4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (914+ words) AirData has added recording and rewind capabilities to its Live Streaming platform. The update addresses a growing challenge as drone operations become more remote: the person who needs to see the video may not be watching when an important event…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (524+ words) The two companies formalize their partnership to scale iHawk drone analytics, autonomous data capture and AI-assisted site analysis on live EPC projects. The two companies have worked together since 2018. That year, Bechtel, Cyberhawk and Shell launched one of the first…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1124+ words) By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill The California State Assembly has passed a bill that would prohibit the operation of a drone within 400 feet of an outdoor ticketed entertainment event or amusement park, but legal questions remain as to whether…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1181+ words) An aircraft, designed by Breslau, Ontario-based Avidrone Aerospace demonstrated an unprecedented payload-to-weight ratio for heavy-lift drones at the DARPA Lift Challenge held at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio on August 9. The winning entry earned Avidrone,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1067+ words) By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill The results of a recent drone competition featuring middle and high school students from across the country proved that competitors don’t have to come from wealthy communities to be able to excel at designing,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (454+ words) The Kansas Department of Agriculture partner will run crop spraying, scouting, fertilizing and seeding beyond visual line of sight, following the model of Thales’s North Dakota Vantis deployment. The Kansas network will support crop spraying, scouting, fertilizing and seeding. Kelly…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1146+ words) By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill As massive wildfires continue to ravage vast areas of the West and northwestern U.S., the problem of unauthorized drones flying in disaster areas continues to hamper aerial firefighting operations. Officials with the Northwest Incident Management…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (734+ words) SiFly Aviation has raised $20 million in Series A funding to expand U.S. production of its long-endurance Q12 electric drone. Shield Capital led the financing round, with participation from Qudit, BBK Capital, Alumni Ventures, and other investors. SiFly plans to use the funding…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (634+ words) Flying Lion has launched a new Remote Staffing Service designed to help public safety and security organizations operate Drone as First Responder (DFR) programs around the clock. Announced at the National Real Time Crime Center Association conference in Phoenix, the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (647+ words) Teledyne FLIR OEM has been selected to support a U.S. Army initiative aimed at advancing next-generation uncooled thermal imaging technology. The company will participate in the Delivering Unmatched Thermal Capability Hastened (DUTCH) initiative. The program is led by the Office of…...