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Mapping is one of the broadest and biggest applications for drone technology – and that’s why INTERAERIAL SOLUTIONS has grown so rapidly as part of the giant INTERGEO conference in Europe. This year’s conference will be held 18-20 October 2022 in Essen, Germany, and will highlight some of the hottest new technology innovations in commercial […] The post Make Plans Now for INTERAERIAL SOLUTIONS at INTERGEO in Beautiful Essen, Germany: Free Tickets for DRONELIFE Subscribers appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

UK Drone Delivery Network CAELUS Launches by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby CAELUS (Care & Equity – Healthcare Logistics UAS Scotland), a consortium led by AGS Airports in partnership with NHS Scotland to establish the UK’s premiere drone-based medical distribution network, closed £10.1 million in funding from the Future Flight Challenge at UK Research […] The post UK Drone Delivery Network CAELUS Launches: Medical Distribution appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Don’t miss Workhorse on Dawn of Drones, Wednesday September 14 at 11:00 AM EST. Stream below: This week we continue Market Use Cases Month on the Dawn of Drones podcast, sponsored by Prestige Air Group / Global Aerial Management Group, with Rob Heber, Director of Government Programs for Workhorse Group Incorporated. This company is perfecting […] The post Workhorse Group on Dawn of Drones September 14! Last Mile Delivery with the Horsefly UAV appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Phoenix Air Unmanned logs 13,000 miles of BVLOS utility line inspections by drone By Jim Magill After about three years of operations, Cartersville, Georgia-based Phoenix Air Unmanned announced it has logged more than 13,000 miles of beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flights, inspecting utility transmission lines for Xcel Energy. Continue reading below, or listen: […] The post 13,000 Miles of BVLOS Utility Line Inspections by Drone: Phoenix Air Unmanned appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

UAV Navigation Introduces Fully Automatic Landing on Moving Platforms for Maritime Operations by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Flight control solutions specialist UAV Navigation has incorporated fully automatic flight deck UAV operations into its flight control system, enabling Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to autonomously land on moving platforms. The system’s autopilot is now capable […] The post Automated Drone Landings on Moving Vessels: UAV Navigation (Check Out the Video!) appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

The new DroneUp training, testing and research center is supporting rapid growth for the company and a career path for drone pilots. A DRONELIFE Exclusive interview, from the floor of Commercial UAV Expo. by Paul Rossi, DRONELIFE Contributor and Chief Operations Officer and Chief Pilot at Nine Ten Drones. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife […] The post New DroneUp Training, Testing and Research Center Shows Their Investment in People appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

The drone industry learned of Matternet’s type certification in a surprise announcement by David Boulter, FAA Associate Administrator (Acting) Aviation Safety, during the Commercial UAV Expo Keynotes earlier this week. The type certification is the first of it’s kind issued in the US for a non-military drone, and went to Matternet’s M2 drone delivery system. […] The post Matternet’s Type Certification: Law Firm Hogan Lovells Weighs In appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Read or listen to all of the headlines in one place: excerpts from the DRONELIFE drone news of the week, September 9. Click on the titles below for the full story. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Drone – News – Of – The – Week – September – 9-DRONELIFE – Headlines – All […] The post Drone News of the Week September 9: All the DRONELIFE Headlines in One Place, to Read or Listen appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Air6, Consortiq, Wonder Robotics win “Pitch the Press” at Commercial UAV Expo 2022 It’s always a favorite event: Pitch the Press at Commercial UAV Expo, where new companies get only 2 minutes to impress a panel of journalists, who choose the most innovative and interesting products. This year I was honored to be on a […] The post Pitch the Press from the Floor of Commercial UAV Expo: The 3 Winners appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Flyability funding got a major boost this week as the company celebrated a 15 million Swiss Franc (CHF) Series C funding round, augmenting their previous CHF 7 million. (CHF 22 million is currently about $22, 645,000 USD.) The companies unique Elios 3 collision safe platform for indoor inspection was on display this week on […] The post Flyability Funding: More than $22 Million for Makers of Elios Indoor Inspection Platform appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Matternet M2 Becomes First Non-Military Drone in US to Achieve FAA Type Certification by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Today, leading commercial drone delivery system developer Matternet announced that its Matternet M2 drone has been granted Type Certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The M2 is the first ever non-military unmanned aircraft to […] The post Matternet M2 Drone Receives First FAA Type Certification for a Non-Military Drone appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

At Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas, commercial drone company Draganfly unveiled three new products: a Long Range LiDAR system which can be used as a mobile LiDAR system on drones, manned aircraft, or mounted to another vehicle or backpack; a North American-made Heavy Lift Drone, and the smaller “Swiss Army Knife” Commander 3 XL […] The post Draganfly Launches New Products: Two New Aircraft, and Long Range LiDAR [DRONELIFE Interviews CEO Cameron Chell] appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Commercial UAV Expo is hosting a record-breaking crowd in Las Vegas this year. At the first keynotes of the show this morning, a lineup of important industry figures gave attendees the insights they’ve been waiting for – including the FAA plan for drone regulation in the coming year. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · […] The post What Does the FAA Plan for Drone Regulations? From the Keynotes at Commercial UAV Expo (and the FAA’s Surprise Announcement) appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Real World ROI: Unlocking the Future of Successful Drone Adoption At this morning’s Commercial UAV Expo Keynotes, Commercial UAV Expo Editor Jeremiah Karpowitz and Skydio Co-Founder and CEO Adam Bry discussed how the concept of automation and reliability inform the ROI of commercial drones. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · The – ROI – […] The post The ROI of Commercial Drone Programs: Skydio’s Adam Bry at Commercial UAV Expo appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Don’t miss Toni Drummond on Dawn of Drones, Wednesday September 7 at 11:00 EST. Stream below: Join Dawn and special guest Toni Drummond, Partner at Prestige Air Group and Founder/CEO Global Aerial Management Group (GAMG), our sponsor-of-the-month as we kick off September and our “Market Use Cases” series on the Dawn of Drones podcast. The […] The post Toni Drummond on Dawn of Drones, September 7: Live from Commercial UAV Expo! appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

As Commercial UAV Expo gets started in Las Vegas, Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), today launched SIRAS™, “a professional drone that includes a quick-connect dual radiometric thermal and visible camera payload.” SIRAS fills a major gap in the industry right now – a professional drone with some of the best imaging available, […] The post Teledyne FLIR New Drone: SIRAS™ Fills a Gap in the Industry appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Company uses spraying drones to efficiently and safely wash buildings By Jim Magill Innovative entrepreneurs continue to come up with new ways in which drones can be used to perform a wide range of jobs that had previously required human workers, more efficiently, at a lower cost and more safely, than was previously possible. Continue […] The post Hi Rise Window Washing and More: Lucid Spraying Drones Solve an Age-Old Problem appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

New FAA Exemption Grants American Robotics Unlimited Commercial Operations of its Drone System by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Ondas Holdings [NASDAQ:ONDS] is one of the holdings in the AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF [NYSE ARCA:UAV], the only ETF dedicated to the drone economy. The AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF is a thematic investment strategy seeking […] The post American Robotics FAA Exemption: Scout System May Operate Without Limits appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Autel Robotics to Announce New EVO II V3 Series Drones at IFA 2022 by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Aviation and aerospace company Autel Robotics will be announcing a range of new drones and related accessories at electronics trade show IFA 2022. Autel’s products to be revealed include the new Autel EVO II V3 […] The post Six New Autel Drones: New EVO II V3 Series appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Zipline and Jumia Partner for Retail Drone Delivery in Africa by DRONELIFE Staff Writer, Ian M Crosby Africa led the world in medical drone delivery. Now, instant logistics leader Zipline announced a partnership with African e-commerce platform Jumia that will see the integration of Zipline’s delivery system with Jumia’s distribution network for the deployment of […] The post Zipline and E-Commerce Platform Jumia Begin Retail Drone Delivery in Africa appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Read or listen to all of the headlines in one place: excerpts from the DRONELIFE drone news of the week, September 2. Click on the titles below for the full story. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Drone – News – Of – The – Week – September – 2-DRONELIFE – Headlines – All […] The post Drone News of the Week, September 2: DRONELIFE Headlines, All in One Place to Read or Listen appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

PromoDrones and Vets To Drones Partner: Drone Training for Veterans by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby San Diego-based digital display drone company PromoDrone has formed a partnership with Vets To Drones, a veteran-owned program offering veterans an entry point into the UAS industry. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Project Drone – Training […] The post Drone Training for Veterans: PromoDrone Partners with Vets to Drones appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

The DRONEII Drone Industry Barometer 2022 is out – and the results of the survey reveal what drone manufacturers, service providers, and users experienced in the last 12 months, and anticipate for next year. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Drone – Industry – Barometer – Why – Do – Most – Companies – […] The post DRONEII’s Drone Industry Barometer 2022 is Out: Why Most Companies Use Drones appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Retailer Helps Clean Up The Great Lakes with Robot Technology: Pixie water drone and BeBot Beach Robot by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Pixie – Water – Drone – Cleans – Up – Trash – In – The – Great – Lakes Retail chain Meijer recently announced […] The post Pixie Water Drone Picks Up Trash and Gathers Water Data: Meijer Helps the Great Lakes Cleanup Program appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Censys Technologies Announces New Leasing Option by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Censys – Introduces – New – Leasing – Program – For – Made – In – The – US – Fixed – Wing – Drone Beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) unmanned aerial systems (UAS) […] The post Censys Offers Leasing Options for Made in the US, BVLOS Fixed Wing appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article