Drones in the News

Twice this week, football games in the U.S. were abruptly halted while stadium security teams attempted to deal with rogue drones over the field.  In a crowded stadium, “just shooting them down” is not only illegal and unlikely to be effectively, it’s also extremely dangerous.  DRONELIFE get the inside view …

DJI Opens Cutting-Edge New Headquarters in Shenzhen, China DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Drone and camera technology leader DJI has opened its new company headquarters in Shenzhen, China. Continue reading below, or listen:  This new building, dubbed DJI Sky City, features architectural structures not yet seen in large-scale high-rise …

OSU Launches Counter-UAS Center of Excellence, Forms Partnership Agreement to Support Department of Homeland Security by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Oklahoma State University’s Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education (OAIRE) has launched a Counter-UAS Center of Excellence (CUAS COE), as well as a new partnership agreement seeking …

Autel Robotics, National Public Safety Drone Donation Program (NPS-DDP) Team for Drone Donation to Seaside Park PD in New Jersey by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby The National Public Safety Drone Donation Program (NPS-DDP) has teamed up with Autel Robotics, Foxfury Lighting Solutions, SkyeBrowse and Pilot Institute for the …

Read or listen to all of the headlines in one place: excerpts from the DRONELIFE drone news of the week, September 23.  Click on the titles below for the full story. Continue reading below, or listen: Drone start-up Garuda Aerospace has completed a mapping project of 7,000 villages within Uttar …

Undefined Technologies Demonstrates Viability of Ion Propulsion Drone by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Florida-based startup Undefined Technologies has announced that its Silent Ventus ion propulsion eVTOL drone has cleared an essential test flight. Continue reading below, or listen: The aircraft met its projected flight time and lifting power, …

Miami-based Airborne Response (“Airborne”), a provider of mission critical aerial intelligence drone services, has been acquired by Safe Pro Group Inc, developer of safety and security solutions. Continue reading below, or listen: Airborne will continue to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Safe Pro and will consolidate their audited …

DJI Mini 3 Pro – Move Over Everyone – A Professional Drone for Under $1,000 by Paul Rossi, DRONELIFE Contributor and Chief Operations Officer and Chief Pilot at Nine Ten Drones. All prices are estimates as of time of publication and subject to change. Earlier this year we saw manufacturers …

Don’t miss Tonie Smith of TS Aerial Media on Dawn of Drones this week, September 21 at 11:00 AM EST! Stream below: Join Dawn and special guest Tonie Smith, CEO TS Aerial Media and Recruiting & Training Manager for Flying Lion, Inc. as we continue Market Use Cases Month on …

Counter drone systems (cUAS) are designed to detect, identify and mitigate unauthorized drones.  Unmanned traffic management   (UTM) solutions are a framework of regulations and technology products that work to provide a system providing stakeholders with a view of airspace traffic that allows commercial operators to avoid collisions and cooperate …