Drone News

At last week’s Xponential 2022 – a great international drone show held in Orlando, FL – AUVSI announced 2022 organizational winners: including AUVSI Member of the Year, Dr. Will Austin, President of Warren County Community College. DRONELIFE is proud of our partnership with Dr. Austin and Warren County Community College. …

BRINC Drones, maker of the US-manufactured LEMUR drone series for public safety, donated drones and training to Ukraine.  What it took to get them there, however, is a story in and of itself. At Xponential 2022 in Orlando this week, DRONELIFE had the opportunity to interview one of the youngest …

AstraUTM Awarded 3 Major ISO Certifications by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Unmanned Traffic Management player AstraUTM has announced today its acquisition of 3 major ISO certifications for ISO 9001, ISO 27001 and ISO/IEC 20000-1, pertaining to Quality Management Systems, Information Security Management & IT Service Management, respectively. “We are …

Freefly Systems Alta X Named to DIU Blue sUAS 2.0 List by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, American drone developer Freefly Systems Inc. has announced that its Freefly Systems Alta X unmanned aerial system (UAS) has been authorized as a trusted drone platform following its successful completion of …

Don’t miss Black Swift Technologies CEO Dr. Jack Elston as they discuss flying in the most challenging conditions on earth: Wednesday, April 13 at 11:00 EST. Join Dawn and special guest Dr. Jack Elston, CEO of Boulder, Colorado-based Black Swift Technologies on Dawn of Drones this week, as the podcast …

Archer and Hexcel Partner on eVTOL Manufacturing by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today Archer Aviation Inc. announced that it has entered into a joint letter of intent with lightweight composite technology leader Hexcel. The letter details a proposed relationship between the two companies that would see Hexcel supply …

Auterion Integrates Elsight into Auterion Ecosystem for Multi-Network Broadband Connectivity by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, open-source drone software platform creator Auterion has announced that it will be incorporating Elsight into its growing ecosystem. Elsight’s Halo communications module is able to be seamlessly integrated into drones and other …

Optelos and Skydio form Technology Partnership for Autonomous Asset Inspection by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, asset inspection software provider Optelos and drone manufacturing and autonomous flight leader Skydio have announced a technology partnership that will benefit customers using drones to enhance their asset inspection programs. Pairing Optelos’ …

Don’t miss Promo Drone on Dawn of Drones this week: Wednesday, March 23 at 11:00 AM EST.  Stream below!   This week, Dawn chats with special guest Jamar Williams, CEO of Promo Drone, a San Diego-based company that has modernized the concept of advertising banners by using drones for flying marketing …

A Focus on Public Safety UAS Education and Networking: DRONERESPONDERS at XPONENTIAL 2022 AIRT will produce two new concepts –Conclave and Forum – for first responders using Drones For Good. Since its inception in Spring 2019, DRONERESPONDERS has emerged as the leading non-profit voice dedicated exclusively to the support and …