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Source: Azur Drones French drone startup Azur Drones is making recycled nuclear fuel sites safer by deploying its Skeyetech autonomous surveillance UAV solution to protect a huge site in The Hague. Mostly used in the port, energy, defense and oil-and-gas sectors, Azur drones will coordinate with on-ground security teams for …

Urban Air Mobility (UAM) could be the way of the future for cities crippled by traffic – with no where to go, quite literally, but up.  The vehicles are there to fly: passenger drones, flying cars – or from Terrafugia, a road and air vehicle that is both.  Terrafugia’s Transition® …

Round Four of the DARTdrones Public Safety Grant is open for applications!  DARTdrones made history as one of the very first drone businesses to win big on the TV show for startups, Shark Tank.  Now, their business – providing quality, professional-level training for drone pilots – has proven to be a …

The American Drone Security Act: The Sequel The original American Drone Security Act (ADSA) proposal has had a significant impact on the drone industry, even though it was not passed.  The ADSA has now been reintroduced, however – with some changes.  Guest Contributor Dawn Zoldi, drone law expert and CEO of …

When the FAA released the Remote ID rule late last year, it left the drone industry with as many questions as answers.  What about new hardware and remote ID solutions?  How will manufacturers comply?  Will drone owners be able to receive a simple firmware update?  Will the solution require a …

Draganfly’s COVID-19 vaccine delivery solutions is being developed with Texas-based Coldchain Technology Services.   Jim Magill speaks with Draganfly CEO Cameron Chell about why drones are a critical tool in COVID response. By DRONELIFE Staff Contributor Jim Magill As the deadly global coronavirus pandemic enters its second year, drone technology …

The Drone Service Providers Alliance (DSPA) warns that drone federalism – the idea that states and local government should share control of the airspace – could be added to the budget bill under discussion in Congress today.  The group is calling on the industry to contact their representatives about the …

While the world is optimistic about the new COVID-19 vaccines, getting the heat-sensitive materials to health centers to ensure that they can be distributed fairly and efficiently has been a challenge for across the globe.  Now, drone delivery heroes Zipline have announced that they will be able to deliver COVID-19 …

A new round of DroneDeploy​ funding adds $50 million to the company, bringing the total to date to $142 million: which a company release says is the most to date for any drone data company.  This latest Series E funding round is the result of DroneDeploy’s explosive growth (they report …

Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0  The FAA has recently announced that Tampa Bay is a No Drone Zone during Super Bowl LV (at least the area around the stadium.) It’s not a surprise and we hope that pilots are already aware of this: but if you are new to drones, …