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Aerovironment Quantix Last week, leading defense and industrial unmanned systems provider Aerovironment announced an exclusive distribution partnership with enterprise solutions provider Draganfly for Aerovironment’s commercial drone offering, the Quantix™ Mapper.  It’s a significant deal that makes sense for both companies.  As the market for drone solutions grows, the deal is also …

Our sister publication, DroneFlyers, recently published a helpful resource for drone fans stuck at home. Ever thought about pursuing FAA certification? Check out this post: As public officials continue to urge people to stay home and practice social distancing amid the coronavirus outbreak, many are seeking novel ways to pass the time behind …

Flash Alexander (publicdomainpictures.net) A conversation with leading data protection expert Michael Bruemmer, VP of Data Breach Resolution at Experian, multinational consumer credit reporting company.  We talked to Bruemmer about a hacker’s favorite tool, “smishing”, and what consumers can do to protect themselves. The Pineapple Drones are a useful tool for …

image: Cambodia, PI (CC 2.0) UK-based insurtech firm Flock is joining the fight against coronavirus.  The company has pledged £10,000 of free drone insurance to pilots working on COVID-19 crisis response.  Pilots can learn more and find out if they are eligible here. In an extraordinary show of additional industry …

Gremsy is a sponor of DroneLife.com.   No drone payload can work well without a gimbal to carry it on the aircraft.  Gremsy, a leader in industrial gimbals, has just released the heavy lift T7 for use in the commercial marketplace.  We asked Gremsy’s Rosy Nguyen about heavy lift gimbals for larger …

UK-based UTM provider Altitude Angel is partnering with Swiss INVOLI. The combination of Altitude Angel’s airspace and ground hazard data with INVOLI’s low-altitude air traffic awareness data will provide “an unrivalled picture of airspace,” says an Altitude Angel press release. The two companies have worked together informally on several projects, …

Image Provided by SkySkopes Drones have been used in the power industry for a few years now, but in the U.S., power line stringing is a relatively new application.  It’s an application that offers massive cost and time savings – and is one that could permanently change the way power …

AirMap is a well-known name in the drone industry, providing airspace management services since 2015.  AirMap continues to be a presence in the space, moving forward with new initiatives in Europe and Latin America. U-Space Together As the French Civil Aviation Authority (DSNA) launches their “U-Space Together” project, AirMap is …

Image by Harald Landsrath from Pixabay “It is important for startups to pursue their business, given the current global situation,” writes Delair’s Laurence Collet.  We couldn’t agree more.  In a far from normal environment, business still continue to form partnerships that will drive both the drone industry and other sectors …

Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has announced that the project announced in October with  DSC Air & Sea will go live in March.  It’s a big step for the drone delivery company, which produces both hardware and software: and an even bigger move for the logistics and shipping industry – which …