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DRONERESPONDERS, UAS NORWAY Partner for Drone as a First Responder International Initiative  by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby The DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety Alliance has announced a partnership with UAS NORWAY for the global advancement of the Drone as a First Responder (DFR) concept through the DFR International Initiative (DFRII). …

Read or listen to all of the headlines in one place: excerpts from the DRONELIFE drone news of the week of December 2, 2022.  Click on the titles below for the full story. Continue reading below, or listen: Hangar-Based Automated Drone Operations: Frequentis Partners with Austrian Federal Railways Austrian Federal …

Israeli Police Deploy First BVLOS Drone as First Responder Using FlightOps OS by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby This past October, an experiment saw the Israel Police deploy their first autonomous beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone for command, surveillance and intelligence missions utilizing the FlightOps multi-drone operating …

Matternet M2 Drone Granted FAA Production Certificate by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, leading drone delivery system developer Matternet announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted it a Production Certificate for its Matternet M2 drone. Continue reading below, or listen: This comes after the news of …

The first Gremsy payload will hit the shelves this month.  The Zio is a 4k resolution stabilized zoom payload for industrial applications. Gremsy is known for their industry leading gimbal stabilizers for professional cameras and drones.  Zio is the first payload from the Vietnamese manufacturer: a tool designed to perform a …

Amazon Prime Air’s New Delivery Drone Features Increased Range and Temperature Tolerance, Ability to Fly in Light Rain by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Working for almost a decade to make drone delivery a reality, Amazon has developed fully electric drones capable of delivering packages under 5 pounds to …

The holiday retail rush is heating up.  Covid-19, RSV, and the flu are still keeping some people at home: Forbes reported that online shopping on Cyber Monday was up more than 5% over last year. Continue reading below, or listen: But as the rail workers threaten a strike and delivery …

Don’t miss ConnexiCore on Dawn of Drones, Wednesday November 30 at 11:00 AM EST! Stream below: Join Dawn and special guest Frank Segarra, CEO of ConnexiCore as we continue “Global Industry Leaders” month, sponsored by MissionGO. ConnexiCore’s UAV and software technology experience are unmatched in diverse industries and locations across …

Highlander Partners Acquires C-UAS Leader Liteye Systems by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Leading private investment firm Highlander Partners, L.P. recently announced its acquisition of multi-mission defense company Liteye Systems, a developer of C-UAS (Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems). Continue reading below, or listen: Designed to neutralize hostile drone threats, …

Volatus Aerospace Acquires Empire Drone Company LLC. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Volatus is on a major growth and acquisition run.  This week,  Volatus Aerospace announced its signing of an arm’s length definitive agreement to acquire unmanned aerial systems company Empire Drone. Continue reading below, or listen: With …