Drones in the News

DRONEII at INTERGEO 2022 DRONELIFE always looks forward to hearing what global drone market researchers DRONEII have been working on.  The firm are leading industry analysts: studying the forecasts, fleets, use cases, regional differences and challenges facing the UAV industry.  At this week’s INTERGEO GIS and mapping expo held in …

At INTERGEO, Europe’s biggest mapping and GIS Expo held this week in Essen, Germany, AgEagle Regulatory Compliance Manager Pierre-Alain Marchand gave a presentation about the challenges, benefits, and opportunities in European drone regulations.  DRONELIFE spoke to AgEagle about the regulation framework, and developing products to match. The European Union Aviation …

The first World Drone Prix took place in Dubai in 2016.  Dubai was the first place in the world to showcase a drone taxi, implementing a fixed route back in 2017.  Since then, Dubai has worked to utilize drones  – and other cutting edge technology (CNN reports that Dubai police …

Jeremy Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0 Powering Up Your Drone Program — Overcoming Implementation Challenges DroneNerds is a top drone reseller, offering a wide variety of services and support.  They’ve helped enterprise clients from many different verticals starting a drone program– and they’ve published a new ebook based on a real …

Drones are a major tool for agriculture, recognized by the World Bank and advocacy organizations around the world as a way of securing the global food supply.  In Asian countries and elsewhere, spraying drones are widely used to apply fertilizer, pesticides and other products for more efficient farming.  How are …

Quantum Systems Sony Releases Free Update for Sony Camera Remote SDK by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Sony released the updated Version 1.06 of its Camera Remote Software Development Kit (SDK) today, with the new version featuring compatibility with Cinema Line Cameras, the FX6, FX3, and FX30. The free …

DroneShield Receives $1.8M Contract from U.S. Department of Defense DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Anti-drone system solutions provider DroneShield has announced its receipt of an $1.8 million contract from the United States Department of Defense (DoD) for its DroneGun MKIII handheld counter-drone system. Continue reading below, or listen: The …

 The A2Z drone delivery winch and drone platorm are drone delivery tools designed to keep the drone at a distance from the home, eliminating noise and many safety concerns, while delivering a package gently and accurately to the doorstep. Contine reading below, or listen: At last month’s Commercial UAV Expo, …

Read or listen to all of the headlines in one place: excerpts from the DRONELIFE drone news of the week, September 30.  Click on the titles below for the full story. Continue reading below, or listen:  Skydio Data Security Earns SOC 2 Type II Compliance Earlier this week, Skydio announced …

Germany, Bavaria, Foothills of the Alps, Toelzer Land, Aerial view of Sachsenkam Wingcopter Delivery Drones Improve Local Supply in Rural German Areas by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Today, drone manufacturer Wingcopter and the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (Frankfurt UAS) received funding certificates for their joint project in …