Drone News Feeds

Don’t miss retired USAF Maj. Kyle Sanders on Dawn of Drones this week, Wednesday January 26, 2022 at 11:00 AM EST! Stream below to hear their discussion on STEM education and the emerging international sport, drone soccer. This week’s featured Dawn of Drones podcast guest is U.S. Drone Soccer, graciously …

As the public safety sector grows, communities and departments want more information on how police use drones to protect and serve their communities.  In this guest post by a founding member of Ft. Wayne’s Air Support Unit: how drones are used, how they train, and how they work with the …

Teledyne FLIR‘s VUE TZ20-R is a game changer for commercial drones, for applications from search and rescue to solar inspection.  In a recent webinar, Teledyne FLIR’s Kelly Brodbeck gives 4 reasons drone pilots need radiometric thermal zoom capabilities. The VUE TZ20-R’s radiometric thermal zoom capabilities are the result of careful …

Uncle Toad’s Selected as Official Production Partner for Natural Selection Tour, highlighting the teams creative use of drones for video production. By DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Award winning production company Uncle Toad’s Media Group, known for their live sports and entertainment broadcasts, has been selected as the official …

Matrice drone flies over scene of natural disaster (Photo courtesy Douglas Thron, used with permission.) Drone Pilot and Photographer Douglas Thron travels the world following natural disasters, using drones for animal rescue. By Jim Magill Natural disasters – hurricanes, wildfires and tornados – leave a path of destruction in their …

Verizon and AWS Expand Locations: Easy Aerial Tests Advantages for Drones and Mobile Edge Computing by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Verizon and AWS are expanding their mobile edge computing service, Verizon 5G Edge with AWS Wavelength, to Charlotte, Detroit, Los Angeles and Minneapolis. The real-time cloud computing platform …

British Start-up Secures Landmark Investment from Supernal: Urban-Air Port Funded by Supernal by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, British start-up Urban-Air Port Ltd (UAP) revealed that it has acquired funding from Supernal (formerly the Urban Air Mobility Division of Hyundai Motor Group) to carry out the companies’ shared …

CANARD Drones Completes Inspection of PAPI Systems at Madrid Airport by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Spanish company CANARD Drones, the leader in drone-based solutions for navigation aids systems and airport inspections, has completed the verification and calibration service of PAPI (Precision Approach Trajectory Indicator) systems and the inspection …

Jätkäsaari Mobility Lab. Kuva: Vesa Laitinen Finland’s Flyby Guys expand to Dubai, creating a joint venture with Seattle LLC to expand global drone operations. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Finnish drone consultancy Flyby Guys has announced the signing of a strategic long-term agreement with UAE-based companies Seattle Project …

U.S. Drone Soccer Leagues Launch today with a kickstarted campaign to fund aviation education in Colorado, New York, and Ohio. U.S. Drone Soccer may be one of the coolest sports in the world – and gives kids ages 12 and up their first experience in aviation, creating a pathway for …