Event 38 and PLACE Partner to Map Turks and Caicos Islands Using E400 Drones by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Mapping drone manufacturer Event 38 Unmanned Systems has announced the successful deployment of its E400 fixed-wing mapping drone for the collection of aerial imagery and mapping data in Turks …
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Gremsy announces the launch of the Pixy S gimbal for Sony A7R IV The new Gremsy Pixy S, an innovative industrial gimbal designed for the Sony A7R IV, will be available this month from Gremsy’s online store and through the company’s worldwide network of dealers. The new Pixy S is …
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Xinjiang cotton Photo: VCG In the vast cotton fields of Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, modern machinery such as drones and seeding machines equipped with the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) are galloping back and forth as spring sowing is in full swing, helped by modern science and technology. …
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A blacklist of Chinese companies which could potentially pass on data from police drones and body cameras to Beijing should be created, politicians have said. Senior MPs, led by Alicia Kearns, Conservative chair of the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, say that China is subsidising firms to help them win lucrative …
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A new Florida rule has accusers of Chinese espionage rejoicing—and local government and law enforcement agencies fuming. On Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration pushed forward with the enforcement of an unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) Minimum Security Requirements rule under Section 934.50 of the state’s statutes. The provision bans …
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Phoenix Air Unmanned Granted Nationwide Waiver for BVLOS Powerline Inspections by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby The Federal Aviation Administration has granted Phoenix Air Unmanned, LLC (PAU) a broad area waiver authorizing beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flights for conducting utility powerline inspections. This authorization applies throughout the …
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Leigh Miller from Toronto, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0 Florida has now banned state and local government agencies from using drones from a “foreign country of concern,” which means that thousands of DJI drones being used by public safety departments cannot be used. Continue reading below, or listen: The ban took …
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Velos Rotors Raises $2M Seed Round to Scale Production of Helicopter UAV by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby UAV manufacturer Velos Rotors, Inc. has announced the completion of a $2 million seed round by Marathon Venture Capital. The investment will enable Velos to scale its manufacturing capacity in order …
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Russia may have gained some key intelligence after salvaging the wreckage of a US drone downed by a Russian jet from the depths of the Black Sea, according to a new report. …
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Drone Racing League the First Sport to Stream in the Metaverse by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Professional drone racing platform the Drone Racing League (DRL) will be airing its 2022-23 DRL Algorand World Championship Race Finals on Saturday, April 8th at 3pm EST on NBC, Youtube, Twitter, TikTok, …
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