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Heliguy, the biggest DJI direct retailer in Europe, has launched Full Stack, a rolling, monthly enterprise service designed to reduce upfront costs for organizations adopting drone technology. So far Heliguy has allocated £1m worth of stock to help government bodies kick start and scale their enterprise drone programs. As part …

Japanese politicians have taken steps to enforce a more responsible culture among drone pilots with a blanket ban on droning under the influence of alcohol. New laws passed this week will see pilots caught drunk behind the controls facing up to a year in prison. Drunk pilots flying a drone that …

June is shaping up to take high flight for Japanese drone provider Terra Drone Corporation. Yesterday, the company’s European office announced an agreement to provide UAV services to the UK’s national mapping agency, Ordnance Survey. The contract includes services from orthomosaics to digital terrain models (DTM) and digital surface models. Terra …

The drone delivery of everyday items is starting to take off with services from companies including Flytrex and Google. But the most successful programs have been medical in nature. This week another technology giant has announced bold intentions in the drone delivery space: Uber. At the Uber Elevate conference in …

While drone detection systems are proliferating recently, what to do when you’ve identified a rogue drone is still a problem.  Solutions range from catcher drones equipped with nets to shoulder mounted “ray guns” and even drone hunting birds. In a recent press release (below),  Invisible Interdiction announced the award of …

Photo courtesy of Arizona State Forestry Safety officials across the country continue to warn drone users “Don’t fly aircraft over wildfires.” This week, Arizona State Forestry officials spotted a drone over the Coldwater fire – a blaze that has burned more than 6,000 acres of the Coconino National Forest since being …

DJI’s ‘Learn to Win’ teaser has culminated in a ground robot for the educational market, the RoboMaster S1. The launch follows on from DJI’s collaboration with RyzeTech and the Tello drone, but this time the Chinese industry leader has handled everything in-house. The S1 is designed to introduce a younger …

New products from DJI usually come with plenty of hype and fireworks. But Storm, the manufacturer’s custom aerial cinematography service already live in China, has gone completely under the radar. In part that’s because Storm isn’t exactly a mass-market service. As well as a monster drone far beyond anything DJI …

image credit: AudreyIski, cc by-sa 3.0 The Alleghany Highlands has enormous natural resources.  Gorgeous views, beautiful trails, mountains, rivers and hospitality make it the ideal place to visit.  Now, forward thinkers in the Alleghany Highlands Economic Development Corporation want to take their natural assets and put them to work for …

Israeli drone provider Airobotics is partnering with one of Japan’s largest non-life insurance companies to optimize the insurer’s drone-based inspection and disaster-management efforts. Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance will use the Airobotics platform to digitize multiple sites, enable detailed change detection, and optimize current workflows. TMNF became aware of the …