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Wing New Drone Prototype Increases Payload

Alphabet’s Wing new drone prototype will increase the payload weight – significantly increasing the variety of items that can be delivered by drone. Continue reading below, or listen: In a blog post, Wing CEO Adam Woodworth wrote that Wing is developing an “aircraft library” – a “variety of different vehicles …

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BRINC Global Rescue Network – DRONELIFE

BRINC Launches Global Rescue Network by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Public safety drone specialist BRINC announced today the formation of the BRINC Global Rescue Network, a new program committed to aiding in global humanitarian efforts. Continue reading below, or listen: Composed of two dozen public safety professionals, military …

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Air One Personal eVTOL Completes Hover Test

AIR’s Personal Transport eVTOL Aircraft Completes First Hover Test by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby On June 21st, consumer eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft creator AIR successfully completed the first hover test of its AIR ONE aircraft following the acquisition of its airworthiness certificate. Continue reading below, …

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New FAA Administrator Phil Washington

Phil Washington in 2015, by Eric Garcetti, CC BY 2.0 President Biden has appointed Phil Washington to be the new FAA Administrator. Continue reading below, or listen: If approved by the Senate, Washington will step into the position vacated by Steve Dickson at the end of March, roughly halfway through …

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Dronecode and PX4 Open Source Drone Platform

Dronecode Foundation PX4 Developers Summit PX4 is an open source flight control software for drones and other uncrewed vehicles, hosted by Dronecode, a Linux Foundation non-profit. The project provides a flexible set of tools for drone developers to share technologies to create tailored solutions for drone applications. Annually, the Dronecode …

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Optelos Digital Twins Immersive Data Visualizations

Beyond Drone Data: Optelos on How Digital Twins and Immersive Data Visualizations are Transforming Business Optelos is a respected name in the drone industry: but drones have never been their only focus.  The company understood “it’s not the drone, it’s the data,” long before that phrase became a theme in …

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How to Invest in the Drone Industry Now: UAV ETF

Recently, some DRONELIFE articles have had a tag line: [Company name]  is held in the AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF [NYSE ARCA:UAV], the only ETF dedicated to the drone economy. The AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF is a thematic investment strategy seeking to capture the growth opportunities in drones and autonomous vehicles …

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Enabling Drones in Oil and Gas Industry BVLOS Flight

Industry Experts Speak – What Will It Take to Make BVLOS A Reality, Enabling Drones in the Oil and Gas Industry and Beyond?  By: Dawn Zoldi Continue reading below, or listen: More than six years ago when Jon Damush, the current CEO of Iris Automation, was the Chief Growth Officer …

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Drones Mobile Networks Elsight on BVLOS Operations

(News and Commentary.) Drone connectivity experts Elsight on flight beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS), and how drones and mobile networks make BVLOS feasible and safe, right now. Continue reading below, or listen: BVLOS flight is of critical importance to the drone industry.  In the US, as advocates petition the …

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Red Cat 4 Ship Multi Drone System

Red Cat 4-Ship system allows multiple drones to work with one another By DRONELIFE Feature Editor Jim Magill Red Cat Holdings [NASDAQ:RCAT]  is held in the AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF [NYSE ARCA:UAV], the only ETF dedicated to the drone economy. The AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF is a thematic investment strategy …

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