Drone

World’s longest song drones on Chord change in 639-year John Cage composition is the first in seven years The organ at St Burchard church in Halberstadt, Germany was built especially to play John Cage’s Organ2/ASLSP (As Slow as Possible) which will last until 2640. (Photo by Clemensfranz via Wikimedia Commons) …

Counter drone solutions are increasingly critical to government customers, as government agencies around the world work to protect the airspace over sensitive spaces and critical infrastructure.  As the market for counter drone solutions heats up, CA-based Dedrone, a market leader in airspace security, has scored an equity investment and reseller …

When I was growing up, my dad was executive VP and partner in a commercial construction company. In the late 1960s, as their business expanded throughout the southeast, they did what many smart organizations do – they purchased a twin-engine airplane and hired a pilot. When I was around 13, …

Automated drone solutions have significant value in applications from surveillance to inspections of aircraft, buildings, and infrastructure.  Drones on military bases have the same value – and drone startup Easy Aerial is competing to bring their tethered drone technology to the Air Force Base of the Future. AFWERX, the catalyst …

MQ-9 SRC helped General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business integrate and test an embedded computing architecture with an MQ-9 Reaper drone as part of an Air Force Research Laboratory effort to facilitate autonomous missions. The Agile Condor Pod, which flew on the remotely piloted aircraft for a demonstration at the General Atomics-managed Flight Test and Training Center …

In my August 12 newsletter, I discussed the technological innovations that drove the prosperity of the 1920s. Then I discussed the ones that are likely to do the same during the current decade: “The awesome range of futuristic ‘BRAIN’ technological innovations includes biotechnology, robotics and automation, artificial intelligence, and nanotechnology. …

If you’ve been wondering what’s happening with UTM (unmanned traffic management) you aren’t alone.  That’s mostly because UTM isn’t just one policy or piece of technology, it’s a complex framework of regulations and solutions working together.  Remote ID regulation and technology, which has been in development for years now, is …

Today’s announcement about Autel Enterprise Made in USA EVO II Dual Bundles – Autel drones manufactured in U.S. – signals a significant drone industry trend.  “Made in America” now has new importance for the drone industry: and a more specific meaning. Autel‘s EVO II has been a compelling competitor to …

Enlarge / Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2020 shows the wreckage at the site where a wildfire swept through in Vacaville of Solano County in northern California. Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images The US interior department’s decision not to buy more drones with Chinese parts has made it more …

Israel’s Percepto has emerged as a global market leader for autonomous industrial drone systems with their drone-in-a-box solution.  A proven safety record and their sophisticated technology have enabled Percepto customers to receive many waivers to fly beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) – and today, Percepto announced that they’ve been granted a …