The U.S. Department of Defense has come out against the use of commercial off the shelf (COTS) drones, instituting a ban on COTS Unmnanned Aircraft in 2018. But after nearly a year of coordination, collaboration, and development, two North Dakota drone solutions companies are making progress in working with the …
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File photo A British police force paid more than $250,000 to a couple after falsely accusing them of threatening Gatwick Airport in an alleged 2018 drone incident. According to the BBC, attorneys for Paul and Elaine Gait negotiated an out-of-court settlement with the Sussex Police Department for $63,000 in damages …
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The drone industry is new, and by any measure, still in a growth phase. While the hype cycle might well be over, investment isn’t. DRONELIFE interviewed Mark Guida, Vice President-Sales at Ascentium Capital, to discuss what type of clients they work with – and what the financing process looks like. Mark …
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FLIR Vue FLIR’s Thermal Drone Scavenger Hunt Quickfire event is fun, competitive, and happening right now. Sign up to challenge yourself – and to win prizes that you really want… like free training and a lifetime of glory! The program runs until 7/2/2020. Details are below – but sign up …
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Google spin-off Wing has made history in drone delivery. As the first recipient of a Part 135 certificate to operate as a commercial drone airline in the U.S., they’ve brought drone delivery out of the realm of emergencies and made it available to consumers: delivering local food, products, drugstore supplies …
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Source: Flytebase California-based startup FlytBase recently partnered with Romark Logistics to deploy inventory drones at warehouses and distribution centers amid coronavirus disruption. As a provider of third-party logistics (3PL) ecosystem, Romark had already invested in inventory-management tech such as very narrow aisle (VNA) racking, swing-reach trucks, robots and cloud-connected information systems. Company …
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Enterprise adoption of drone technology – either outsourced or in-house – is a great development for the industry. Enterprise programs, however, require high levels of operational oversight and regulatory compliance. Some programs have had to develop – and then endlessly upgrade and maintain – their own systems to accommodate. Others …
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image: Wing COVID-19 has brought consumer drone delivery to the attention of many looking for ways to receive critical supplies without personal contact. The drone delivery of library books might be one of the best applications yet. Google spin-off Wing was the first company in the U.S. to receive authorization to …
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Heisha Technology wants to be the go-to charging component for autonomous drone solutions: and they’re well on the way. With it’s C500 Plus release, the company is targeting drone system integrators with their new charging platform. As the drone industry matures, end-to-end solutions now often use a variety of components, …
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North Carolina AUVSI‘s Educational Series in Unmanned Systems continues next week with a free online event focused on jobs in the drone industry, to be held June 17 at 2 pm EST. The event boasts an amazing panel for the Educational Series in Unmanned Systems episode 2, Preparing the Future …
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