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Skyfish M4 US manufacturer Skyfish produces survey-grade engineering drones that are rapidly emerging as a critical tool for large enterprise and government clients.  Now, Skyfish and DroneLogbook have partnered to provide the compliance data that drone pilots and large customers require. Skyfish has announced the addition of secure, enhanced mission data …

SkyeBrowse wins DHS grant to create new school safety technology By Jim Magill Texas-based SkyeBrowse, a company that employs video technology in the public safety arena, will receive a portion of a major grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop drone-based technology that will help first …

Archer and Hexcel Partner on eVTOL Manufacturing by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today Archer Aviation Inc. announced that it has entered into a joint letter of intent with lightweight composite technology leader Hexcel. The letter details a proposed relationship between the two companies that would see Hexcel supply …

Iris Automation Granted Second BVLOS Waiver for Reno BEYOND Program: this time with Casia G, ground-based detect and avoid technology. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Safety avionics technology company Iris Automation has received a waiver for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) autonomous operations on behalf of the …

Gremsy Gimbals and Auterion Drones – integration with Open Source Drone Platform by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, leading drone camera stabilizer manufacturer Gremsy has announced the formation of a partnership with autonomous mobility platform Auterion. The partners have teamed up for the development of a deeply integrated …

Percepto BVLOS Waiver is the first granted under new European drone regulations. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, autonomous inspection leader Percepto has revealed that its drones have been granted Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) approval by the Dutch civil aviation authority (ILT). This is the first …

Social media personality and drone FPV pilot Lexie Janson takes her talents to the next level. By Jim Magill Lexie Janson, a young social media star and competitor in the world of first-person view (FPV) drone races, is taking on a new challenge, becoming one of the first pilots training …

Drone ecosystem funding: leading Digital Twin platform vHive Raises $25 Million in Series B Led by PSG Israeli-based vHive offers a software solution for Digital Twins and other critical insights.  The platform enables commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS) drones to fly autonomously around assets, resulting in a precise and repeatable data set. The …

Vigilant Aerospace Detect and Avoid Drone Safety System Wins NASA’s Commercial Invention of the Year Award by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby This week, NASA announced that the technology licensed to Vigilant Aerospace and leveraged in its FlightHorizon detect-and-avoid and airspace management product has been recognized with NASA’s Commercial …

Auterion Integrates Elsight into Auterion Ecosystem for Multi-Network Broadband Connectivity by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, open-source drone software platform creator Auterion has announced that it will be incorporating Elsight into its growing ecosystem. Elsight’s Halo communications module is able to be seamlessly integrated into drones and other …