Drone News

Startup WingXpand Selected to Join Techstars Accelerator Program by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby St. Louis based drone startup WingXpand has been chosen from a pool of over 600 international companies to join the world-renowned Techstars LA & Space Accelerator, a three-month program ending with a demo day for …

Garuda Aerospace Maps 7000 Villages by Drone in 1 Year, Setting Record by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Drone start-up Garuda Aerospace has completed a mapping project of 7,000 villages within Uttar Pradesh under the Svamitva Scheme. Continue reading below, or listen: The company won the tender from The …

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Matternet M2 Drone Delivery System First to Achieve FAA Type Certification Read or listen to all of the headlines in one place: excerpts from the DRONELIFE drone news of the week, September 16.  Click on the titles below for the full story. Continue reading below, or listen: The drone industry …

Inspired Flight Technologies Aircraft Join Blue sUAS Cleared List by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, commercial sUAS (small Unmanned Aerial Systems) manufacturer Inspired Flight Technologies, Inc., announced that it has received Blue sUAS 2.0 clearance from The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). Continue reading below, or listen: Both of …

Image courtesy Drone Racing League, used with permission. Drone Racing League Partners with Google Cloud for 2022-23 Algorand World Championship Season by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, the Drone Racing League (DRL) and Google Cloud announced the formation of a partnership that will oversee the launch of the …

Image courtesy John Gastaldo Commercial UAV Expo Outdoor Flight Demos kicked off bright and early in Nevada last Tuesday.  Customers, operators, press and the curious joined hosts Sundance Media Group and KukerRanken for a sold-out program of flight demos, held at the nearby Henderson Equestrian Center. Continue reading below, or listen: …

Skyportz Opens Global Vertiport Database, Reveals Modular Vertiport Design by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby This week, electric air taxi developer Skyportz opened its property partner database globally, allowing for registrations from potential vertiport locations anywhere in the world. Continue reading below, or listen: Additionally, the World Air Taxi …

Don’t miss Workhorse on Dawn of Drones, Wednesday September 14 at 11:00 AM EST.  Stream below: This week we continue Market Use Cases Month on the Dawn of Drones podcast, sponsored by Prestige Air Group / Global Aerial Management Group, with Rob Heber, Director of Government Programs for Workhorse Group …

UK Drone Delivery Network CAELUS Launches by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby CAELUS (Care & Equity – Healthcare Logistics UAS Scotland), a consortium led by AGS Airports in partnership with NHS Scotland to establish the UK’s premiere drone-based medical distribution network, closed £10.1 million in funding from the Future …