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Photo courtesy of Citadel Defense This past Thursday, Arlington Capital Partners subsidiary BlueHalo, a leading provider of advanced engineering solutions and technology to the national security community, announced its acquisition of Citadel Defense Company.  With Citadel Defense acquired by BlueHalo, AI-powered counter drone solutions will round out the company’s defense …

Tune in below on November 10 at 11:00 am EST for the Dawn of Drones Podcast with Dawn Zoldi! We continue Innovation Month, graciously sponsored by Iris Automation, with Elsight leaders Scott Jonasz and Beni Farkas. This Israel-based company is providing BVLOS (Beyond the Visual Line of Sight) drone connectivity …

Drone Attack on U.S. Power Grid with modified DJI Mavic 2, report says. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby In a recently released Joint Intelligence Bulletin (JIB), U.S. officials revealed that a DJI Mavic 2, a small quadcopter-type drone, was found carrying a copper wire attached to it by …

In this column, Steve makes sure drone pilots know they’re using the correct lights for night flight; and are flying compliant with VLOS requirements. The following is one of an educational series for drone pilots by Steve Rhode, Chief Pilot with the Wake Forest Fire Department and the North Carolina Public …

Mavic 3 features upgraded sensor, dual-camera system and longer flight times By Jim Magill With the long-anticipated release of the Mavic 3, DJI, the global leader in civilian drone production, offers a UAV featuring an upgraded sensor, dual-camera system, omnidirectional obstacle sensing, smarter flight modes and longer flight times. The …

Auterion’s Government Solutions Appoints New President by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Auterion, the company building the world’s leading drone operating system, announced that Errol Farr has been appointed as the new President of Auterion Government Solutions (Auterion GS). The announcement coincides with Auterion GS’s continued success with …

DroneDeploy’s New Products: company launches mapping, inspection and ground-based robot products By Jim Magill Drone software company DroneDeploy unveiled a suite of new products, allowing customers to virtually walk through construction sites, capture and process data across miles of pipelines or electric transmission lines, and control walking inspection robots from …

Doosan Mobility International Launches 2nd Generation Hydrogen Drone in Europe: the next step in Doosan’s hydrogen drone innovation. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby This past Friday, Korean company Doosan Mobility International (DMI) launched its 2nd generation hydrogen drone DS30W for the European market during a meeting of the …

Parrot, Logiroad complete ‘impossible’ drone mapping mission over Positano By Jim Magill The Italian town of Positano, which hugs the cliffs along Italy’s scenic Amalfi Coast, is a delight for tourists and fashion lovers, and a nightmare for mapmakers. The city’s topography, with streets that wind along the hills and …

viDoc RTK by Pix4D Launches in USA and Canada by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Photogrammetry solutions leader Pix4D has just released the viDoc RTK rover in the USA and Canada. Previously released in Europe, the German-designed rover connects to the latest iOS devices in order to bring RTK …