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DJI Mavic M2EA Coming off a year marred by conflict with the U.S. government, Chinese drone giant DJI is hoping to soar into bluer skies in 2021 with the release of the Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced (M2EA). Building on the solid reputation of the popular Mavic series, M2EA is geared …

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg (source: Gage Skidmore via CC BY-SA 2.0) Note: We invite drone advocacy groups and drone companies to share your response to the confirmation of DOT Sec. Pete Buttigieg. The U.S. Senate today confirmed the Biden Administration’s nomination of former presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg as …

 senseFly, one of the leading companies in fixed-wing mapping drones, has announced a new product in their line of professional mapping drones: the eBee Geo. eBee drones are well-known for their unique, incredibly lightweight construction.  Their exceptional safety design, combined with flight endurance and sophisticated payload, have made the eBee …

An unnamed government agency has signed a multi-million dollar contract for Citadel Defense Counter Drone System, Titan.  Titan will protect government assets – including ships, vehicles, robotic platforms, and military bases – from drone threats. Drone defense systems, or counter small UAS systems (C-sUAS) are an important sector in the …

Proposed Mississippi drone laws are extremely problematic for the drone industry – and the Drone Service Providers Alliance (DSP) is calling on all operators in the state to educate themselves and their representatives. If passed, the bills currently in committee could significantly impact Mississippi drone owners: and set dangerous precedents …

Zenith AeroTech  has integrated an advanced flight radar, gimbaled EO/IR camera, and mobile ad hoc networking radio on the company’s US made tethered drone, the Quad 8. It’s a complex integration project that takes the term “flexible payload” to the next level – and expands the possible applications for the …

Drones at Dawn is a can’t miss new podcast, sponsored by Interdrone – and I’m thrilled to be with Dawn Zoldi, CEO of P3 Tech Consulting and show host, as the first guest when the show launches next Monday, February 1, 2021, 10 am ET (click here to tune in). Drones …

Hyundai passenger drones are supposed to be commercialized by 2028 – but they’ll need urban infrastructure to get off the ground.  Now, that infrastructure is under development in the UK. Urban Air Port® Air-One® has been chosen to “develop aviation infrastructure and systems that enable the next generation of electric and …

The new HEISHA DNEST  takes HEISHA’s signature autonomous charging pad and makes it smaller, sleeker and sheltered with added functionality: allowing any user to turn a commercial-off-the-shelf drone into an autonous, drone-in-the-box solution. “HEISHA used to focus on industrial platforms,” says CEO Ling Lu .  “In 2020, we began to get more and more consumer demands – but that presented big challenges.  …

Autonomous drone developer Percepto is soaring into a major American expansion after the Israel company last week announced the Q2 opening of its “U.S. Center of Excellence” headquarters in  Texas and the launch of the startup’s Autonomous Inspection and Monitoring (AIM) platform to the North American market. To help lead the …