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Founder and CEO Bill Reynolds of Leading Edge Associates, Inc. and Leading Edge Aerial Technologies has been working on mosquito control since he entered the industry with a college internship in 1985.  Now, he’s won an industry award for creative thinking and advancing public health efforts for his work in …

Source: Citadel Defense Counter-drone provider Citadel Defense just scored another contract with the U.S. defense department in what has become a string of awards from defense agencies worldwide. According to a Citadel press release, the startup garnered $5 million to protect soldiers from potentially hostile drones on the battlefield using its …

A new strategic partnership between Toyota Tshusho and Zipline in Japan will enable nation-scale, on-demand drone delivery of critical medical supplies. Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Toyota Tsusho) is one of Japan’s general trading companies and a member of the Toyota Group.  The partnership with Zipline in Japan will bring medical drone …

At last week’s “Let’s Talk Drones” chat room, the audience got to see an end-to-end Flytrex drone delivery: from the order, placed on a phone app, to the delivery of a hot Starbuck’s coffee drink at the Flytrex and Causey Aviation operations center in Fayetteville, NC.  The whole process was …

See this image change at Ellipsis Earth Drones are proving to be a critical tool for environmentalists.  Now, a city in the U.K. is utilizing the sophisticated technology of Ellipsis Earth to address the problem of trash with drones. Cities Today reports that a pilot program in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) …

Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) are a critical component of urban air mobility, drone taxis, and more future applications of flight.  Lockheed Martin company Sikorsky Innovations is at the forefront of VTOL development. Creating the Future of Vertical Flight: A Sikorsky Innovations Perspective “Use the greatest of caution when …

A two way radio for drones from Dotterel Technologies means that drone operators could actually have a two-way conversation with people on the ground. The sophisticated audio payload  allows for communications despite the sound of the drone itself.  The applications for a two way radio for drones are tremendous, but …

Image: HOsiHO, used with permission Drone photographers making a living with their art have to have talent – and a good understanding of the market.  Professional photographer Sami Sarkis, the artist behind stock image platform HOsiHO, gives DRONELIFE the deep dive on what aerial images sell best – right now. Current …

Good news for drone entrepreneurs! The Genius NY deadline for application has been extended to April 30, 2021, giving drone companies another chance to try for the $1 million top prize. Five finalists will share the $3 million dollar prize money, with one company scoring the top prize.  Almost more …

In a big step forward for cargo drone delivery, CA-based Volansi has received flight approvals to operate beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) in Senegal. Africa has long been a leader in drone delivery applications, starting with Zipline’s widescale medical delivery operation in Rwanda.  This latest announcement, however, is different …