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AFWERX Awards ASYLON $1.2M Contract for U.S. Space Force by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby AFWERX has awarded Asylon Robotics a $1.2M Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract in order to transition its DogHouse unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) recharging platform to battery swapping for UGVs. Asylon will …

This week, the Mercatus Center on the Drone Radio Show Podcast.  Host Randy Goers speaks with Senior Research Fellow Brent Skorup about drone highways in the sky: their benefits and the challenges local, state and federal policy makers may have in advancing the UAS industry while responding to varied stakeholder interests. …

Skypixel Announces Winners of 8th Annual Photo & Video Contest by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, SkyPixel announced the winners of its 8th Annual Photo & Video Contest. This year’s contest, co-organized with DJI, received over 65 thousand submissions – a 120% increase from last year’s event. The …

Optelos and Pathwave Partner for Cell Tower Inspection by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, visual data management and analysis software supplier Optelos and job site software provider Pathwave announced a technology partnership enabling carriers, asset owners and contractors to combine drone data captures and digital twins with safety …

“It just wouldn’t be a BRINC demo without some broken glass,” joked BRINC Founder and CEO Blake Resnick, as an audience of customers and media outlets watched the new LEMUR 2 for law enforcement and SWAT operations break through a plate of glass with the glass breaking attachment that allows …

uAvionix Announces pingRID Remote ID Broadcast Module for Drones by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby  uAvionix has announced the launch of pingRID, a Remote ID Broadcast module for drones.  Compact and easily attached, the aviation-grade transmitter is the quickest and easiest way for drone operators to comply with the FAA’s …

Drones for Nuclear Power: Flyability Collaborates with Mirion Technologies to Support Operators by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Swiss drone company Flyability has announced its collaboration with Mirion Technologies, a leading provider of radiation detection, measurement, analysis, and monitoring solutions. The new agreement will see the integration of the …

PX4 is an open-source drone ecosystem: a group of contributors committed to the transparency and philosophy of open source technology systems.  The Dronecode Year in Review report includes metrics on the contributors who write the code, and a transparent look into the funding sources and expenditures of the Dronecode Foundation. …

Don’t miss the March 7 episode of the Public Safety Drone Review, presented by DRONERESPONDERS and DRONELIFE, with guests from BRINC Drones and Airobotics!  The Public Safety Drone Review is a new monthly resource for the public safety community.  This free event will be held live on March 7, 2023 …

Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar) imagery offers high resolution models of ground elevation, with vertical accuracy.  As  Lidar sensors have gotten smaller and lighter for use on drones, the use cases have expanded. Lidar imagery is flexible and precise, which makes it useful for professionals who want to understand a …