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Golf balls raining from above is not normally par for the course at the annual Rotary Golf Tournament in Littleton, Colo. – until now. Last week, drone company Multicopter Warehouse deployed a DJI Matrice 600 Hexacopter to drop 150 golf balls at the start of the charity event. The numbered …

It’s another story for drone manufacturer DJI’s list of lives saved by drones.  Police in the UK captured the moment that a drone saved a missing elderly woman lost in the woods. The Sun reports that police used a drone equipped with thermal imaging to find the 83-year-old after being …

With the U.S. bracing for another major hurricane as Florence bears down on the Carolinas, the drone industry is getting ready to help.  Drones have emerged as a significant tool for disaster response, and leading industrial and government drone manufacturer CyPhy Works has stepped forward with PARC: the Persistent Aerial …

The following is a guest post by Dan Burton, CEO and Founder of DroneBase.  Today is a momentous day for the drone industry. Since its official implementation in April 2018, the Federal Aviation Administration’s LAANC (Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability), has been slowly rolling out to six regions across …

“For a long time, customers have been telling us that in order to scale their operations, they need to fly safely, compliantly – and they need insurance,” Ben Marcus, AirMap‘s Co-Founder and Chairman, tells DRONELIFE. “That’s why we decided to integrate with DroneInsurance.com.” It’s a simple concept.  But the collaboration …

News and Commentary.  Drone news editors like myself were spoiled for choice when it came to content last week: exhibitors at InterDrone launched hundreds of announcements about new technology, new deals, and new agreements. Among the plethora of newsworthy, forgettable, and merely confusing announcements was one that stood out as …

“Drone Pioneer Award” (DPA) is  a German based non-profit that helps to bring small unknown drone projects to the surface by providing support and a 5,000 Euro award for the project selected with the goal of making the world a better place using drones.  Applications are accepted until September 15th. …

FAA Acting Administrator Dan Elwell kicked off the InterDrone conference in Las Vegas this morning, with the Grand Opening keynote address. Elwell opened up by saying that he understood that the drone industry might be hesitant about federal regulators.  But Elwell emphasized throughout his speech the FAA’s willingness to work …

Yuneec has expanded its commercial drone payload offerings with the new E10T, an advanced thermal camera suitable for a range of applications. Introducing the E10T The E10T is a three-axis gimbal, dual thermal imaging and low light camera that Yuneec is making available in two versions: 320 by 256-pixel or 640 …

Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin and Drone Racing League (DRL) have announced a contest inviting teams to develop artificial intelligence (AI) systems capable of piloting racing drones and beating human pilots. Participating teams will compete in a series of challenges for their share of more than $2 million in prizes. The challenge was announced by …