Drone

Two years ago, in November of 2020, the Mayor of Seoul took a ride in an EHang 216.  The autonomous test flight was launched over the densely populated city of Seoul, under a “Special Certificate of Airworthiness,” the first ever granted in Korea to a passenger-grade AAV. passenger flight experience …

At South Korea’s major GIS and mapping show, Smart Geo Expo: new software, new drone options. Drones and mapping applications are truly global, and DRONELIFE has been visiting shows on 3 continents this fall to find new solutions from every corner of the world.  On the floor of Smart GEO …

“It’s not the drone, it’s the data,” has been a mantra in the commercial drone industry for a long time.  With the Mavic 3 Classic, DJI is making it all about the content for creators, offering an easy to use and affordable aircraft with an incredible Hasselblad camera. “Mavic 3 …

At least 500 drones will depart the shores of New Jersey on Thursday evening, flickering over the horizon in a choreographed dance meant to evoke the experience of swiping colorful treats on a phone screen. Promising a “surreal takeover of New York City’s skyline,” the fleet will pulse with LED …

Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company, has released its latest small UAS product, the Skiron Expeditionary sUAS, or SKIRON-X. This Group 2 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) combines the simple operation of an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) configuration with the longer range and endurance of a fixed-wing design. SKIRON-X …

SkySafe, an airspace security and management technology company, announced that its groundbreaking Cloud based counter-drone technology is now detecting drone flights in Canada, thanks to their partnership with Robotics Centre. SkySafe Cloud is unique in that it offers customers a way to detect, track, and analyze the drones in their airspace, without …

At the SmartGeo Expo in Seoul today, the Korean Institute of Aviation Safety Technology (KIAST) signed a ground-breaking MOU with the Ethiopian Ministry of Urban and Infrastructure Development (MUID)  to advance drone mapping in Ethiopia.  The project will be led on the ground by Korean drone-based geomatic and survey experts …

Don’t miss MissionGO on Dawn of Drones, Wednesday November 2 at 11:00 AM EST!  Stream below: Join Dawn and special guest Chris Corgnati, President of MissionGO, our sponsor-of-the-month, as we kick off November and our “Global Industry Leaders” theme on the Dawn of Drones podcast. MissionGO has become a global …

Image of the suspected Ukrainian USV circulating on Russian social media. Image via Naval News Attacks on Russia’s Black Sea fleet over the weekend are showing Moscow the vulnerability of its ships in port to new types of unmanned weapons, a Kremlin analyst at the CNA said Tuesday. Samuel Bendett …

Dedrone, the market leader in smart airspace security, and Johnson Controls, (NYSE: JCI), the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, has announced a strategic collaboration to address the security threats posed by unauthorized drone activity. As part of the collaboration, Dedrone’s AI/ML driven counter-drone technology will be integrated …