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Unmanned Systems Pentagon advances domestic drone plan By Mark Rockwell Aug 26, 2020 The Defense Department’s technology innovation unit announced five small U.S.-based drone vendors to develop rival products to cheap Chinese-made unmanned aerial systems under an accelerated development program at the agency. The move is part of a …

Johannesburg, 26 August 20: Financial services company, Indwe Risk Services (Indwe), has adopted risk management technology – and more specifically drone technology – to propel its propensity to identify and understand risk. RiskTech®, the latest risk management offering from Indwe, harnesses the power of advanced technology and risk expertise to …

Source: DJI For many religions, the chant “Om” conjures up feelings of peace and wellbeing. For Chinese drone giant DJI, the word will hopefully translate into smoother, steadier smartphone images with the release of the DJI OM 4 smartphone stabilizer. Although not directly related to the company’s main drone product …

John McClain, Chief Drone Pilot, Shell Deer Park Refining (Source: DJI) Drone giant DJI is partnering with energy multinational Shell Oil to deploy a drone project at Shell’s Deer Park Manufacturing Complex. As a “Solution Development Partner,” Shell and DJI  will develop and test advanced drone solutions, like the DJI …

Russia began mass production of the T-14 Armata main battle tank earlier this month, with plans in the works to create an export version. The new tank, which has been field-tested in Syria, was first unveiled to the public during the 2015 Victory Day Parade in Moscow. Armata maker Uralvagonzavod …

AUVSI North Carolina Chapter & DRONELIFE are back again this Friday, August 28 2020 from 4pm- 6pm EST with ‘Lets Talk Drones’, a FREE and open chat room for unmanned aviators and enthusiasts. This virtual public forum is held on the last Friday of every month, for anyone & everyone …

GALESBURG — The forests of Southern Illinois have a new friend in the fight against invasive species. The University of Illinois Extension Forestry program has taken to the skies to see if drones can be used to survey for evidence of the invasive shrub amur bush honeysuckle. “This is an exciting time for technological …

“LiDAR is an important piece to the puzzle of accurate models,” said Arjun Menon, DJI’s Engineering Manager, at this morning’s AirWorks keynote. “The challenges of LiDAR have always been in the category of production,” he notes – a highly functioning, lightweight and inexpensive LiDAR appropriate for drone use has been …

DJI Airworks 2020‘s opening keynote address this morning was titled “Innovation Through Change:” and FLIR’s Randall Warnas was there to present FLIR System’s latest: the Vue TZ20 Dual Thermal Camera Drone Payload, dual thermal for DJI Matrice Series drones. “Plug-and-Play Gimbal System for the DJI Matrice 200 Series and Matrice 300 …

image: Public Domain DJI’s AirWorks 2020 Virtual Conference started today: one of the first of the fully virtual drone events to take place this year.   AirWorks has become one of the major conferences for the drone industry, offering updates and information from the world’s largest manufacturer on new products …