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Image public domain For several months, headlines have hinted that the U.S. Congress was considering banning Chinese-manufactured drones for use by the military.  Today, they got more definite: many news outlets indicated that the ban was all but signed into law.  Here’s what’s really going on behind the headlines: and …

Commentary.  The UK drone industry has taken a beating in recent weeks. First, the head of Unmanned Traffic Management at NATS, Andy Sage, took it upon himself to categorize drone pilots as either “clueless, careless, and criminal” in a parliamentary hearing – a mistake he has since apologized for. And …

DRONELIFE EXCLUSIVE: Colin Guinn on the drone industry, drone regulations, and his new gig at Sunflower Labs. It’s kind of hard to get in touch with Colin Guinn.  That’s because he’s doing a return appearance on Season 31 of The Amazing Race – a reality TV show where teams race …

The institute has begun to perform initial impact tests with drone batteries and motors. “Using compressed air, we accelerated these two components to speeds ranging from 115 to 255 meters per second and fired them at aluminum plates up to eight millimeters in thickness that were mounted in a test bench,” …

This illustration shows NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft-lander approaching a site on Saturn’s exotic moon, Titan. Credits: NASA/JHU-APL The drone industry is constantly achieving new firsts and new missions – and the Dragonfly may represent a whole new measure for what drones can achieve.  Previous longest missions will be dwarfed by the 8 …

Industry Update: The Drone Market Environment Map 2019 The newly released DRONEII’s Drone Market Environment Map 2019 gives a snapshot of the most relevant players on the global commercial drone market. Here are some key drone industry updates to bear in mind for this year: Published with permission from our …

Two drone sightings over the last week, combined with bad weather, have led to 63 flights being effected at Singapore’s Changi Airport – one of the largest civiliant transportation hubs in Asia.  As well as being one of the busiest airports in the world, Changi is also consistently ranked as …

(JORDAN STEAD / Amazon) Amazon’s patent to turn its delivery drones into home surveillance drones isn’t a new idea: the company filed the patent in 2015.   The patent was granted this month, however; the same month that Amazon revealed its new delivery drone technology and the FAA granted the …

A recent CNN report revealed that the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency had warned that Chinese-manufactured drones pose a “potential risk to an organization’s information.” No particular manufacturer was named in the report. But DJI, the Chinese industry leader that’s been the target of similar accusations …

One of the most fascinating aspects of the drone industry is the new ways that drones are contributing to every aspect of our lives, from industrial inspections to artistic installations. From drone dance and performance and Intel light shows, drones are an increasing part of the artistic world.  Now, a …