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French drone manufacturer Parrot have released their earnings report for the third quarter of 2018. It doesn’t make happy reading for those with a stake in the company and drone enthusiasts hoping Parrot will continue to push DJI. The main concern is a drop in revenues from Parrot’s consumer drone …

Not that long ago military bodies were racing to distance themselves from drone industry leader DJI. The US Army grounded its use of DJI products in a move that was probably justified at the time. The Australian Defence Force quickly followed suit. It looked as though DJI’s days as an equipment …

At Amsterdam Drone Week, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is holding their high level conference on drones.  In two days of invitation-only sessions, top aviation and industry stakeholders discuss the future of drone regulations and the drone industry in Europe. During a plenary session on the New European Regulatory …

Eric Allison, Uber‘s Head of Aviation Programs, says that using drones to solve daily transportation issues is closer than most people think. In an address this morning at the Amsterdam Drone Week conference, Allison says that Uber is getting ready to solve transportation problems in new ways. “We’re inspired by …

Microsoft Azure has announced that AirMap has selected Microsoft Azure as the company’s exclusive cloud-computing platform for its drone traffic management platform and developer ecosystem. AirMap partners with “civil aviation authorities, air navigation service providers, and local authorities to implement an airspace management system that supports and enforces secure and …

Boeing — the world’s largest aerospace company – is teaming up with AI-firm SparkCognition to launch SkyGrid – a new startup focusing on urban aerial mobility. The Texas-based company will develop a software platform to ensure the safe, secure integration of autonomous cargo and passenger air vehicles in the global …

e2E Satcom Limited, a provider of satellite communications solutions, has announced that it has successfully completed its first over-the-air flight test of the newly launched UAS-I SATCOM communication node for drone systems. The node is based on the company’s e2Eaccess technology that features low size, weight and power (SWaP) profiles. …

DroneLife had a chance to catch up with the CEO and Founder Keith Miao of a new drone start-up named Birdstop.io  at the Commercial UAV Expo in London recently.     Keith was a member of a several panels that we participated including the ROI of Drones.  We caught up at …

Much has been made about the need for an unmanned traffic management (UTM) system if we are to explore the potential of drone technology. The concept covers a range of capabilities that together could further integrate drones into the national airspace. Among them are the ability to identify drones remotely, …

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published a set of global standards for drone operations around the world. The aim is simple: to keep manned aircraft and the public safe and improve accountability among drone pilots. The ISO has released a draft set of standards as part of a public …