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Cuomo welcomes back NY drone pilots from fighting wildfires
On Friday, Governor Andrew Cuomo welcomed home a team of New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers, staff, volunteers, and two drone pilots of the New York Air National Guard, who have been helping battle and contain wildland…
Drone points lifeguards to swimmer in distress off Famara Beach in Lanzarote, Spain
Spanish lifeguard organization, Emerlan posted the following video on Facebook. The video shows how a drone points lifeguards to a swimmer in distress off the Famara Beach in Lanzarote, Spain.
Walmart partners with Zipline for drone delivery in the United States
In an exciting news release today, Walmarts announces that it has teamed up with Zipline to deliver packages in a way that is convenient, fast, and safe, i.e. delivery by drone. Zipline was recently approved to start testing its drone…
AMA, AOPA, EAA, and Wing send letter to FAA to change Remote ID
The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), and Google’s drone delivery company, Wing, sent a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) urging the government agency to consider making…
DJI Fly app update 1.1.8 shows remaining storage space on MicroSD card
DJI updated the DJI Fly app over the weekend. The latest update brings the app to version 1.1.8 and it now shows the remaining storage space left on your MicroSD card either in GB’s or in recording-time-left. Update: DJI just…
Daily Drone News – Friday September 11, 2020
Here are today’s most important drone news articles. We publish this post every weekday at 5:30 p.m. Some of these stories are from DroneXL.co and some of them will be from other sources. If you’d like to receive this in an…
PRISM drone from Watts Innovations is made-in-USA
Check out the Made-in-USA PRISM drone from Maryland-based Watts Innovations. Arguably the most versatile quadcopter, or should I say co-axial hexacopter, currently available for pre-order.
DS30 drone with Pixhawk Flight Controller released by Doosan offers two-hour flight time
The updated DS30 drone with Pixhawk Flight Controller has been released by Doosan. This new unmanned aircraft is powered by a long endurance hydrogen fuel cell and as a result, offers two hours of flight time which is much longer…
Surveillance drone assists in catching burglary suspect
A surveillance drone assisted multiple law enforcement agencies in catching a burglary suspect in Wichita County, Texas.
Two men arrested after trying to fly drugs into prison with DJI Phantom 3 drone
Two men have been arrested after trying to fly contraband into the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Pearl, Mississippi with a DJI Phantom 3 drone.
Cybersecurity firm FTI Consulting analyzes DJI’s data sharing or lack thereof
DroneXL already covered the main part of this news yesterday, but I think it is important to highlight the findings from FTI. The cybersecurity firm FTI Consulting analyzed DJI’s data sharing, or more accurately the lack thereof, and concluded that…
Daily Drone News – Thursday September 10, 2020
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Drone footage shows orange skies over San Francisco and Bay Area
Drone footage shows orange skies over San Francisco and Bay Area that resulted from form the thick wildfire smoke that blocks the sunlight.
Washington State uses drone to monitor Skagit Wildlife Area habitat
From August 31 to September 3, the State of Washington used a drone to monitor the Skagit Wildlife Area habitat collecting imagery of about 1,200 acres of tidal marsh habitat. Update: the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service reached out to DroneXL…
Tesco starts testing home drone delivery service in Ireland
After Amazon and Walmart the UK’s supermarket giant cannot be left behind. Tesco announces that the company has partnered with drone startup Manna Aero to start testing a home drone delivery service in Co Galway, Ireland.
Anduril’s new Ghost 4s drone uses AI to elevate warfare intelligence
Anduril’s new Ghost 4s drone uses artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the surveillance and intelligence on the battlefield. One drone pilot can control a swarm of Ghost 4s drones from the ground, while the unmanned aircraft perform reconnaissance missions.
Daily Drone News – Wednesday September 9, 2020
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Walmart tests delivery drones in effort to keep up with Amazon
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