5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (900+ words) For years, the drone industry’s central question about beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations has been: How do I get permission to fly? Part 108 changes the question. Once routine BVLOS operations become available, operators will increasingly need to ask:…...

1+ week, 4+ 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, 5+ 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, 4+ 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, 4+ day ago   (983+ words) Gremsy USA has introduced three NDAA-compliant, Blue UAS-cleared drone payloads for the U.S. market. The move comes as federal policy puts growing pressure on drone manufacturers to secure domestic and trusted supply chains. The new portfolio includes the VIO F1, ORUS L…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (784+ words) by DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magil As the U.S. government puts the squeeze on foreign drone manufacturers, it is likely to significantly increase costs for the drone users in the construction industry, virtually all of whom fly Chinese-made UAVs as their…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (982+ words) The White House brought drone manufacturers, component suppliers and government officials together Thursday for its first Drone Dominance industry event. The meeting offered another sign that the administration’s push for U.S. drone production extends beyond assembling aircraft. As Breaking Defense…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1288+ words) by DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Federal and local officials are decrying the overflights of drones over a series of wildfires in eastern Washington state, which caused a temporary grounding of firefighting aircraft earlier this month. A number of firefighting…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1569+ words) On the factory floor at SES.AI’s Massachusetts facility, the challenge of building a secure U.S. drone supply chain becomes tangible. Batteries are being developed for applications where weight, performance and reliability matter enormously. But next door, in the office…...