Drone News

The UK’s Ministry of Defence has taken the decision to withdraw military personnel and equipment from London’s Gatwick airport. The measures were deployed in the run-up to Christmas after drone sightings near the airfield grounded air traffic and led to 1,000 flight cancellations over the course of 36 chaotic hours. 140,000 …

Perhaps it’s time to modernize the classic titular song from the musical Oklahoma!: “Oklahoma, where the drones come flyin’ down the plain, Oklahoma, where FAA permits sure smell sweet”   Last month, Oklahoma State University teamed up with Vigilant Aerospace – provider of the FlightHorizon situational awareness and detect-and-avoid system …

After a Christmas period that served up plenty of drone-related angst in the UK, it looks as though 2019 is set to feature more of the same. The trauma of the Battle of Gatwick is starting to fade, like a drunken Christmas party incident that everyone involved in is now too embarrassed …

Recent events involving rogue drones have proven lucrative for Australian counter-drone firm DroneShield. Following a purported assassination attempt in August against Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, the company received an order from an unnamed Central American government security agency for DroneShield’s two cornerstone products – the DroneSentry drone mitigation system and the DroneGun Tactical …

Drones have finally inched closer to commercialization in India this year.  The country’s ‘Drone Regulations 2.0’ policy is considered a landmark in federal regulations for the drone industry. From taxis to delivery vehicles, the latest policy paves the way for a range of drone applications that can integrate into existing …

Australian start-up Aquabotix this week signed an agreement with French defense multi-national Thales to research and design mine countermeasures using aquatic drone technology. This project is a collaboration with Australian Academia in conjunction with the University of Sydney, Australian Centre for Field Robotics (ACFR), Flinders University, Western Sydney University, Mission Systems …

With a warm shout out to Clement Clarke Moore!  ‘Twas the day before Christmas, when across this great land, Drones were delivering and lending a hand;   I was working my drone job at the ole FAA, Checking out that drone pilots, our rules they obey;   ‘Twas Yuletide, I …

If the rogue drones flying around Gatwick Airport yesterday were merely out for fun, they chose a particularly bad time to break the rules.  During the holiday travel rush, flights were suspended, rerouted and delayed until 3 am Thursday local time at Gatwick Airport in England, due to reported sightings …

Telecoms giant Vodafone have completed what they claim is the UK’s first ever drone delivery using a mobile network. Rather than the radio link used to control the vast majority of off-the-shelf models, Vodafone demonstrated how mobile network coverage could instead enable deliveries to remote or distant destinations. The company’s …

DJI has long sought to establish an unassailable position as the go-to drone manufacturer for professional cinematographers. On top of a number of drones designed for filmmakers and video professionals, the Chinese manufacturer has now launched DJI Pro, a new website dedicated to supporting its growing customer base of aerial creatives. It all …