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Sightec’s NavSight AI-powered computer vision solution adds visual situational awareness and GPS-free, vision-based navigation to ParaZero SafeAir autonomous parachute recovery systems, ensuring increased safety in virtually any operational environment and offering a benchmark solution for enhanced mission containment and ground risk mitigation. Continue reading below or listen:  Revolutionary Fusion of …

Drones equipped with high resolution lenses are a powerful tool in the fight to protect wildlife around the world.  Here, Yasuo Baba of Sony Digital Imaging gives us the specifics of the project between Quantum-Systems and Wilderness International. The following is a guest post by Yasuo Baba, Director, Digital Imaging …

Don’t miss AERIUM on Dawn of Drones, Wednesday June 8 at 11:00 AM EST.  Stream below! We continue our “Emerging Industry Leaders” month sponsored by the Sonoran Desert Institute with Carahsoft Partner, Aerium Analytics, a multi-disciplined drone solutions company based in Calgary, Alberta conducting operations across Canada and the U.S. …

Ascent AeroSystems Spirit Platform Added to DIU Blue UAS Cleared List by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has announced the addition of Ascent AeroSystems’ Spirit platform to the Blue UAS Cleared List of approved small unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Continue reading below or listen:  …

Mayman Aerospace Showcases Speeder AUV at Draper Venture Network CEO Summit by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby This year’s annual Draper Venture Network CEO Summit saw the reveal of Mayman Aerospace’s flight-ready prototype of its Speeder Air Utility Vehicle (AUV). Continue reading below or listen: The P2 Speeder vertical …

AT&T Advances 5G Coverage with Flying COW Drones by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby This past April, the AT&T drone team took to a field in rural Missouri to test its new Flying COW® (Cell on Wings), marking the first time AT&T has transmitted its 5G network from a …

Zipline Launches Medical Drone Deliveries in Nigeria by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby June 3, instant logistics leader Zipline carried out its first series of drone deliveries in Nigeria’s Kaduna State, completing its integration with local health systems and regulatory authorities. Continue reading below or listen: DroneLife · Zipline …

AgEagle ventures into military equipment, advanced robotics fields By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill AgEagle (NYSE:UAVS), a company that started its commercial life producing drones and software for the agricultural market, has evolved into a company that produces “flying robots,” across a broad spectrum of applications, both civilian and military. …

Alexander Glinz, CC BY-SA 3.0 Data-Driven Risk Management Insights – SkyWatch Drone Insurance Top 3 Trend Lists As the saying goes, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” This concept applies to drone operations today. Continue reading below or listen: Best safety and risk management practices can mitigate …

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment  (OUSD(A&S)) published an updated Blue sUAS list this week. The update adds four new models to the Blue sUAS list, representing “the first companies that have passed the vetting required for onboarding …