Red Cat signs agreement to acquire FPV headset-maker Fat Shark
Red Cat Holdings signs agreement to acquire FPV headset-maker Fat Shark Holdings for an undisclosed sum, to expand its presence in the First-Person View (FPV) drone business.
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Drone industry powers on to be worth US$92 billion by 2030, says ABI Research
The drone industry powers on in a post-COVID-19 world to be worth US$92 billion by 2030. Looking past COVID-19, new regulatory changes, and the slow rollout of remote ID and 5G will enable an enormous upscaling of drone operations, says…
Daily Drone News – Friday October 2, 2020
Here are today’s most important drone news articles. We publish this post every weekday at 5:30 p.m. Some of these stories are from DroneXL.co and some of them will be from other sources. If you’d like to receive this in an…
Canada’s National Research Council declares aircraft are at high risk from some drones
Canada’s National Research Council (NRC) has released a detailed analysis of the risks to aircraft from small quadcopters of the type typically operated by both inexperienced and professional users.
Beagle Drones is on track for $100K in sales and looks for funding
Dwight Neptune, a 22-year-old college dropout, founded drone startup Beagle Drones when he was 18 years old. Now his young company is on track for $100,000 in sales and is looking for funding to expand its business.
DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual gives firefighters a tactical advantage
In an emergency situation, when every second counts, making the right decision quickly can mean the difference between life or death. The DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual gives firefighters a tactical advantage as it can help pinpoint the exact location…
Flash Forest drones can plant trees 10x faster than humans
The drones from the Canadian company, Flash Forest can plant trees 10 times faster than humans. The company uses the latest drone technology in combination with aerial mapping software, pneumatics, automation, and ecological science to reforest areas at a rapid…
Mysterious lights along I-75 are Firefly drone show test flights
Along I-75 near Holly, Michigan, several people have witnessed mysterious lights in the sky. These lights are not from alien spaceships as some might have believed. Instead, these are test drone show test flights from a local company called Firefly…
Daily Drone News – Thursday October 1, 2020
Here are today’s most important drone news articles. We publish this post every weekday at 5:30 p.m. Some of these stories are from DroneXL.co and some of them will be from other sources. If you’d like to receive this in an…
DJI Matrice 300 locates swimmer and drops flotation device during test
Last week in The Netherlands, drone company DroneQ Aerial Services used a DJI Matrice 300 to locate a swimmer and drop a flotation device during a test. The exercise was part of the Dutch Drone Delta coalition and took place…
Dutch Drone Delta delivers package to moving vessel in port of Rotterdam
Dutch Drone Delta held a new trial during which a drone delivered a package to the inland vessel Duancis. During this operation, Duancis was moving at normal speed along the waterway near Brienenoord Island. This was the second of a…
Police drone shot at during standoff in Killeen, Texas
On Monday afternoon, Killeen Police Department officers were dispatched to the 2600 block of Legacy Lane, in reference to a report of a person with a firearm and shots fired. The ensuing standoff, during which the police drone was shot…