Drone News

Source: Fotokite Tethered drone provider Fotokite struck an exclusive deal this week with Axon, a public-safety tech provider. The agreement will integrate Fotokite drones with Axon’s digital evidence management solution, Axon Evidence. This will allow Axon law-enforcement customers to view live-stream, aerial footage and manager or share video evidence via Fotokite’s …

Drone Delivery Canada announced this week the successful launch of its second cargo drone route with DSV Air and Sea Inc. Canada using the Toronto-based company’s drone delivery platform. DDC initially captured the contract with DSV –  a subsidiary of Danish conglomerate DSV Panalpina A/S – back in June. Last year, DDC announced …

Source: DJI For many religions, the chant “Om” conjures up feelings of peace and wellbeing. For Chinese drone giant DJI, the word will hopefully translate into smoother, steadier smartphone images with the release of the DJI OM 4 smartphone stabilizer. Although not directly related to the company’s main drone product …

John McClain, Chief Drone Pilot, Shell Deer Park Refining (Source: DJI) Drone giant DJI is partnering with energy multinational Shell Oil to deploy a drone project at Shell’s Deer Park Manufacturing Complex. As a “Solution Development Partner,” Shell and DJI  will develop and test advanced drone solutions, like the DJI …

Source: Unifly One of Europe’s big names in unmanned traffic management (UTM) is joining forces with a global leader in the drone station arena.  Belgium-based Unifly last week announced a partnership with EVA, a drone-station and robotics developer. Unifly will marry its UTM tech with EVA’s portable, vertical drone stations. According …

Portuguese drone company TEKEVER Autonomous Systems recently surpassed 2,000 flight hours in support of maritime surveillance missions in Europe. Deploying its AR3 and AR5 drone systems, the company worked several projects for agencies in Italy, Spain and Portugal. Offering more than 16 hours of flight time, the AR line is designed …

Source: Skydio Flying high on news of an unprecedented $100 million investment, California-based drone startup Skydio this week released details about its latest offering, the Skydio X2E. Designed for enterprises, first responders and civilian agencies, the X2E is being touted as an “ideal situation” for situational awareness and inspection of …

Source: KnackForge Texas-based tech firm KnackForge this week announced a partnership with drone company FIRST iZ to release a patent-pending UAS system. The system will deploy drones autonomously by 911 operators by leveraging KnackForge’s control systems hardware as well as software for the FIRST Port ecosystem. KnackForge will oversee the …

Source: NUAIR A New York county is flying high after scoring almost $1 million from NASA to research delivery and passenger drones. The nation’s top aeronautic agency awarded Oneida County $897,000 to develop Advanced Air Mobility at the New York UAS Test Site (Griffiss International Airport). “The goal of the …

Source: Workhorse Transportation-solutions provider Workhorse Group flew to new heights over the second quarter of 2020. According to a firm press release, the Cincinnati-based company recorded several major financial benchmarks ending June 30 of Q2, including: Q2 sales at $92,000 compared to $5,500 in the second quarter of 2019. Cost of …