CAMBRIDGE, MA—March 22, 2022—Sensors and small aerial drones are touted as force multipliers for the military. Drones, known to specialists as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), serve as the eyes and ears for combat and surveillance operations while keeping soldiers and intelligence personnel out of harm’s way. UAVs can …
Read More »Promo Drone on Dawn of Drones this Week
Don’t miss Promo Drone on Dawn of Drones this week: Wednesday, March 23 at 11:00 AM EST. Stream below! This week, Dawn chats with special guest Jamar Williams, CEO of Promo Drone, a San Diego-based company that has modernized the concept of advertising banners by using drones for flying marketing …
Read More »GLOBHE World Record for Largest Album Drone Images
Copyright image of Antarctica used with express permission of GLOBHE. The GLOBHE world record for largest album of drone-collected images was achieved by “crowd-droning.” Here’s how the concept can be used to help save the planet. *Copyright images used with express permission from GLOBHE. By Jim Magill GLOBHE, a Stockholm …
Read More »uAvionix Announces Digital Autopilot and External Magnetomet…
Bigfork, Montana – March 21, 2022 – uAvionix is pleased to announce the AV-30-E multimode indicator now includes digital autopilot and external magnetometer interface capabilities. With the ability to control autopilot heading, altitude, and vertical speed from its intuitive user interface, the AV-30-E provides a highly integrated and …
Read More »11 conspiracy theories about search, Google and Big Tech
Conspiracy theories are everywhere online. Few are shockingly true, most are not, but one shared trait among all conspiracy theories is that a simple truth could be mixed up in a murky sludge of fact and fiction. This is especially true for conspiracy theories related to search, Big Tech and …
Read More »Northwest UAV Teams with Elbit Systems
McMinnville, OR: Northwest UAV (NWUAV) is proud to announce a collaborative and long-term effort with Elbit Systems as part of the Skylark 3 Hybrid team. As a result of this team effort, the Elbit Systems Skylark 3, equipped with the proven Northwest UAV NW-44 MultiFuel Engine, …
Read More »AI in warfare: Russia’s autonomous “suicide” drone spotted i…
According to the news outlet Daily Star, a “suicide drone” was seen hovering in Ukraine, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy its potential target. Unlike a traditional drone, it identifies its targets and blows them up using artificial intelligence, and it does not have to be controlled by a human operator either. …
Read More »ORKID and Unifly Partner to Test Operations in Colombia
ORKID and Unifly to Test Drone Operations in Colombia by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Drone delivery startup ORKID has announced a partnership with global UTM service provider Unifly for the safe integration of drones into Colombian airspace. In order to both guarantee that drones are safely and efficiently …
Read More »RTK and Drone Mapping: Do You Need It? Is It Worth It?
Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) is a buzz term in the UA industry, one many pilots may not understand, even though they may be “mapping” with an uncrewed aircraft (drone). When it comes to RTK and drone mapping, how necessary is the technology to a drone services provider? Will it earn …
Read More »Elon Musk’s ‘very effective’ Starlink keeping Ukrainians onl…
TrustedSec founder and CEO Dave Kennedy provides insight on possible cyber warfare amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict on ‘Kennedy.’ Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s Starlink technology has been “very effective” in keeping Ukrainians online during the Russian invasion, according to Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. It was Fedorov, also …
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