DJI’s latest drone has arrived. As we revealed earlier this week, it’s called the Mavic Mini. As the name suggests, the Mavic Mini is tiny. It weighs just 249 grams and has very deliberately been designed to squeeze under the registration weight threshold put in place by aviation bodies around …
Read More »Commercial UAV Expo’s Pitch the Press: The 3 Drone Companies…
At Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas yesterday, a panel of journalists – including yours truly – had the opportunity to hear 15 drone companies pitch their product in only 2 minutes. Two minutes means that presenters have to get to the heart of their value proposition – fast. Every …
Read More »The FAA Restricts Flight Over 60 New Sites: “National Securi…
image: public domain In response to concerns about “malicious drone activity” the FAA has announced new airspace restrictions over 60 facilities – most of them federal prisons. Reports of attempts to make deliveries to prisoners or otherwise interfere with federal prison operation with drones have increased: earlier this year, a …
Read More »Commercial UAV Expo: Drone Visionaries Answer 3 Critical Que…
At Commercial UAV Expo ths morning, a panel of drone visionaries took the stage to answer critical questions about the drone industry today: including what’s happening with standards for UTM and Remote ID; how 5G will help the industry scale; and what new industries the largest manufacturer in the world …
Read More »NUAIR Validates Drone-Delivery Parachute for Israeli Firm
Israeli drone company Flytrex has partnered with the Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research (NUAIR) to validate the company’s parachute on its package delivery UAVs at NUAIR’s New York UAS Test Site in Rome, N.Y. Flytrex provides autonomous drone delivery systems that enable clients to integrate on-demand autonomous drone delivery. The second …
Read More »Headlines Say Congress May Ban Chinese Drones for Military U…
Image public domain For several months, headlines have hinted that the U.S. Congress was considering banning Chinese-manufactured drones for use by the military. Today, they got more definite: many news outlets indicated that the ban was all but signed into law. Here’s what’s really going on behind the headlines: and …
Read More »Speeding and dangerous drivers to be targeted by Britain’s f…
Speeding and dangerous drivers to be targeted by Britain’s first traffic drone The Telegraph Speeding and dangerous drivers are to be targeted by Britain’s first traffic drone which was previously used on the battlefield and against terrorists. >> Osmo Pocket vs. Osmo Mobile 2: Which One Should You Buy? Source link …
Read More »Met Police to Use Drones to Tackle London’s Speeding Motoris…
London’s Metropolitan Police is set to become the first UK police force to use a drone to monitor road users. Rather than reporting on congestion or accidents, the drone will be used to spot dangerous drivers, in particular those who are speeding or racing on London’s roads. DS Andy Cox, …
Read More »Bournemouth 7s tackles drone-misuse with Houndstooth Wireles…
Bournemouth 7s tackles drone-misuse with Houndstooth Wireless Event Industry News For safety and security reasons, more organisations are introducing a ban on drones. From major music festivals, such as Glastonbury, to local authorities, such … >> Osmo Pocket vs. Osmo Mobile 2: Which One Should You Buy? Source link Share Tweet …
Read More »Drone set to be used by police to catch dangerous and speedi…
Drone set to be used by police to catch dangerous and speeding drivers in London Evening Standard A drone is to be used by police to catch dangerous and speeding drivers in London, in the first initiative of its kind in the UK. The machine will be deployed over … >> …
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