Drone News

DroneShield Provides U.S. Government with Handheld Counter-Drone Solution by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby DroneShield, a leading developer of artificial intelligence based multi-mission solutions, has received and fulfilled a follow-on order for its portable and handheld Counter-UAS (C-UAS) solutions issued by a U.S. Government agency. Continue reading below, or …

According to FAA estimates, bird strikes cost US aviation carriers more than $400 million annually: and have caused more than 200 deaths since 1998.  90% of these incidents happen within the vicinity of an airport, which makes the strikes a major operational hazard for commercial aviation. Continue reading below, or …

Today, at the White House Summit on Advanced Air Mobility, stakeholders expressed concerns over security, the possibility of uncrewed technology being used by bad actors for terrorism or warfare, and the critical need for the reauthorization and expansion of the Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018 set to expire October 5, …

  Sony Airpeak Drone Japan Drone 2022 was a record breaking event this year, drawing more than 17,000 visitors over 3 days. This article published in collaboration with JUIDA, the Japan UAS Industrial Development Association. Japan has shown major committment to the drone industry, since the late Prime Minister Shinzo …

NASA recently signed a Space Act Agreement with San Francisco-based Zipline “to pursue a future vision of U.S. aviation that includes delivery drones and air taxis,” says the NASA announcement. Continue reading below, or listen: The agreement will help NASA to explore the concept of one pilot operating multiple drones, which …

At DRONELIFE, we’ve been writing about drone delivery – and public opinion of drone delivery – since our inception in 2013. Continue reading below, or listen: 2022, however, has been the best year yet for drone delivery programs in the U.S.  Walmart has gotten their program off the ground and …

Autonomous System Captures Intruding Drones with a Net: the AUDROS cUAS System by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby The AUDROS system, a drone solution that captures foreign drones in a net, has completed successfully testing in the Czech Republic. Continue reading below, or listen: As opposed to other interception …

Archer UAM Aircraft Moves Closer to Commercial Viability with Honeywell Flight Control and Thermal Technology by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Archer Aviation [NYSE: ACHR] is one of the holdings in the AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF [NYSE ARCA:UAV], the only ETF dedicated to the drone economy. The AdvisorShares Drone …

Read or listen to all of the headlines in one place: excerpts from the DRONELIFE drone news of the week, July 29.  Click on the titles below for the full story. Continue reading below, or listen: Swoop Aero Collaborates with FAA and CASA for Joint Type Certification for Kite Delivery …

FAA Approval will Double Flytrex Drone Delivery Range by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Today, on-demand drone delivery leader Flytrex announced that it has been granted approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to expand its current delivery radius from one to two nautical miles throughout all of its …