AgEagle Teams with Wing to Integrate OpenSky into Ground Control by Ian M. Crosby Today, industry leader AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Measure, has teamed up with Wing in order to integrate Wing’s OpenSky airspace access app into Measure Ground Control, a software platform for automating drone …
Read More »Airwards Drone Contest Soars into Second Year
Source: Airwards via Visualskies Soaring on the success of its inaugural flight, a major global drone awards contest has been given clearance for takeoff. Described as a “program dedicated to recognizing positive drone use cases from around the world,” Britain-based Airwards launched last year to overwhelming success—garnering nearly 200 entries …
Read More »UPDATE: ACLU doubtful over Brookhaven police drone program
The Brookhaven Police Department has begun a new drone program it says will increase community safety, but a national civil liberties organization remains skeptical. The Brookhaven City Council approved the department’s Drone First Responder program in October of 2020. Police say the program is modeled after a similar drone program …
Read More »Percepto New Drone Autonomous Inspection
Percepto Launches New Drone and AI-Powered Analytics for AIM Platform By DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Percepto, the leading autonomous inspection and monitoring solution provider, announced the launch of its upgraded 2022 Autonomous Inspection & Monitoring (AIM) platform, as well as its new Air Mobile drone. Percepto, recently …
Read More »China quietly took control of Italian military drone maker, …
Soldiers of the People’s Liberation Army honor guard perform the flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square on New Year’s Day on January 1, 2021 in Beijing, China. Visual China Group | Getty Images Two Chinese state firms took control of an Italian military drone maker more than three years ago via …
Read More »FlyFreely in Australia Drone Safety App
CASA Authorization for FlyFreely in Australia by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Australia’s lead aviation body has verified software by Brisbane-based startup FlyFreely, which will make it easier for users to know where in the country they can fly drones. The Civil Aviation and Safety Authority (CASA) announced …
Read More »Black Swift Technologies Dawn of Drones
This week on Dawn of Drones! Join Dawn and Black Swift Technologies CEO Jack Elston as they talk about flying beyond visual line of sight in extreme conditions. Watch this episode right here on Wednesday, November 17 at 11:00 AM EST. Extreme BVLOS! Join Dawn and special guest Dr. Jack …
Read More »EDMC will use drone tech to fumigate areas tough to reach | …
New Delhi: With the number of dengue cases rising, East Delhi Municipal Corporation has decided to use drone technology to fumigate areas that are difficult to reach manually. “We have given approval to the project for conducting insecticide spray with the help of a drone in those areas where it …
Read More »Drone Racing League Mobile Game Drone Racing Arcade
Drone Racing League Launches Drone Racing Arcade Mobile Game by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, the Drone Racing League (DRL), the world’s leading professional drone racing property, launched its first mobile game, Drone Racing Arcade. Powered by Skillz, the leading mobile games platform, this first-of-its-kind mobile game is …
Read More »Personal eVTOL Vehicles AIR CEO
AIR CEO envisions future featuring people flying personal eVTOL vehicles By Jim Magill From George Jetson to Prof. Brown in the Back to the Future movies, the dream of owning one’s own flying car has captured the public imagination. However, in recent years, planners envisioning urban air mobility solutions have …
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