Rafael Suárez

Rafael Suárez

Rafael Suárez is a drone journalist and content creator with more than 20 years behind the lens. He began in film photography in 1998, moved to digital in 2005, and has been flying and filming with drones since 2016. As a commercial videographer he has produced work for premium brands including BMW, Porsche, and MINI, and his documentary work champions a #flysafe mentality across the industry. Based in Quito, Ecuador, he covers drone news, hardware, and the policy and business shaping the industry for DroneXL, and shares reviews and cinematic flight on his YouTube channel. A dad and a lifelong aviation nerd, he's happiest when something is in the air.
Two Israeli Firms Are Building A Drone Nav System Without Gps

Drone Navigation Is Getting a Quantum Upgrade

You’ve felt it before. You’re flying your Mavic or your Mini over a trail, everything looks great, and then the signal drops. Your drone hovers in place, looking confused, waiting for satellites to tell it where it is. Now imagine…

Austrian Ski Resort Uses Dji Dock 3 To Optimize Snow

Austrian Ski Resort Uses DJI Dock 3 to Optimize Snow

There’s a version of ski resort management where a guy in a snowsuit trudges across a frozen slope at 2 a.m. with a flashlight to check the snowmaking equipment. Austrian resort Planai-Hochwurzen-Bahnen decided that version was inefficient, and possibly a…

Lockheed Martin Picks Fortem To Defend Critical Infrastructure

Lockheed Martin Picks Fortem to Defend Critical Infrastructure

Lockheed Martin has selected Fortem Technologies to field an autonomous counter-drone system for critical infrastructure protection, pairing Fortem’s TrueView radar sensors and DroneHunter interceptors with Lockheed’s own Sanctum C-UAS Mission Management software, as reported by The Defense Post. The result…

K-State Salina Hosts First Responder Drone Summit In April

K-State Salina Hosts First Responder Drone Summit in April

Kansas State University Salina is bringing together law enforcement, fire departments, and emergency management agencies for a full day of drone education and hands-on demonstrations on April 22, connecting public safety professionals with UAS experts, FAA representatives, and the vendors…