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Boeing Funds Wisk Aero: $450 Million  Leading Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company Wisk has secured $450 million in funding from The Boeing Company. This, combined with previous funding, makes Wisk one of the most well-funded AAM companies in the world and highlights the strength of its partnership with Boeing. This …

Delek US Gains First BVLOS Approval for Autonomous Drone Inspections at US Refinery Using Percepto AIM by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Autonomous inspection leader Percepto has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations for Delek US Holdings’ refineries in …

Label, Train and Manage With Qii.AI Platform for Drone Inspection Data For industrial inspections, data is king. Drones, equipped with a variety of sensors, can gather an overwhelming amount of it. Businesses don’t just need any data. They need the right data at the right time. Qii.AI, a Toronto, Ontario …

Civilian Drones Help Ukraine Prepare for Conflict: Donations of Evo II Pros and More for Assisting Ukrainian Special Forces by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Autel Drones are among the most popular platforms being distributed.  The Ukrainian military recently received an EVO II Pro, donated by a private charity …

Can Urban Air Mobility thrive without better infrastructure?  In this Op-Ed, Brent Klavon discusses the urgent need for vertiport automation. The following guest post is an original op-ed from Brent Klavon, Vice President at ANRA Technologies.  DRONELIFE neither makes nor accepts payment for guest posts. Are Vertiports the Weakest Link in …

Wingcopter Lands Contract with Spright for Medical Drone Delivery in US by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby German drone delivery pioneer Wingcopter has announced a new commercial agreement with Air Methods subsidiary Spright. The agreement, worth more than US $16 million, will see  Spright acquire a large fleet of …

BRINC Drones to Sponsor Leading Robotics Summit offering critical drone training for public safety personnel. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Public safety specialist BRINC Drones will be sponsoring this year’s Texas Public Safety Robotics Summit. The event, which is closed to the public, is designed for public safety, …

Optelos Partners with FlyGuys for Turnkey Data Collection by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Optelos and FlyGuys have announced a partnership that will bring together FlyGuy’s nationwide drone data collection network and Optelos visual data management, 2D/3D modeling and inspection analytics capabilities in order to build a turnkey data …

In this in-depth interview, meet Michael Kügelgen: one of the aerospace pioneers behind eMagic Aircraft’s ultralight eVTOL. The following is a guest post by Max Lenz, Executive Editor and project manager at the Berlin-based DroneMasters BoostGmbH and editor of the weekly DroneMasters Briefing. The 61st DroneMasters Meetup is happening February 2, …

NUAIR and PABLO AIR to Collaborate on Drone Delivery Solutions by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby New York-based Nonprofit NUAIR and South Korea-based drone service provider PABLO AIR have signed a memorandum of understanding to aid in the development of regulatory compliant commercial drone solutions for clients in the …