DRONELIFE is pleased to announce the addition of DroneFlyers.com and associated Domain Names and web properties to their drone-focused ecosystem. DRONELIFE today announced that they have acquired respected resource for remote pilots DroneFlyers.com, adding a new site to their ecosystem of drone media. DroneFlyers.com was founded in 2013 by veteran …
Read More »How Blockchain and Drones Go Together
One of the best things about being part of the drone industry is the coolness factor: people are always interested. But if the conversation is going in that direction – new technologies, the changing world – the chances are excellent that “blockchain” has also been mentioned. If you’re not sure …
Read More »Parrot Offer Huge Price Drops on Additional Anafi Flight Mod…
Following the launch of the new Anafi drone, Parrot has received some criticism for holding back its Follow Me and Flight Plan features for pilots willing to pay extra. At the time of our Anafi review, those additional modes would have set you back $17.99 each. That’s a lot of …
Read More »Epson Launches Upgrade for Moverio AR Glasses
They may be better known for printers, but tech giant Epson continues to grow innovation in the arena of Smart/VR glasses — and that’s a win for drone users. On Wednesday, the company announced the launch of Moverio BT-35E Smart Glasses, a device a company spokesperson says, “seamlessly blends digital …
Read More »25 days, 23 hours, 57 minutes: Airbus’ Solar-Powered Drone C…
Airbus has announced the smooth landing and world record flight of the first production aircraft of its Zephyr programme, the Zephyr S HAPS (High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite). The solar-powered drone took off on July 11th in Arizona and landed over 25 days later. Airbus said in a statement that “This maiden …
Read More »Canadian Flight Certificate Testing for The Sky Guys
As many drone companies are in the process of getting federal authorization to allow for commercial drone flight, we reached out to The Sky Guys, who just announced this week that they have been granted Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) in Canada for testing their DX-3 drone platform. We took …
Read More »Truth is Stranger than Fiction: This Drone Uses the Super Po…
At first glance, it seems like it must be one of those internet hoaxes: a drone made of spider silk – from a company called Spidey Tek, no less – is certainly not a run of the mill product. But this drone is just as strange and beautiful as it …
Read More »AUVSI Hill Day 2018: Register Now
If there was ever a time to participate in discussions of drone policy, that time is now. AUVSI issued an announcement this week about their annual “Hill Day.” If you’ve thought about attending before, this is the year to do it. The following is from the AUVSI announcement: This annual …
Read More »Drone Delivery Canada Launches Pilot to Transport Bloods Fro…
We know from several successful examples that drones and medical deliveries are a match made in heaven. In Rwanda and Tanzania, Zipline has been saving lives with medical deliveries covering rural areas. The California startup is also launching in the US as part of the UAS Integration Pilot Program. In …
Read More »A Drone Built to Secure Facilities: OEM Drone Manufacturer M…
Leading Chinese drone manufacturer MMC has developed a custom drone for a U.S. security firm. A customized drone with charging pile design A U.S.-based drone supplier has been developing a patrol drone for safeguarding factories and houses – and they found the right OEM partner with MMC, the only manufacturer …
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