Drone News

  image, public domain CC0  Airsentinel.ai Launches Innovative Drone Detection App for Android Drone detection can be a touchy subject in the commercial drone industry.  Rem0te ID for drones gives stakeholders the capability to identify unmanned aircraft and their pilots, helping reduce the risk of unauthorized drone incursions – thereby …

Altitude Angel to Launch New and Improved Version of Drone Assist App by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology leader Altitude Angel has announced that it will be releasing an updated version of its Drone Assist flight planning tool. The update will bring a suite …

Want to learn more about the drone industry?  This list is only a smattering of the great opportunities to hear from thought leaders and discuss current issues in commercial drones!  Here are some of this week’s drone industry events. TUESDAY, May 23: Censys Technologies road show, May 23 – 26: …

Drones for Emergency Management: North Carolina Wing Expands Mission Capabilities with 10 New Teal 2 aircraft. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby The North Carolina Wing has been at the forefront of the Civil Air Patrol small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) program that culminated in the first locate and …

Read or listen to all of the headlines in one place: excerpts from the DRONELIFE drone news of the week ending May 19, 2023.  Click on the titles below for the full story. Continue reading below, or listen: Drone delivery leader DroneUp and Israeli autonomous solutions startup Wonder Robotics have …

DJI Launches Matrice 350 RTK Flagship Drone by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, drone and aerial imaging leader DJI launched the DJI Matrice 350 RTK (M350 RTK), an upgraded flagship drone platform offering more adaptable, safe and efficient aerial operations. Continue reading below, or listen: “It’s great to …

XTEND Acquires Drone Inspection Specialist Performance Rotors by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Human-guided autonomous machine system developer XTEND has acquired drone inspection specialist Performance Rotors, allowing XTEND to improve its ability to offer human-guided, remote interactive operations in various inspection scenarios, as well as grow its global business. …

Texas A&M Lone Star Center of Excellence in UAS Orders a DeTect HARRIER BVLOS, mobile radar tower to support drone operations beyond visual line of sight. Continue reading below, or listen: BVLOS flight is critical to scaling industrial drone operations.  While a BVLOS rule has yet to be published, the …

Flyability and Mirion Technologies Partner for Radiation Survey Payload for Elios 3 by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Indoor drone company Flyability, in partnership with radiation detection leader Mirion Technologies, has announced the launch of a radiation surveying payload for the Elios 3 indoor inspection drone. Continue reading below, …

Texas SWAT Team deploys Teledyne FLIR’s SIRAS drone to locate felon: how the “no geofencing” design choice paid off. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby This past February, the new Teledyne FLIR SIRAS was deployed by a police SWAT team for a felony search in Texas. When a convicted …