Drone Companies
Windfall Geotek secures drone deal with Draganfly for AI exploration
Quebec-based mining technology firm Windfall Geotek has signed a preferred flight services agreement with Canadian drone manufacturer Draganfly that the former says will help bring its drone-based offering for AI-driven exploration to market. The drone deal is seen as a…
Drone engineers from Rwanda help Zipline get started in the US
Zipline flew drone engineers from Rwanda to the U.S. to help train their counterparts after the company received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to deliver medical supplies.
New Parrot Anafi drone will come in two versions: military and civilian
The new Parrot Anafi drone will come in two versions. One will be for the military, the other one will be for civilian use, including Search and Rescue operations. I have reached out to somebody with first-hand knowledge of this…
DJI Airworks 2020 goes virtual and will be less expensive
As with many other conventions, conferences, expos, and symposiums, DJI Airworks 2020 goes virtual as well and at the same time dramatically lowers its price of admission.
Airmap offices burn down in Santa Monica as protests turn into destruction
Airmap offices burn down as peaceful protests turn into looting and destruction after the countywide 6 p.m. curfew in Santa Monica, California.
DJI opens up on design process of the Mavic Air 2
For anybody interested in the design process of the DJI Mavic Air 2, be sure to check out this article on the DJI website as the drone maker lifts a small part of the veil to give us a behind…
Sneak-peek into Autel Robotics’ production line [video]
A short video that was posted on Facebook shows us a sneak-peek into Autel Robotics‘ production line. The 14-second clip shows Autel EVO II’s being put on a conveyor belt at the end of a production line.
Parrot Anafi Thermal SE outdoor tactical drone shows in new photos
This week new photos appeared online that show the Parrot Anafi Thermal SE outdoor tactical drone in greater detail and also side-by-side to its smaller brother the Parrot ANAFI. As we said before, this seems to be the perfect search…
Securing Our Skies Against Chinese Technology Act of 2020, the latest threat against Chinese-made drones
Here’s the latest push against Chinese-made drones from Arizona Sen. Martha McSally. Her proposal, titled “Securing Our Skies Against Chinese Technology Act of 2020,” would prevent state and local agencies from using federal money to buy or operate such technology.
EHang obtains approval from Chinese authorities to test passenger drone
EHang announced that the company has received approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to test its passenger drone, the EHang 216. The company says that it “became the world’s first AAV company approved by a national aviation…
FAA approves Zipline’s drone delivery system in North Carolina
This is a big deal! The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved Zipline’s drone delivery system in North Carolina. It appears that the coronavirus pandemic has pushed the government agency to fast-track beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) medical drone deliveries in the U.S.
If your drone videos aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough
Famous Magnum photographer, Robert Capa once said that “If your photographs aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.” The same is likely true for drone videos. Check out this one from Hermes Photography.