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Drones, once primarily the domain of professionals and well-to-do hobbyists, have slowly become more accessible to even the biggest penny-pinchers. Costs have dropped substantially over the past few years, and during this span, we have seen the technology advance exponentially. While early designs were more of a backyard novelty (and …

Drone giant DJI‘s origin story – their journey from a dormroom dream to the world’s biggest drone company – was featured last week in the South China Morning Post.  DJI, the article reports, generated $2.7 billion in 2017. The company is often called the Apple of the drone industry for …

Ukraine Buys Advanced Turkish Strike Drones Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor By: Yuri Lapaiev The Jamestown Foundation On January 26, Ukrainian State Concern Ukroboronprom announced an agreement between the Turkish company Baykar Makina and Ukraine’s state-owned arms trader Ukrspecexport (part of Ukroboronprom) to procure 12 Bayraktar TB2 operational/tactical-level strike unmanned aerial …

The Amazing, Unimaginable Consequences of Exponential Technologies Dark Clouds and Platinum Linings While the world grapples with huge challenges and now commonplace political chaos and intrigue, there are massive advances occurring which will transform our world. This isn’t to minimize the impact of climate change, over-population, damage to our ecosystem, …

  An insider look at DroneU and Pix4D‘s Accident Scene Reconstruction Training for Drone Operators. The following is a Guest Post by Paul Aitken, the Chief Pilot, and co-founder of Drone U, and co-host of the popular Ask Drone U podcast. Anyone familiar with drone mapping may understand the long list …

There are several problems with shooting drones out of the sky. Often that level of force is going to make the problem worse, not better. For starters, a damaged or busted drone could crash land anywhere or on anyone. The uncertainty and danger grow exponentially if it’s strapped with explosives …

Screenshot: US Army (US Patent Office) Recent flight delays at airports in the U.S. and UK have given us a glimpse at the threats and the headaches that drones can cause. In the days leading up to the recent Super Bowl, the Federal Aviation Administration and the FBI warned the …

Azur Drones has just announced that they have received the first authorization for Autonomous flight in France.  Started in 2012, Azur makes automated surveillance drones for a variety of applications – and with automation one of the top new technologies in the drone industry, the company is poised to make …

CIT GAP Funds Invests in DroneUp to Revolutionize Commercial Drone Pilot Services – EIN News Trusted News Since 1995 A service for global professionals · Thursday, February 7, 2019 · 475,961,364 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools Press Releases Events & Conferences

Guest Post: This article published with permission from our partners at DroneII, Drone Industry Insights. With the industry maturing, the drone job market within it is becoming increasingly complex and more difficult to navigate – companies are competing not only to develop the latest UAV technology, but also to grab …