Moving to aerial digital inspection will enable Lockheed Martin to accurately and safely improve the manufacturing metrology of the F-35. The F-35 Lightning II is an all-weather stealth combat aircraft that is intended to perform warfare strike missions and electronic surveillance capabilities at speeds up to 1.6 Mach. Composites comprise …
Read More »Sagetech on Dawn of Drones This Week: the Best of 2021
Sagetech on Dawn of Drones, Wednesday, December 1 at 11:00 AM EST! Join Dawn and special guest and sponsor-of-the-month, Tom Furey CEO of Sagetech Avionics, as they kick off this 5-week series dedicated to The Best of 2021 on the Dawn of Drones podcast. Sagetech, creators of comprehensive UAS …
Read More »Drone Without Exposed Rotor Blades the Dronut
Small drone without exposed rotor blades suited for use in tight, hazardous spaces By Jim Magill Looking like a micro-sized version of the Death Star, the Dronut X1, which Boston-based start-up Cleo Robotics released for commercial use earlier this month, is the first professional-grade bi-rotor ducted-fan drone – a drone …
Read More »Malaysia leverages innovation sandbox to become Southeast As…
Starting from 2016, Malaysia has incubated a handful of renowned startups although the country is still in the early stages of drone development thanks to its innovation sandbox policy. Aerodyne Group, a DT3 (drone technology, data technology, digital transformation) enterprise solutions provider was ranked number 1 over 40 remote-sensing companies …
Read More »Digital Twins and Turnarounds Optelos CEO David Tran
Saving Time, Reducing Risk: Using Digital Twins to Optimize Turnarounds Enterprise companies are inundated with digital data: from aerial images to ground-based walkthroughs, companies have more information available to them than ever before. But is all of this data helping the bottom line? At the Energy Drone and Robotics Summit …
Read More »Best photography drone 2021: For pros and prosumers
Photography and cinema drive the drone industry in both the professional and prosumer markets. Increasingly the line between the two is blurring, with prosumer and sub-$4,000 drones delivering commercial-level quality and advanced flying features that just a few years ago were exclusive to the highest-end equipment. It can be daunting …
Read More »This Flying Car is Commercially Available
First Commercially Available Flying Car! Propellers instead of wheels. by Ian M. Crosby DRONELIFE Staff Writer This year marks the 60th anniversary of the popular Renault 4. Selling upwards of 8 million units in more than 100 countries over a period spanning over 30 years, the 4L is an icon …
Read More »Drones Combat Coastline Pollution DJI
Drones for Pollution: DJI Teams with Boat Owners to Combat Coastline Trash By DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby DJI has partnered with AnimaMundi Ocean Data Solutions and Lagoon to build the world’s first comprehensive database of plastic waste on coastlines using drones. The project starts with drones piloted by …
Read More »Made in Santa Cruz County
LA SELVA BEACH — Nestled amidst cypress trees and a blanket of thick coastal fog lies an inconspicuous workshop where Parallel Flight drones are being tinkered with and tested. The “Firefly” — weighing 120 pounds — looks only faintly like its hobbyist cousins and more resembles a small aircraft. It …
Read More »In La Selva Beach, heavy-duty drones take flight to combat w…
LA SELVA BEACH — Nestled amidst cypress trees and a blanket of thick coastal fog lies an inconspicuous workshop where Parallel Flight drones are being tinkered with and tested. The “Firefly” — weighing 120 pounds — looks only faintly like its hobbyist cousins and more resembles a small aircraft. It …
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