions – more choices, more capabilities. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Trusted security specialist Citadel Defense has added to their intelligence and counter-unmanned aircraft systems lineup with a set of new solutions under the Titan imprint. The Titan line of CUAS solutions combines …