Drone

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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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Matternet M2 Drone Delivery System First to Achieve FAA Type Certification Read or listen to all of the headlines in one place: excerpts from the DRONELIFE drone news of the week, September 16.  Click on the titles below for the full story. Continue reading below, or listen: The drone industry …

Autonomous drone flights enable scalability while reducing operating costs and lowering the environmental footprint For many years experts have predicted that futuristic technologies will disrupt the status quo and reshape our daily lives and society. One day we may all have flying cars just like George Jetson. The mass adoption …