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• Airspace Link: A New Player in UTM Solutions Raises $4 Million

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  Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) solutions are a fast growing sector in the drone industry right now – as evidenced by new funding for...

• Drones May Someday Deliver Genetic Tests to Save Kids’ Lives

  18 hours ago USA dronelife

  One of America’s largest accountancy-auditing companies is helping a San Diego research hospital potentially save the lives of children via drone...

• DroneUp Named USS, LAANC Provider

  1 day ago USA dronelife

  DroneUp has been making the news frequently recently, racking up government and enterprise clients.  DroneUp provides drone pilot services across...

• Untangling Maine’s Drone Stalking Mystery

  1 day ago USA dronelife

  For years, the drone industry has been weighed down by a minority of irresponsible pilots flying where and when they shouldn’t: disrupting...

• Drone Deal: Draganfly Acquires DroneLogics

  1 day ago USA dronelife

  Two Canadian drone companies are celebrating the new year by merging in a multi-million-dollar deal. Saskatchewan-based Draganfly is acquiring...

• AiRXOS Adds a Slew of New Partners to Provide Customers with End-to-End Drone Solution

  1 day ago USA dronelife

  AiRXOS is poised to be a major player in 2020, and the announcement of 11 new partners is the just the beginning. The provider of unmanned traffic...

• Open Source Drone Operating Systems Continue to Gain Ground: The Year in Review for PX4

  2 days ago USA dronelife

  The drone industry continues to evolve, with new hardware offerings appearing at every new trade show. As industry observers look for hard...

• Hydrogen-fueled Drones Will Inspect U.S. Gas Pipeline

  3 days ago USA dronelife

  Public-safety drone consultancy Skyfire Consulting has announced a partnership with UAV company Doosan Mobility Innovation and hydrogen-fuel...

• African Drone Business Challenge Finalists Announced – Competing for a Share of a £40,000 Prize

  5 days ago USA dronelife

  The African Drone Forum takes place February 5 – 7 in Rwanda.  (It’s not too late to register here!)  It’s a significant event...

• Liteye Lights Up Military $10M Contract with Counter-drone System

  5 days ago USA dronelife

  Colorado counter-drone firm Liteye Systems has won a $10 million contract to deliver its Anti-UAS Defense Systems (AUDS) to an unnamed U.S....

• New Partnership to Address Network Security for Drones

  6 days ago USA dronelife

  The integration of unmanned aircraft into the national airspace (NAS) is a complex problem – and security is one major aspect of it....

• Drone Company PrecisionHawk Names New CEO

  6 days ago USA dronelife

  Drone company PrecisionHawk has survived 10 years in the industry, evolving from a manufacturer of an iconic fixed wing to its current position as...

• Survey: More Than a Third of Consumers Prefer Drone Delivery

  1 week ago USA dronelife

  The popularity of drone delivery is changing consumer preferences according to a new survey of 528 online shoppers by a B2B review platform. The...

• DJI Case Study Highlights the Benefits of Drones in Logistics Industry

  1 week ago USA dronelife

  Danish logistics and international shipping giant, DFDS, has been combining drones and AI to streamline terminal operations. DFDS provides...

• The V-Coptr Falcon – A 2-Propeller Drone with a 50 Minute Flight Time

  1 week ago USA dronelife

  One of the coolest looking drones we’ve seen in a while is the V-Coptr Falcon from ZeroZero Robotics.   This design is stunning to look at...

• The Model for Urban Air Mobility that Big Money is Backing: Toyota’s $394 M Investment in Passenger Drones

  1 week ago USA dronelife

  Joby Aviation, pioneers in electric propulsion aircraft, have just received another massive funding round to make their vision of urban air...

• Why the Whole World Should Watch the African Drone Forum Next Month

  1 week ago USA dronelife

    The African Drone Forum: February 5 – 7, 2020.   Register here!  The commercial drone industry has developed rapidly over the last...

• Leonardo’s Falco Xplorer Surveillance Drone Takes Off

  1 week ago USA dronelife

  Italian aerospace and defense giant Leonardo has confirmed the maiden flight of its new Falco Xplorer drone. The Falco Xplorer drone is a...

• Kyrgyz Republic: Terra Drone Subsidiary Launches School Inspections for World Bank

  1 week ago USA dronelife

  A subsidiary of Japanese drone provider Terra Drone is helping keep schools safe in the Kyrgyz Republic (aka Kyrgyzstan). The World Bank recently...

• DRONELIFE Exclusive: AMA’s Tyler Dobbs on RID and Recreational Drones, “No Viable Options”

  1 week ago USA dronelife

  The FAA’s proposal for Remote ID for drones appears problematic for the recreational drone community.  Tyler Dobbs, the AMA‘s Director...