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Urban air mobility in Korea takes flight: Volocopter Conducts South Korea’s First Crewed Public Air Taxi Test Flight by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Volocopter, the German leader in urban air mobility (UAM), has concluded the first test flight of its 2X aircraft in Seoul, South Korea. The event …

Zipline and Intermountain Healthcare Partner for On-Demand Delivery: operating prescription delivery by Zipline in Utah. By DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Global instant logistics leader Zipline announced today the formation of a first-of-its-kind partnership with Intermountain Healthcare. Zipline and Intermountain Healthcare will collaborate in order to deliver prescriptions and …

In this column, Steve makes sure drone pilots know how to be compliant with Part 107 visual line of sight (VLOS) requirements. The following is one of an educational series for drone pilots by Steve Rhode, Chief Pilot with the Wake Forest Fire Department and the North Carolina Public Safety Drone …

XAG V40 Agricultural Drone operated with broadcast system on board New research from Drone Industry Insights lists the world’s top drone manufacturers of 2021. The DRONEII Report assesses more than 500 global drone manufacturing companies.  From there, writes DRONEII Market Research Analyst Zahra Lotfi, manufacturers “are further classified into the Top …

News and Commentary. On Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 10:00am ET, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04), the Chairman of the U.S. House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth, held a hearing titled “Our Changing Economy: The Economic Effects of Technological Innovation, Automation and the Future of Work,” to …

Rob Corbett receives certification as an AFOSI agent A Veteran’s Day Salute – Flight Takes Many Forms (All images courtesy Rob Corbett, used with permission.) As soon as he impacted the ground, he knew something was seriously wrong. In December 2016, a freak fall while snowboarding left U.S. Air Force …

Supernal Concept vehicle Hyundai Launches New Company for Urban Air Mobility: Supernal by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Hyundai Motor Group announced a new company called Supernal, LLC to advance its mobility solutions. As the evolution of its Urban Air Mobility Division, Supernal will be the key player …

Photo courtesy of Citadel Defense This past Thursday, Arlington Capital Partners subsidiary BlueHalo, a leading provider of advanced engineering solutions and technology to the national security community, announced its acquisition of Citadel Defense Company.  With Citadel Defense acquired by BlueHalo, AI-powered counter drone solutions will round out the company’s defense …

Tune in below on November 10 at 11:00 am EST for the Dawn of Drones Podcast with Dawn Zoldi! We continue Innovation Month, graciously sponsored by Iris Automation, with Elsight leaders Scott Jonasz and Beni Farkas. This Israel-based company is providing BVLOS (Beyond the Visual Line of Sight) drone connectivity …

Drone Attack on U.S. Power Grid with modified DJI Mavic 2, report says. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby In a recently released Joint Intelligence Bulletin (JIB), U.S. officials revealed that a DJI Mavic 2, a small quadcopter-type drone, was found carrying a copper wire attached to it by …