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CAELUS Project Will Help the NHS Deliver Better Healthcare: and Advance Drone Delivery and Airspace Management
The CAELUS Project (Care & Equity – Healthcare Logistics UAS Scotland) was designed to help improve healthcare access: but the project could...
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Wingcopter Investment: $22 M for Drone Delivery Technology Pioneer
The $22 million Series A investment in German drone delivery company Wingcopter is the latest large funding announcement in the drone industry....
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Why a Former Apple Executive’s Experience is Perfect for the Drone Industry Right Now: DroneUp’s New Hire
DroneUp’s new hire is a retail powerhouse, a veteran of major names that include Apple, Under Armour, and Verizon. DRONELIFE talked to...
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Passenger Drones Should Benefit the Disabled Community: But Will They? The Need for Inclusivity
Urban air mobility (UAM) could provide a major benefit for the disabled community. A new white paper from Aerobility and CIVATAglobal says the...
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The Ultimate Thermal Payload for Public Safety: FLIR’s TZ20 Hi-Res Dual Thermal Zoom
FLIR’s Vue® TZ20 Hi-Res Dual Thermal Zoom has all the features to make it the ultimate thermal payload for public safety and more....
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UK Airport Consortium Develops Drone Delivery Network in Scotland
One of the UK’s largest airport agencies is leading the development of Scotland’s first drone delivery network to transport medicine, blood and...
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Major Aviation Advocacy Group Lauds FAA Drone Rule Changes
One of the world’s largest aviation advocacy groups is flying high on the tailwinds of recent FAA regulatory changes to drone rules. The Aircraft...
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North Dakota DoT and Northern Plains Test Site Announce BEYOND Partners
The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) and the Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS) announce 8 BEYOND partners. These companies...
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The Latest Executive Order on Drones: the Ban on Chinese and “Foreign Entity” UAS Expanded
The latest executive order on drones may require federal agencies to replace – or at least review – their current fleet of Chinese- or...
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Cybersecurity for Drones: SkyGrid and SparkCognition Deploy First AI-Powered System
SparkCognition is a leading industrial artificial intelligence company; SkyGrid, a Boeing, SparkCognition company, is an airspace management...
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The Airspace of the Future Consortium: 9 UK Drone Organizations Join Forces to Integrate Drones into Transport Systems
Nine drone and aerospace organisations in the UK have joined forces to respond to the UK Research and Innovation’s Future Flight Challenge...
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COVID Humanitarian UAS Operation (CHURP) Completes Delivery Testing
The COVID-19 Humanitarian UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) Response Partnership (CHURP) has announced the successful finish of their current test...
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GPS-Denied Navigation: Black Swift Moves Drone Flight Forward with NOAA Contract
NOAA has awarded Black Swift Technologies (BST) a contract to develop GPS-denied navigation, enabling Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS)...
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Cadillac Flying Car: GM Unveils eVTOL Concept
GM has unveiled a Cadillac brand flying car. The sleek and beautiful eVTOL passenger vehicle could be the car company’s concept of...
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Mercatus Center: Drone Highways are the Road to Commercial Drone Integration
Recent research from the Mercatus Center argues that drone highways situated over existing public roads could be the fastest way to full...
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Drones Made in the U.S.: Meet Skyfish.ai, the Montana Manufacturer Producing World Class Drones for Engineering
How a professor of computer science, a high-tech CEO and an RC hobbyist developed some of the most accurate drones for engineering on the market –...
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America Robotics Snags First-ever FAA Approval to Fly Automated BVLOS Drones
Commercial drone provider American Robotics this week flew into rarified skies, becoming the first company approved by the FAA to operate...
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Drones for Government Agencies: GSA Limits Procurement List to Blue sUAS
The U.S. government has taken a further step to limit the use of Chinese-manufactured drones for government agencies. GSA limits inclusion of some...
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French Drone Maker Unleashes Autonomous Swarm Concept at CES 2021
During CES 2021, French drone manufacturer Icarus Swarms announced a new UAS product line targeting security and emergency first-response...
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U.S. Drone Industry: Changes in Export Control Could Help U.S. Manufacturers
As the U.S. drone industry continues to develop, new developments in commerce regulations may make it easier for U.S.-based drone manufacturers to...