Drone

A drone-tech firm is joining forces with a well-known New England company to bolster its position as a top UAV security player. Drone Labs recently entered an agreement with FTG Security to marry its Drone Detector product with an array of FTG solutions — video surveillance, access control, intrusion alarm …

In another indication of a maturing drone industry a trend is afoot:  drone hardware and software manufacturers are aligning to provide end to end solutions UAS users. The most recent was announced yesterday between Measure and DJI. Measure is a US based commercial drone operator of drones and DJI is …

An American anti-drone startup flew to heights reached only by a handful of tech firms – the IPO Zone. DroneShield, a Virginia-based UAV detection company, went public on the Australian Securities Exchange last week. Australian venture-capital group Long Hill LLC acquired the firm in May, although the comrpany will retain …

News and Commentary. Recent changes to commercial drone regulations have given some businesses hope that the country is moving towards a regulatory environment that encourages the drone industry, but some companies have already been pushed to test innovation outside of the U.S. When Part 107 was released last week, some industry stakeholders …

Sponsored by PowerVision — PowerEgg, an innovative consumer drone known for its sleek design, reveals its key features today by making the first in-flight video available. 1. Revolutionary Design PowerEgg presents an all-new, egg-shaped design that sets itself apart from all the other X-shaped quacopters in the industry. Its sleek …

As the anti-drone industry grows, the many ways tech is used to down unmanned aircraft expands. Case in point — a research team at Johns Hopkins University recently demonstrated a hacking technique that joins a myriad of anti-drone solutions already out there – radar rifles, “virtual security domes,” acoustic detectors …

Back on April 1st we tentatively reported the launch of a new drone out of Australia. It wasn’t any old drone, it was essentially a flying selfie stick. The report was tentative both because the product from Roam-e was arguably not a drone, and also because of the date of its …

With all the press that rogue drones get, we like to make sure that the thousands of examples of beneficial drones get some play too.  Here are three amazing stories of drones for good in the news recently: helping the environment, working on search and rescue operations, and – like every superhero …

In the majority of missing-person cases, time is often not on the side of police. Every hour that ticks by in a search decreases the probability the missing will be found. Often faced with treacherous weather and terrain conditions during a search, police are starting to see drone tech as …

Skyward and senseFly are partnering to deliver a custom operations management software and consulting services package for senseFly aircraft. The package, which will beavailable for customers in North America through the senseFly distribution network or Skyward, gives operators a preconfigured Skyward account with senseFly flight log import, senseFly manuals, customized …