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DJI Killed Analog. Long Live Analog! by DRONELIFE Contributor John Saginario Movers and shakers in the hobby market read the wind and cut ties. It’s What They Can’t See When it comes to UAV technology, the hobbyist market has always been an interesting bellwether. It’s where many technologies get their …

Heisha Tech has created an drone-agnostic, autonomous drone kit that allows developers to create drone-in-a-box solutions for their commercial drone solution – and it could be a game changer for the drone industry. Autonomous drones are big news.  As regulations for flight beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) develop around …

Skyfish M4 As we look forward to 2022, it’s time to reflect on the drone industry 2021.  Despite chip shortages, new regulations, an ongoing global pandemic, and the challenges inherent in a growth sector, the drone industry came out on top in 2021.  We asked our sponsors and partners to …

D-Fend Solutions counter-UAS system protects against a drone attack on the Pope during open-air worship By Jim Magill As the number of commercial and consumer drones increases worldwide, and as drones become more sophisticated in their abilities to carry potentially dangerous payloads as they fly virtually undetected through sensitive airspace, …

Source: Teal A short list of Florida approved drones for state use and purchase has caused some confusion and concern in the Florida public safety community. Early this morning, the Florida Department of Management Services published a list of Florida approved drones, as per the screenshot below.  However, since publication …

FAA and NASA on Dawn of Drones this week!  Watch below on Wednesday, December 29,  2021 at 11:00 AM EST as host Dawn Zoldi discusses drone industry progress with FAA representative Kevin Morris and NASA’s Huy Tran. We are ending the year on a high note, with the FAA and …

Vo2019, CC BY-SA 4.0  The Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge offers more than $3 million USD in prizes.  This year, the Maritime Robotics Challenge is designed to bring emerging technologies together to tackle previously unsolvable challenges facing the maritime industry. The following is a guest post by Dr. Art Morrish, …

Soaring Eagle Technologies has received another FAA Certificate of Authorization.  This BVLOS Waiver enables more efficient inspections. Soaring Eagle Technologies, is a leading drone data collection company working with critical infrastructure companies across the U.S.  Having completed over 60 large scale BVLOS missions across the U.S under SGI (special government interest) waivers,the …

Meet Zing Drones.  This Florida drone delivery start-up plans to offer Uber-like deliveries. By Jim Magill Everyone is familiar with delivery services such as Door Dash and Uber Eats, which allow consumers to order deliveries of food by accessing an app on their smart phone. Now, a small Florida-based start-up …

Doosan Mobility and JOUAV have partnered to develop “the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell VTOL commercial drone solution.”  The result of their collaboration is the DJ25: winner of a CES 2022 Innovation Award. “DJ25 is the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) commercial drone solution,” …