Drones in the News

Dronelife commercial drone insurance results As drones become increasingly integrated into the fabric of business, drone insurance is also a growing sector.  Many industries require commercial pilots to purchase insurance before flying – other pilots insure in order to protect their fleet and sensors.   Insurance for commercial drone flights …

Last month, the Facebook Live Unmanned Leadership Forum featured a great lineup of experts to answer your questions on all things unmanned.  This month drones leadership forum, host Randall Warnas of FLIR features a panel of incredible women in the drone industry. “We will be talking about industry insights and …

In our most recent DRONELIFE Minute Survey, we asked some of our followers to share their outlook for business in the near future. There are a lot of very significant drone business surveys, and a lot of very official forecasts for the drone industry.  The DRONELIFE Minute Survey makes no …

Image by Charles J Sharp – Own work, from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Locusts are invading India and other parts of the world in large numbers.  The locusts do tremendous crop damage when they swarm, consuming all of the crops in their path.  Spraying pesticides is the primary …

ICYMI: this is the best drone ad that we have seen in a while. The drone space is not devoid of humor.  There is this piece from  the FAA did using Jedi language to get their point across.   Lastly,  related to TV show, “The Office”, here is a reminder of …

Image by Public Domain Ever wonder how drone services are priced?   In this DRONELIFE minute survey, we report what some DRONELIFE followers had to say about how much and how drone services are priced. There are a lot of very significant drone business surveys, and a lot of very official …

Unmanned Leadership forum The first Unmanned Leadership Forum took place yesterday. Over a dozen unmanned experts spoke to a global audience of over 300 people about topics that included Covid 19, drone company financing, Chinese based air-frames and components, and FAA regulations.   In the absence of many of the …

We’ve all been missing the opportunity to meet colleagues and mentors in person – but the free, online Unmanned Leadership Forum is your chance to meet 14 industry leaders and ask your questions. Today  at 1 pm EST on Facebook live The Unmanned Leadership Forum will have a 2-hour live, …

Image Provided by the Centrum Search and rescue drones have been used for several years now, and are incredibly effective at finding missing persons.  Using thermal imagery, searches for missing persons can continue in the dark and under ever more challenging conditions. This new search and rescue drone solution covers …

Business is not as usual – but just how bad is the coronavirus effect on drone business?  In this DRONELIFE minute survey, we report what some DRONELIFE followers say. There are a lot of very significant drone business surveys, and a lot of very official forecasts for the drone industry.  The …