Drones in the News

Fortem Technologies and Smart Communication Systems Partner to provide Counter Drone Security for FIFA World Cup Events by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Airspace security and defense leader Fortem Technologies has announced that it will work alongside Smart Communication Systems to provide defense and security clients with counter drone …

Archer Aviation Reveals Midnight Production eVTOL Aircraft by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Archer Aviation [NYSE:ACHR] is one of the holdings in the AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF [NYSE ARCA:UAV], the only ETF dedicated to the drone economy. For complete list of holdings click here.  The AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF …

Two community colleges in CO collaborate to shoot drone footage for a regional Toyota commercials. The commercials were filmed in May and October 2022.  The project was made possible through a unique partnership between  the Community College of Aurora’s Colorado Film School (CFS) and a contract with the Saatchi & …

Read or listen to all of the headlines in one place: excerpts from the DRONELIFE drone news of the week November 18.  Click on the titles below for the full story. Continue reading below, or listen: Volatus Aerospace announced that it has finalized its acquisitions of Synergy Aviation of Edmonton …

ANRA Technologies Obtains FAA Contract for Broadcast Remote ID Project by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Airspace management solutions provider ANRA Technologies has announced the award of a contract to demonstrate the ability to gather Broadcast Remote ID (B-RID) messages and convert and retransmit them as Network Remote ID …

Beyond the Yellow Vest: CrewID™ is the Real ID for Drone Operators The drone industry is ready to scale.  Drones are increasingly visible on worksites that range from construction to telecomm, and in residential areas for applications like delivery or power line maintenance. Continue reading below, or listen: While unmanned …

CC BY-SA 3.0 PG&E Obtains California-wide BVLOS Waiver by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Public safety and critical infrastructure UAS consulting group Skyfire Consulting announced that it has successfully assisted Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) in acquiring a Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) waiver under a Part 107 …

From Zipline Drone Industry Insights (DRONEII) has named this year’s top drone service providers. Continue reading below, or listen: Winners were divided into two categories.   “…to rank the best drone service companies in the world, we used the size, growth and public attention as reference to determine companies’ performance,” …

 Advanced Aircraft Company (AAC) has been chosen by AFWERX for an SBIR Phase II contract to further develop the HAMR: AAC’s Hybrid Advanced Multi-Rotor Uncrewed Aerial System. Continue reading below, or listen: HAMR’s multi-rotor configuration and distributed electric propulsion system give the aircraft outstanding flight endurance.  In addition, HAMR can …

Fruity Chutes Drone Parachute Recovery System Part of the Matternet M2 System that Earned First Non-Military FAA Type Certification by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Fruity Chutes, the leading parachute recovery systems provider for UAS, announced its partnership with Matternet in earning an FAA Type Certification. Continue reading below, …