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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 …

Image license CC0, by Maxpixel.net The commercial drone industry knows that drone integration – the full acceptance of drones into the existing airspace management framework – is critical for expansion.   We all know that airspace security – the ability to keep drones from flying by accident or intent – …

The drone delivery of everyday items is starting to take off with services from companies including Flytrex and Google. But the most successful programs have been medical in nature. This week another technology giant has announced bold intentions in the drone delivery space: Uber. At the Uber Elevate conference in …

The Academy of Model Aeronautics, the largest and most powerful community-based organization (CBO) advocating for recreational flyers, is fielding a lot of calls these days.  Since the FAA announced the enactment of new rules resulting from the repeal of Section 336, there’s been a lot of confusion, misinformation, and argument in …

DJI is set to launch a new product on June 11. A mysterious video posted on the Chinese manufacturer’s Youtube channel – titled ‘Learn to Win’ -includes a series of clips of the new product from a number of angles. As you’d expect, it’s pretty hard to tell what exactly …

Yesterday, at the Amazon re:MARS 2019 conference, CEO Consumer Worldwide Jeff Wilkes introduced Amazon’s newest delivery drone – and said that delivery would happen within months.  That doesn’t mean, however, that you can say good-bye to your friendly delivery van driver just yet.  Before drone delivery of consumer goods can …