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Spright receives first-of-its-kind FAA BVLOS Waiver for drone operations
Spright, a turnkey drone solutions provider, has earned a nationwide, non-geo-specific Certificate of Waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations, allowing its drones to travel up to four nautical miles for…
DJI SDK Release? Super Bowl Drone Incursions, Texas Drone Workshop, Kuddos!
This week, we have four stories for you: the DJI SDK, a new DJI Mini 2 SE, the Super Bowl drone incursions, which were down this year, and the upcoming Texas Drone Workshop, which is right around the corner. And…
Walmart ready for drone delivery at scale with multi-carrier 5G approach
Walmart said that with 4,700 stores spread across 90% of the US population, it can now offer “drone delivery at scale” because 90% of the US population lives near at least one of its stores. Over the holidays, Walmart’s drone…
Drone News: Drone Layoffs, Cessna 172 Drone Crash, and Investors for Airbus’ Zephyr Project
This week in Drone News, we have three stories for you. Amazon and other drone companies are laying off employees. This is sad news, a follow-up on a crash that happened between a drone and a Cessna 172. There’s more…
DJI CES ban, FAA Delays Section 2209, Walmart/DroneUp Challenges
This week in Drone News, we have three stories for you, the DJI CES ban, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) delays Section 2209 again, and Walmart and DroneUp are facing some delivery challenges. Let’s get to it. DJI CES ban…
Glendale residents tell Walmart to stop delivery drones: “Do it somewhere else.”
People living in a peaceful neighborhood near 59th Avenue and Bell Road in Glendale, AZ, were in for a rude awakening when Walmart began testing its large delivery drones in the area. The residents have reported hearing something that sounded…
Drone prototypes face severe Icelandic conditions during test
If testing in Iceland this summer is successful, robots and drone prototypes working together will aid the exploration of rocky places like the moon and Mars. “I’ve never seen such crazy winds in my life,” planetary geologist Catherine Neish, at…
DroneUp invest $27.2M to create 655 new jobs in Virginia
On Wednesday, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that DroneUp, LLC, a drone services provider, will invest a total of $27.2 million in expanding its headquarters in the City of Virginia Beach and establishing a testing, training, and research and development center…
Airbus Zephyr drone crashes in Arizona just shy of breaking longest flight record
After 64 days in the air, an Airbus Zephyr drone crashed this month. The solar-powered, fixed-wing drone, part of a US Army test, crashed in Arizona after almost breaking the world record for the longest flight. It is the longest…
Walmart expands drone delivery to 4 million new homes
American supermarket chain Walmart is expanding its drone delivery service to reach four million new households in six states (really?). Together with its partner, DroneUp, Walmart expects to make more than a million drone deliveries per year. The cost to…
We don’t TRUST the FAA’s drone numbers at all!
Yesterday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released the latest drone numbers. The numbers caused a lengthy discussion on Facebook as many drone professionals wondered if you can trust the FAA’s drone numbers, and what can be done to increase the…
US chopper pilots claim highly customized drone “performed like no other”
US helicopter pilots claim a highly customized drone “performed like no other” in eluding capture. The facts of an inquiry into illegal drone activities that occurred in Tuscon, Arizona, in February were published Tuesday by records obtained by a military, defense,…