Amazon has announced that it will finally start an Amazon drone delivery project in the U.S., beginning in the small town of Lockeford, CA. Continue reading below or listen: The announcement comes more than 8 years after Amazon announced that it would pursue drone delivery, and the company has had an …
Read More »Vantis UAS System Opens Mission and Network Ops
(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Richards, public domain) North Dakota’s Vantis UAS System Opens Mission & Network Operations Center by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby This past Thursday saw Vantis, North Dakota’s statewide unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) system, formally celebrate the grand opening of its Mission …
Read More »Israel to fund 3 innovative energy technologies: IIA
JERUSALEM: The Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) and the Ministry of Energy have announced that three novel energy solutions developed by Israeli companies will be tested. According to a joint statement released by the Ministry and the IIA on Sunday, the awards are intended to boost the economy and develop Israeli hi-tech …
Read More »Australian company DroneShield cashing in on America’s fight…
In five months this year, 30,500 drones were captured on America’s southern border, almost 4500 of them at night, according to Congressional testimony by Homeland Security officials. “At the border the main issue is the Mexican drug cartels using drones to … shuttle drugs across the border and to conduct …
Read More »D-Fend Counter Drone Technology Protects Legitimate Ops
A Drone Safety Day Special Edition: Protecting Those Who Fly RIGHT Since 2019, the FAA has organized an annual National Drone Safety Awareness Week to leverage the power of the drone community to educate all flyers. Consistent with this year’s theme, “Fly RIGHT” (Register your drone – DroneZone; Interact with …
Read More »Supper from the sky: Drone trial delivers school lunches to …
Drone technology is being developed to help ensure pupils at some of Scotland’s most remote island and mainland schools receive hot meals direct from the heavens. In what is thought to be the first of its kind in the UK, Argyll and Bute council has partnered with a specialist company …
Read More »Unjammable GPS for Drones Delta UAV
DeltaQuad UAV Successfully Tests Unjammable GPS System for Drones by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby The DeltaQuad, an industrial-grade Vertical Takeoff and Landing UAV that performs fully autonomous surveillance missions, recently integrated a ruggedized GPS system capable of enduring even the most advanced jamming technology. Continue reading below or …
Read More »DRL Sim Tryouts Now Open
Drone Racing League SIM Tryouts Tournament Now Open by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby This week saw the start of the 2022 DRL SIM Tryouts, an annual esports tournament that provides the winner with a contract to fly in the Drone Racing League (DRL). Continue reading below or listen: …
Read More »Vantis Opens Mission & Network Operations Center
GRAND FORKS, ND – Vantis officially celebrated the grand opening of its Mission and Network Operations Center (MNOC) on Thursday at GrandSky Business and Aviation Park (GrandSky), marking a significant milestone in the development of the nation’s first statewide Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) system. The MNOC serves as the command …
Read More »FAA Drone Safety Day Full Crew Podcast
This Saturday, June 17, is FAA Drone Safety Day: and the Full Crew Podcast, Dave Krause of Influential Drones and Greg Reverdiau of the Pilot Institute have partnered to produce a video featuring FAA drone experts and FAASTeam drone pros. Watch the Full Crew Video on Saturday June 17 at 11 …
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