Startup WingXpand Selected to Join Techstars Accelerator Program by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby St. Louis based drone startup WingXpand has been chosen from a pool of over 600 international companies to join the world-renowned Techstars LA & Space Accelerator, a three-month program ending with a demo day for …
Read More »Santa Clara County supervisors vote to fund wildfire detecti…
A small hot spot burns in the Loma Mar area by the CZU August Lighting Complex fires on Aug. 25, 2020. Photo by Magali Gauthier. In an effort to address California’s growing problems with wildfires, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted Sept. 13 to allocate more funds for …
Read More »Trending news: Now Russia has also launched foreign weapons …
The Russia-Ukraine war has been going on for the last six months. Since the beginning, Ukraine has been using foreign weapons against Russian troops, whether it is Turkey’s TB-2 drone or the US HIMARS missile system. But now Russia has also put foreign weapons on the battlefield against Ukraine. According …
Read More »Core Components of Counter- UAS Action Plan and Legislation
The White House has issued a long awaited and sorely needed Counter-UAS National Action Plan. Following the announcement of this plan, legislation was introduced in Congress with a bill called the Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act. The Action Plan and the Bill acknowledge …
Read More »China’s ‘soaring dragon’ drone used for first time to harass…
The “soaring dragon”, a high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle, became the latest Chinese drone to threaten Taiwan’s airspace this week, in a sign of how important drones are becoming in the brewing conflict in east Asia. The Guizhou WZ-7, which carries out aerial reconnaissance but can also provide targeting data for …
Read More »Long-distance underwater communication technology developed …
BEIJING: Chinese researchers claim to have built and tested an underwater communications technology in the depths of the South China Sea that could allow drones and submarines to reach 30,000 square kilometers (11,600 sq mi), or roughly the size of Belgium. allows for. Will be able to maintain contact in …
Read More »Garuda Aerospace Mapping Drones in India
Garuda Aerospace Maps 7000 Villages by Drone in 1 Year, Setting Record by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Drone start-up Garuda Aerospace has completed a mapping project of 7,000 villages within Uttar Pradesh under the Svamitva Scheme. Continue reading below, or listen: The company won the tender from The …
Read More »Using Angel Networks to Facilitate Seed Capital for UAS Star…
Expanding the size of the angel investor pool who understand realistic market timing and technical platform requirements is valuable for the whole industry ecosystem. There are two emerging aerospace industry areas that the UAS Angel Network focuses on, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and Advanced Air Mobility technology (AAM). Both of …
Read More »Top Models DJI Drones Ready for Remote ID
DJI’s Leading Drone Models Receive FAA Approval for Remote ID Mandate by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Civilian drones and aerial imaging technology leader DJI has become the first drone manufacturer to receive Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval in compliance with the FAA’s Remote Identification protocol. Continue reading below, …
Read More »Delivery drones could be reality for SA’s health sector
Drone and robotics knowledge hub Flying Labs envisions a future where cargo drones will be used locally for the delivery of a wide range of medical products, particularly in the remote parts of SA. This is the word from Dr Heidi Sampang, paediatrician and MD of the Philippines Flying Labs, …
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