Drone

While many whitepapers are good only as a substitute for Sominex, Kittyhawk has written one well worth reading carefully. “Remote ID & Drones” (download for free here) takes views from all over the industry to unpack the hot topic of remote ID for commercial drone users, explaining both what it is …

Amid severe labor shortages, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles to perform human tasks is sure to grow, and DJI, the world’s biggest drone-maker, is ready to respond, the firm’s Japan head said. Drones for industrial uses ranging from agriculture to infrastructure maintenance and security are becoming more popular, said …

Unmanned Systems DARPA trying to make autonomous systems more trustworthy By Susan Miller Feb 25, 2019 The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants autonomous systems to be able to evaluate how well they’re doing a specific task and explain that to their human partners. In a broad agency announcement …

In the US,  for college basketball fans, “March Madness,” is a big part of the year.  “March Madness” is when the top 68 college basketball team in the US meet in the NCAA basketball tournament to determine bragging rights for the top college basketball team in America. This is a …

On Wednesday, America’s Federal Aviation Administration joined the rest of the world and grounded the Boeing 737 MAX 8, the airplane involved in a deadly crash in Ethiopia on Sunday, and another in Indonesia five months ago. New data and evidence led the agency to reverse course, the FAA said …

Belgian Unmanned Traffic Management provider Unifly this week unveiled a new e-Identification and tracking solution for drones during the World ATM Congress in Madrid, the world’s largest international air traffic management exhibition and conference. According to company officials: “The device [dubbed BLIP for broadcast location and identity platform] works in a …

The investigation into the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX 8, which killed 157 people on Sunday, is still in its earliest stages, but already regulators around the world have grounded the Boeing jet. The American FAA issued its own grounding order today, noting that, based on the wreckage …

Opinion Gearing up for the defense industry’s digital transformation By Naveen Poonian Mar 13, 2019 The U.S. government already spends more on defense than the next seven countries combined, and this spending continues to increase as geopolitical tensions rise. Experts predict spending will rise 3 to 5 percent per …

Image supplied by Mothership Most of us in the drone industry can agree that it’s the data – not the aircraft – that provides value.  But what if the aircraft is a blimp instead of a drone?  DRONELIFE spoke with Jonathan Nutzati, CEO of Mothership Aeronautics about his recent announcement of …

The UK Government is today putting into place new legislation that will extend no-fly zones around airports to 5km. There is also a promise to impose major penalties for those who break the law. The government decided to bring in the changes before the new Drones Bill has been finalized, …