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Swoop Aero and Skyports to offer UK-wide drone delivery service
Australian drone-startup Swoop Aero has partnered with Skyports to create a UK-wide drone delivery service to transport urgent medical supplies and test kits to remote locations and help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Former Apple executive Carl Smit joins DroneUp as Chief Strategy Officer
DroneUp announced that former Apple executive Carl Smit has joined the company as the new Chief Strategy Officer. In this role, Smit will advise the CEO Tom Walker and the senior leadership team.
DJI FPV drone battery shown in detail in leaked photos and video
Today, new leaked photos and a video show the DJI FPV Drone battery in detail. The information first was shared on Chinese social media, before making its way to Twitter. Let’s take a closer look and see what we can…
Trump orders security risk assessment of Chinese-made drones
On Monday, President Trump signed an executive order that requires all U.S. agencies to assess the security risks of drones that are made in China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia that are present in any government drone fleet and to…
Flymotion is looking to expand its team
Veteran-owned, Flymotion is looking to expand its team and currently has a number of job openings. If you are interested in starting a career in the drone industry these jobs are certainly worth checking out.
Xiaomi added to military blacklist by Trump administration
Consumer electronics company and drone maker Xiaomi has been added to the military blacklist, i.e. a list of companies with suspected ties to the Chinese army, by the Trump administration.
DJI develops self-driving capabilities with LiDAR technology
According to sources and job posts, Chinese drone maker DJI is working on self-driving capabilities with LIVOX LiDAR technology. Job posts and other sources indicate that the company is building an engineering team to achieve this.
Parrot Anafi USA review: thermal inspection drone – Blue sUAS
Do you want to conduct (thermographic) inspection flights within an urban area? Then the Anafi USA from Parrot is definitely a drone to consider. Because with its weight of less than 500 grams, the drone is currently in Open subcategory…
EHang offers tourist sightseeing flights by drone in China
Want to make a sightseeing flight by passenger drone? Nowadays it is possible in the Chinese city of Henqin. Last week, 36 tourists made a scenic flight in the EHang 216 AAV, an electrically powered multirotor drone with room for…
Autel launches Dragonfish VTOL and EVO II RTK drones at CES 2021
During this week’s virtual CES 2021, Autel Robotics launches the Dragonfish VTOL and the EVO II RTK drones both of which we already knew we’re coming.
Autel partners with UASidekick to make LAANC available in app
Autel Robotics partners with UASidekick to make LAANC services available in the Enterprise Explorer app. This will make the LAANC application and authorization process a lot easier. And it makes you wonder why DJI does not offer this as of…
Auterion welcomes Romeo Durscher to the team
When we learned that Romeo Durscher would be leaving DJI, we wondered where he would end up. Hopeful that he would not be leaving the drone industry altogether we are glad to report that Romeo has joined Auterion as the…