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Courtesy of Drone Delivery Canada Toronto-based Drone Delivery Canada announced a new business strategy, committing to focus on eight new “business vertical sectors.” In a company release, DDC stated it would pursue new UAV strategies in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, oil-and-gas, mining, agriculture, forestry, construction and courier services. The company had already moved …

With the UAS Integration Pilot Program (IPP) well underway and reporting successful tests of a wide variety of beneficial drone applications, Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is giving drones some attention.    While her speech did mention “irresponsible drone flights,” the focus was on search and rescue and first …

Britain’s government has awarded a $3.3 million contract for a consortium to develop drone swarm technology for the military as part of the Many Drones Make Light Work project. The swarms are planned to operate alongside Britain’s F-35 and Typhoon combat aircraft, Britain’s Defense Ministry announced Thursday. Funding comes from …

When compared to Amazon delivery or police operations, power-plant boiler inspection via drone may not seem sexy, but one Japanese company knows such missions can be life-saving. DroneLife Archives Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. is bringing drone-inspection technologies to check out boilers and similar large-scale indoor structures. The conglomerate plans …

Meteorology professor and drone researcher Phillip Chilson has a vision, and it goes something like this: A network of 30-foot mesonet towers is stationed throughout the country to sample air pressure, temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction. There’s also a complementary network of ground stations, both autonomous and manned. Phillip …

Avalanche photodiode sensors.  If you don’t know what they are – you need to. The following is a guest post by talented author and self-described nerd Ryan LaDue. The Latest Wave of Sensor Tech Could be a Game-Changer for LiDAR-Equipped UAVs Avalanche photodiode sensors are semiconductors capable of converting photons …

Last month we took a closer look at three technologies that will transform the drone operations of the future: The ability of drones to rest and recharge on the fly; advanced computer vision and motion planning, and hydrogen power. One of the projects mentioned in our exploration of hydrogen was …

SALISBURY – A request for additional funds to fix a deteriorating electrical system at the Salisbury airport this week highlighted the need for extensive capital improvements at the facility. On Tuesday, the Wicomico County Council approved a request from Airport Manager Dawn Veatch to use $46,770 from contingency funds to …

The Gatwick Airport closures in December of last year are still a hot topic in the drone industry, especially now that estimates of the cost of the incident have been released – a whopping $65 million. The incident – when a rogue drone apparently deliberately flew over runways in order …

Unmanned Systems ARL explores AI-enhanced drones for the battlefield By Lauren C. Williams Apr 03, 2019 The Army Research Laboratory is working to incorporate artificial intelligence into drones and thermal recognition tech to give warfighters increased situational awareness.  ARL is testing drone prototypes that incorporate AI-based scene perception capabilities …