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CASA Approves Percepto for BVLOS flight, enabling fully autonomous drones. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, leading autonomous inspection and monitoring solution provider Percepto announced that it has received operational approval to fly its proprietary autonomous drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) at an Australian site. Granted …

Flytrex gets FAA approval to expand its delivery radius to one mile – which means the company can now deliver to 10,000 homes. Flytrex is offering on-demand drone delivery for food and retail in North Carolina.  The company boasts collaboration with more leading restaurants and retail chains than any other drone …

Don’t miss Ernest Huffman on Dawn of Drones This Week! Ernest Huffman is the Aviation Planning and Education Program Manager for the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG): tune in below on Wednesday, December 15 at 11:00 am EST! You won’t want to miss Ernest Huffman on Dawn of …

An FAA video for new drone pilots (watch below!) has valuable information about the basic rules.  If you’re getting – or giving – a drone for the holidays, watch this first.   (Written summary below video link: for more information, be sure to visit the FAA UAS page.) For the …

Project HerMes Multicopter of Renewable Materials: Ultra-light, and recyclable. UAS-manufacturer Leichtwerk Research GmbH, eco-material-researcher Fraunhofer WKI and adhesives specialist Jowat SE have teamed up for the collaborative development of an innovative new multicopter, dubbed Project HerMes. The model features ultra-light structural designs crafted from renewable lightweight materials such as wood …

Parrot says consumers can expect the ANAFI Ai available in January by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Leading European drone company Parrot has announced that the release of its ANAFI Ai model drone is on the horizon. The new drone will start shipping this coming January, with prices from …

image courtesy Cranford Police Cranford Police Department Uses Drones in Hurricane Ida Response Efforts by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Recently, the Town of Cranford, New Jersey Police Department incorporated a drone program into its equipment arsenal. This addition to the Department provided aid in a number of missions …

Swoop Aero Obtains BVLOS Approval in Australia By DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has granted Australian drone logistics company Swoop Aero BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line Of Sight) approval for medical logistics operations in Queensland. The approval lets Swoop Aero operate in a fully …

Zipline Receives Secretary of State Award for Corporate Excellence in Health Security, a high honor – and validation for medical drone delivery around the world. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Zipline, the world leader in instant logistics, was awarded the U.S. Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate …

Jud McCranie, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Unleash live teams with Musk’s Starlink to enable remote drone flights By Jim Magill Unleash live, an Australia-based creator of video data analytics platforms, has teamed up with Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starlink to connect with and navigate drones in real-time via a …