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A major Canadian delivery-drone firm is teaming up with remote Canadian villages to bring needed services and jobs to the residents. Drone Delivery Canada has built new UAV infrastructure in the towns of Moosonee and Moose Factory, Ontario as part of its Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) Pilot Project. “We intend to …

Drones are increasingly being adopted by public safety teams and first responders. A study out this week from DJI, the European Emergency Number Association (EENA) and Irish research firm Black Channel, shows why that trend is set to continue. And research like this is important. You’ll struggle to find an emergency service anywhere …

SkyWatch.ai, a new player in the drone insurance market, offers the energy and flexibility of a high tech company – combined with the security of big insurance. Brandon Packman, left, and Tomer Kashi InsurTech is a relatively new word – and nobody embodies the fusion of technology and insurance better …

As the deadline for FAA Reauthorization approaches – a deadline which looks increasingly unlikely to be met – the AMA is asking members to weigh in on Section 336 and remote ID and tracking requirements for drones.  In a video posted on the AMA’s Governement Relations blog, Interim Executive Director …

Global Energy Transmission (“GET”),  a US corporation with its development center in Russia has announced an inductive charging system that charges drone batteries in flight. The goal is to allow electric powered drones to extend the amount of time in the air,  on a theoretical level up to a very …

A new Women’s Drone Retreat in San Diego next month will help women take their drone business to the next level – with practical, street smart help given in a totally supportive environment. If you happened to swing by the PrecisionHawk booth at InterDrone this month, you might have noticed …

The team at FLIR hears about new uses for thermal imaging all the time – and as thermal imaging is adopted by more drone pilots,  those use cases will continue to expand. That’s why FLIR is on a mission to get thermal to more users – and to make it …

Amid the avalanche of product and service launches, partnership announcements and general industry news at Interdrone earlier this month, senseFly, a division of French drone manufacturer Parrot, unveiled a new modular drone for aerial mapping and surveying. On paper, the eBee X looks like a useful fixed-wing aircraft that should …

Parrot CEO Henri Seydoux has always been ahead of the curve when it comes to reading the drone industry.  In 2018, Parrot has evolved from a consumer electronics company to a drone solutions provider offering an impressive range of products. In a late 2015 article in Forbes magazine, Seydoux predicted …

A French-based drone provider just piloted its way into a lucrative funding round with the world’s largest processor giant. Commercial drone solution provider Delair closed an expanded investment deal with Intel Capital, following a year of collaboration on the Intel Insight Platform. The cloud-based, digital-asset management system will allow Intel to …