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image: Flytrex North Carolina has been a leader in drone adoption, from disaster response  to the numerous projects the state hosts as part of the UAS Integration Pilot Program.  The announcement of Walmart’s commercial drone delivery pilot program in NC this week has put drone programs in North Carolina back …

Amid ongoing trade tensions between China and the U.S. that has led to concerns about data privacy for DJI drones, DJI continues to enhance the security of their platform.  Today,  DJI announced that they would make Local Data Mode – a feature that eliminates entirely the need for internet connectivity, completely …

Source: Teal Utah-based drone provider Teal is winging its way into the UAV stratosphere with the recent launch of the Golden Eagle. The American-made drone system provides aerial surveillance and awareness through, what a Teal press release dubs, “scalable, secure, and rugged technology.” A drone provider since 2014, Teal manufactures …

Source: Swift Swift Engineering is banking on the success of the high altitude long endurance (HALE) drone system. In partnership with NASA’s Ames Research Center, Swift recently completed a maiden flight at New Mexico’s Spaceport America. The project also performed a full-system UAS check, as well as validating the drone’s configuration for …

Remote ID and connected drones are critical pieces to realizing the full potential of the drone industry – but the framework must be built to optimize functionality and safety and minimize complexity. Following the company’s selection to help the FAA develop a framework for Remote ID, we caught up with …

Source: Bell Aviation giant Bell Aircraft Corporation soared through FAA drone benchmarks, landing beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) status with its Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) Citing drone missions that require delivering “goods and information to critical – sometimes inaccessible – locations,” Bell snagged BVLOS to launch autonomous drone flights over …

Source: NOAA It’s not an Ark, but NOAA is charting a new course for aquatic research using autonomous drones. The federal agency recently launched a sea-going sortie of three aquatic drones bound for the Bering Sea. The drone fleet will survey the nation’s largest fish stock and monitor changing weather …

Counter drone solutions are increasingly critical to government customers, as government agencies around the world work to protect the airspace over sensitive spaces and critical infrastructure.  As the market for counter drone solutions heats up, CA-based Dedrone, a market leader in airspace security, has scored an equity investment and reseller …

Automated drone solutions have significant value in applications from surveillance to inspections of aircraft, buildings, and infrastructure.  Drones on military bases have the same value – and drone startup Easy Aerial is competing to bring their tethered drone technology to the Air Force Base of the Future. AFWERX, the catalyst …

Today’s announcement about Autel Enterprise Made in USA EVO II Dual Bundles – Autel drones manufactured in U.S. – signals a significant drone industry trend.  “Made in America” now has new importance for the drone industry: and a more specific meaning. Autel‘s EVO II has been a compelling competitor to …