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Azur Drones has just announced that they have received the first authorization for Autonomous flight in France.  Started in 2012, Azur makes automated surveillance drones for a variety of applications – and with automation one of the top new technologies in the drone industry, the company is poised to make …

DJI is taking active steps to respond to the media firestorm resulting from their internal fraud investigation. Earlier this month, the company announced its findings that internal employee theft had led to huge company losses estimated at $150 million. Now the company has released an open letter responding to the …

Blue Stahli Luân [CC BY 2.0] How should governments and the drone industry respond? The following is a guest post by Timothy Bean, CEO of Fortem Technologies, leading provider of airspace security technologies. Over 100,000 travelers were grounded the week leading up to Christmas due to rogue drones spotted at …

Under the shadow of the recent high profile drone incursions at U.K. airports, the European Commission presented its draft technical rules – otherwise known as the Delegated Act – to the European Parliament’s Transport Committee.  The discussion was heated, with some members of parliament unhappy with the draft rules. The …

It’s one of a drone operator’s most basic problems: where to store all of your best footage.  Check out these suggestions to find a great solution that’s right for you. The following is a guest post by Fergus O’Sullivan, chief editor of Cloudwards.net. After you’ve flown a few passes over a …

News and Commentary. Recently, my phone has been ringing off the hook (or out of my pocket, I’m not that old) with reporters of the general media asking for commentary on the latest airport disruption. Over and over, I have had to explain that “just shooting them down” is not …

Before Christmas, air traffic at London’s Gatwick airport was brought to a standstill for 36 hours after witnesses reported the presence of a drone nearby. In early January, departures at London Heathrow were briefly halted after a drone sighting. This week, flights in and out of New Jersey’s Newark Liberty …

U.S. enthusiast community watches closely as the Feds begin to propose new rules. The following is a guest post from John Saginario: FPV flyer, writer and host of the Wild Flyers podcast. As the partial government continues in the U.S. with no immediate end in sight, it appears the Federal …

Not all is well on home soil for Chinese drone manufacturer and industry leader DJI. The company has discovered a devastating level of internal corruption that in turn has caused 2018 losses in the region of $150 million. On Friday the company confirmed more than 1 billion yuan had been …

Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao’s recent address to the Transportation Research Board named three new initiatives for drones: but only one of them garnered the attention of the mainstream press.  Chao’s announcement about the UTM Pilot Project could be even more important for the drone industry than the Notice …