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Amazon.com Inc. has laid off dozens of staff from its Prime Air drone delivery unit as it seeks to outsource drone manufacturing. The Financial Times reported today that the layoffs involve research and development staff along with manufacturing staff in a push to get what it said is its “heavily delayed ambitions …

DJI brought a lot to the table with its original Mavic Air that launched back in 2017. It was a step up from DJI’s entry-level Spark, but not quite as feature-packed and robust as the Mavic Pro. In other words, Mavic Air struck a nice balance in between the aforementioned product bookends with …

Joshua Goldman/CNET This story is part of Father’s Day Gift Guide 2020, featuring our top picks for dads who love tech. Drone popularity continues to (sorry) soar, as flying is a fun activity you can do from the comfort and social safety of your own yard. There are plenty of …

An MQ-9 Reaper assigned to the 214th Attack Group, Arizona Air National Guard, flies over Michigan. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Lealan Buehre Goodbye, Reaper. Hello, Skyborg. The U.S. Air Force wants a new hunter-killer drone to replace its current fleet of 306 propeller-driven MQ-9 Reapers. And …

The US Air Force (USAF) is looking for a replacement for its MQ-9 Reaper drone that incorporates artificial intelligence capabilities, according to a solicitation request posted on a government contracting website. Posted by the US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center on June 3, the information solicitation request seeks submissions …

Sarah Tew/CNET Drone popularity has surged in recent weeks, and no surprise there: Flying a quadcopter is a fun activity you can do from the comfort (and social safety) of your own yard. And although there are plenty of toy drones you can get for $100 or less, anyone serious …

Though the visions laid out by the developers of new electric vertical-lift aircraft have been fairly mundane so far—air taxis, cargo delivery—it was a matter of time before someone started sexing up those flying car fantasies. How soon before they appear in a Bond film? When will the military get …

(Hartford, CT) – February 26, 2020 – Drones are commonly known for flying in the sky, but a new breed is rolling around on the ground and swimming in the ocean.  Now, in an alliance straight out of science fiction, two CT-based drone companies are joining forces to …

So far, development of the electric vertical-lift aircraft that will enable our dreams of future urban air taxis has largely been the purview of small aviation startups. The “bigs,” Boeing and Airbus, have acquired or partnered with smaller firms, while automakers – who bring expertise in mass-production if not flying …

A new “high performance” spy drone, dubbed the Ultra Long Endurance Aircraft Platform (Ultra LEAP), was recently tested at the US Air Force’s Edwards Air Force Base in California. Adapted from commercially available parts, the Ultra LEAP stayed aloft for two-and-a-half days without refueling, longer than most of the Pentagon’s …