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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 …

AgEagle Teams with Wing to Integrate OpenSky into Ground Control by Ian M. Crosby Today, industry leader AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Measure, has teamed up with Wing in order to integrate Wing’s OpenSky airspace access app into Measure Ground Control, a software platform for automating drone …

In this column, Steve makes sure drone pilots know how to be compliant with Part 107 visual line of sight (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 Safety Drone …

European drone regulations published a few months ago reflect a risk-based approach: last week, a panel of experts hosted by Commercial UAV News met to discuss how those regulations will impact the drone industry. European Drone Regulations – Expert Perspectives from Across the Pond By: Dawn M.K. Zoldi, Guest Contributor …

What is a vertiport, exactly, and how should vertiport technology be integrated into the current transportation infrastructure?  More than 70 representatives from the FAA, NASA, and industry gathered earlier this month to “further develop a strategic plan that supports NASA’s advanced air mobility (AAM) efforts,” says a NUAIR press release. …

Former DJI Executive Romeo Durscher has joined open source platform Auterion as Vice President of Public Safety. Romeo Durscher brings his years of passion for using drones to save lives and improve communities to the Auterion team.  It’s a new start that brings value and satisfaction for both Durscher and …

Remote ID Q & A: Who will enforce Remote ID? When does it become effective? Where is it required? For all of these questions and more, DRONERESPONDERS, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping public safety agencies use drones, has your answers. The FAA released the long-awaited rule on Remote ID for …

OK, so maybe you didn’t get an official Red Ryder carbine action, 200-shot, range model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time. That’s OK. You did, however, get a new drone for Christmas, which is much safer and cooler than a 1940s BB …

Travis Air Force Base has deployed Easy Aerial’s autonomous drone-based monitoring solution.   “The 60th Air Mobility Wing, 60th Security Forces Squadron, in conjunction with  Easy Aerial, a commercial provider of autonomous drone-based monitoring solutions, has developed and deployed the first automated drone-based monitoring and perimeter security system for a …

DRONERESPONDERS, the leading resource for public safety drone programs, will launch a “Drones as First Responder” working group. The working group is designed to help other police and public safety departments develop programs like that first built by the Chula Vista, CA police department.  In Chula Vista, drones are sent …