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At last months Commercial UAV Expo, manufacturer IdeaForge introduced to the US market an Indian drone: one that’s been tried and tested across some of the most forbidding terrain in the world, and built to NDAA-compliance standards.  DRONELIFE spoke with IdeaForge’s GM of Marketing Kruthi Aramanamada about the SWITCH long-range, …

First Vertiport in Italy Deployed at Fiumicino Airport by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby This morning, Aeroporti di Roma (ADR), Volocopter, UrbanV, and Atlantia completed Italy’s first crewed eVTOL public test flight during the presentation of the country’s first advanced air mobility (AAM) testing vertiport. Continue reading below, or …

Read or listen to all of the headlines in one place: excerpts from the DRONELIFE drone news of the week October 7.  Click on the titles below for the full story. Continue reading below, or listen:  Drones at Montreal Marathon Identify Distressed Runner Drones operated by InDro Robotics as part …

Paladin Launches EXT LTE Module with DJI Integration by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, software and drone manufacturer Paladin Drones launched Paladin EXT, an LTE module that integrates with DJI technology in order to assist departments in establishing drone-as-a-first-responder (DFR) programs more quickly and effectively. Continue reading below, …

DroneShield Receives $1.8M Contract from U.S. Department of Defense DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Anti-drone system solutions provider DroneShield has announced its receipt of an $1.8 million contract from the United States Department of Defense (DoD) for its DroneGun MKIII handheld counter-drone system. Continue reading below, or listen: The …

If you don’t have your tickets to INTERGEO 2022, October 18 – 20 in Essen, Germany or online, it’s time to reserve your spot.  Use the code IG22-Life and get free access to the INTERAERIAL SOLUTIONS part of the show! INTERGEO has been a huge event for the GIS and …

Zipline and Intermountain Healthcare Zipline and Intermountain Health Launch Medical Drone Delivery in Utah by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, instant logistics and delivery leader Zipline announced that it is launching a delivery service in the Salt Lake Valley area in Utah, where prescriptions and medical products will …

image: vHive Digitization is Driving the Drone Market in Enterprise: The Evolution of 3D Models and Digital Twins “Scale” is a word of the month in the drone industry.  While large industry and Fortune 500 companies have been using drones to gather data for years now, a combination of regulatory …

Nominations Open for Sixth Annual Women and Drones Global Awards by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Women and Drones has announced the launch of its sixth annual Global Awards, recognizing the women and companies that are driving change and advancing female participation in the uncrewed aviation industry. Today, the program …

image: Verizon In the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, the Response Team from Verizon is in Florida – with drones and other deployables to restore communications and provide first responders with critical aerial awareness.   All images courtesy Verizon, used with express permission. Continue reading below, or listen: Just days after …