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Draganfly

Draganfly Teams With AI Firm Palladyne To Bring Autonomous Drone Swarms To Defense And Commercial Markets

Drone manufacturer Draganfly and AI software company Palladyne AI announced plans today to integrate autonomous swarm technology into Draganfly’s commercial and defense platforms, potentially bringing military-grade coordination capabilities to a broader market. The partnership aims to enable single operators to control multiple drones simultaneously through edge-based artificial intelligence. The

Haye KestelooOct 21

Amazon

Amazon Drone Makes Emergency Sidewalk Landing Days After Resuming Flights Post-Crane Crash

An Amazon Prime Air delivery drone made an unplanned landing on a Goodyear, Arizona sidewalk on Tuesday, just 10 days after the company resumed operations following a double crane crash that remains under federal investigation. Resident Austyn C. discovered the grounded MK30 drone while checking his mailbox, ABC15 reports. The October 14 incident marks the…

Haye KestelooOct 17

Amazon

Amazon Resumes Flights After Dual Crane Crashes, Flock Launches Private Security Drones, Phase One Unveils 247MP Camera

Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have three stories for you this week that every drone pilot needs to know about. Amazon is resuming operations after two of their drones crashed into a crane, Flock Safety is launching a new system called the Aerodrome drone for automated security, and Phase One has released…

Greg ReverdiauOct 10

Amazon

Amazon Resumes Drone Deliveries Days After Tolleson Crane Crash and Fire

Amazon will resume Prime Air drone deliveries near Phoenix on Friday, just two days after two of its MK30 drones collided with a construction crane in Tolleson and one caught fire on the ground. The swift return to operations comes even as the National Transportation Safety Board launches an investigation into Wednesday’s incident—the latest in…

Haye KestelooOct 3

Amazon

Amazon Drone Disaster: Two Prime Air Drones Slam Into Crane, Operations Halted Again

Two Amazon Prime Air delivery drones collided with a construction crane in Tolleson, Arizona on Wednesday morning, prompting the e-commerce giant to temporarily pause its drone delivery operations for the second time this year. No injuries were reported, but the incident has triggered investigations by both the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation…

Haye KestelooOct 2

Amazon

Amazon’s Drones Now Have a ‘Plan B’ for Safe Landings

That's why Amazon has been perfecting a new feature called Safe Contingent Landings (SCL). It’s a sophisticated "Plan B" that allows their drones

Rafael SuárezSep 2

Draganfly

Draganfly Border Drones Fly 7 Hours, Lift 200 Lbs, & Scan Heartbeats for Southern Arizona Sheriff’s Office

drone pilots! Raise your hand if you’ve ever cursed that blinking battery icon just as the perfect light hits. Now, imagine your drone not just sipping juice

Rafael SuárezAug 11

Amazon

Amazon Drone Delivery Takes a Dip: Package Plops into Avondale Pool

Amazon’s delivery program just made a splash an Avondale, Arizona, resident Daniel Muniz watched his Amazon drone delivery go high-dive

Rafael SuárezAug 6

Arizona

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