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AeroVironment Acquires Planck Aerosystems by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby AeroVironment [NASDAQ:AVAV] 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 to capture the growth opportunities in drones and autonomous vehicles […] The post AeroVironment Acquires Planck Aerosystems: Tethered Sensor Systems, Flight Autonomy Solutions appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Alauda Completes 250th Test Flight for its Airpeeder Flying Car Racing Series by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Alauda Aeronautics, the creator of the world premier flying electric car racing series Airspeeder, has completed its 250th Test Flight, bringing the company closer to its goal of growing the eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) […] The post Airspeeder Flying Cars Ready to Race [VIDEO] appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Percepto Autonomous Drones to be Deployed to Monitor Floating Solar Farm by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Today, leading autonomous inspection and monitoring solution provider Percepto revealed that it has successfully concluded a proof-of-concept (POC) for the observation of a 250 acre floating solar farm alongside the Electric Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT). Continue […] The post Autonomous Drones May Be the Only Way to Monitor Floating Solar Farms appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

ModalAI Supporting Bluer and Better UAS: the Blue sUAS Framework By: Dawn Zoldi (Colonel, USAF Ret.) Many assume the Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU) Blue UAS program focuses solely on ready-to-fly drones. “Blue,” however, consists of several distinct, but related, lines of effort. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · The – Blue – SUAS – […] The post The Blue sUAS Framework: A Conversation with ModalAI appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Don’t miss the Unmanned Safety Institute on Dawn of Drones, Wednesday August 17 at 11:00 AM EST! Stream below: This week on the Dawn of Drones podcast, join Dawn and special guest Josh Olds, President and CEO of the Unmanned Safety Institute (USI) as we continue Developing Industry Leadership month, sponsored by Skydio. The two […] The post Unmanned Safety Institute on Dawn of Drones, August 17 appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Windracers Gains Third Funding Round from UKRI’s Future Flight by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Cargo drone developer Windracers has announced a third round of successful funding obtained from UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Future Flight challenge, a program funding technological advancements. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Windracers – Cargo – Drones […] The post Windracers Funding: Cargo Drone Company Scores Third Round appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Zenith AeroTech Delivers Two Tethered Drones to Federal Law Enforcement Agency by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, heavy-lift tethered aerial vehicles (TAVs) leader Zenith AeroTech announced that it has delivered two Quad 8 TAVs to a Federal law enforcement agency for use as a command overwatch solution during emergency response missions. Both Quad […] The post Zenith AeroTech Tethered Drones Delivered to Federal Law Enforcement: the Ultimate Overwatch Solution appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Ondas Holdings Announces Second Quarter Earnings 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 to capture the growth opportunities in drones and autonomous vehicles (AV). AdvisorShares is a […] The post Ondas Holdings Earnings Call: New Customers, Bigger Deal Size appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

United Pays $10M Pre-Delivery Payment to Archer for 100 eVTOL Aircraft Archer Aviation [NYSE:ACHR] 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 to capture the growth opportunities in drones and autonomous […] The post United Airlines Puts $10 Million Down to Purchase 100 Archer eVTOL Aircraft appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Manna Announces Expansion Plans for 2022/2023 by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Manna, the first ever aviation-grade B2B drone delivery ‘as-a-service’ company, has unveiled its plans for the remainder of 2022 and 2023, which include expansion into the USA and Europe. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Manna – Drone – Delivery – […] The post Manna Drone Delivery Expands: New Delivery Sites, New Manufacturing 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, August 12. Click on the titles below for the full story. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Drone – News – Of – The – Week – August – 12 – –DRONELIFE – Headlines […] The post Drone News of the Week, August 12: DRONELIFE Headlines, All in One Place to Read or Listen appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Draganfly Announces Second Quarter Earnings Draganfly Inc. [NASDAQ:DPRO] 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 to capture the growth opportunities in drones and autonomous vehicles (AV). AdvisorShares is a DRONELIFE […] The post Draganfly Earnings: CEO Says Commercial Drone Market at “Inflection Point” appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

The newly release Amazon drone delivery video, embedded below, shows off Amazon‘s latest aircraft model – and reveals their proposed mode of delivery. Amazon’s delivery program is set to begin in California and Texas later this year. Amazon was represented at a recent White House Summit on Advanced Air Mobility, where they discussed gaining public […] The post Amazon Drone Delivery Video Reveals Delivery Mode and More appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Censys Technologies Adds LiDAR To Payload Options by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Censys Technologies, a leading developer of beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) unmanned aerial systems, is incorporating LiDAR into its offering of universal payload options. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Censys – Technologies – Adds – LiDAR – Payload […] The post Censys Adds LiDAR Options to Long-Range, BVLOS Fixed Wing appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Leading manufacturer of stabilizing gimbals Gremsy introduces AEVO, a heavy lift gimbal for industrial drone use cases. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Gremsy – Introduces – Aevo – A-heavy – Lift – Gimbal – For – Industrial – Use AEVO is “the heavy lifting carbon gimbal with the highest payload capacity ever for industrial […] The post Gremsy Introduces Carbon Heavy Lift Gimbal for Industrial Drone Use Cases: AEVO appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

A2Z Drone Delivery New Winch, RDS2, Delivers Any Box Up to 22 Pounds by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Commercial drone delivery solutions developer A2Z Drone Delivery is launching its second generation Rapid Delivery System, the RDS2. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · A2Z – Drone – Delivery – New – Winch – […] The post A2Z Drone Delivery New Winch Can Deliver Any Box Up to 22 Pounds [VIDEO] appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Don’t miss Airversity on Dawn of Drones, Wednesday August 10 at 11:00 AM EST! Stream below: Join Dawn and Bronwyn Morgan, CEO and Founder of Airversity, as we continue “Developing Industry Leaders” Month on the Dawn of Drones podcast, sponsored by Skydio. Airversity has locations in 11 cities across the U.S. and a Center of […] The post Airversity on Dawn of Drones, August 10! appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

A bi-partisan group of 3 U.S. Senators have introduced the Drone Infrastructure and Inspection Grant (DIIG) Act, which would establish a grant program for local governments to “increase use of drones, invest in next generation workforce,” says a press release Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Drone – Infrastructure – Inspection – Grant – […] The post US Senate Introduces Drone Infrastructure and Inspection Grant Act (DIIG Act) appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

German Manufacturer Quantum-Systems Will Supply Long Endurance Vector drones for Ukraine by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby German drone manufacturer Quantum-Systems has accepted a commission from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine for the distribution of the company’s Vector reconnaissance drones. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Quantum – Systems – To – […] The post Drones for Ukraine: Quantum Systems Sends Long Endurance Vectors appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Review: Autel EVO Lite+ is Owning the Night by Paul Rossi, DRONELIFE Contributor and Chief Operations Officer and Chief Pilot at Nine Ten Drones. All prices are estimates as of time of publication and subject to change. 2022 is the year of pushing the chip shortage to the edge by developing smaller UAS that are […] The post Our In-Depth Review of Autel EVO Lite+ appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

“Dark, dirty, and dangerous” describes the ideal job for a drone. With Drone Delivery Canada’s (DDC) newest approval, the company can add “dangerous goods” – which can include certain medical supplies – to their Drone Transport Initiative delivery program. Combined with DDC’s approvals to fly beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) the company is demonstrating […] The post DDC Gets Approval for Drone Delivery of Dangerous Goods: Broadening Applications 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, July 29. Click on the titles below for the full story. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Drone – News – Of – The – Week – August – 5 AUDROS cUAS System: Capturing […] The post Drone News of the Week, August 5: The DRONELIFE Headlines, All in One Place to Read or Listen appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

According to FAA estimates, bird strikes cost US aviation carriers more than $400 million annually: and have caused more than 200 deaths since 1998. 90% of these incidents happen within the vicinity of an airport, which makes the strikes a major operational hazard for commercial aviation. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · DeTects – […] The post It’s a Bird… It’s a Drone… DeTect Dual Function Radar Tracks Both appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

DroneShield Provides U.S. Government with Handheld Counter-Drone Solution by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby DroneShield, a leading developer of artificial intelligence based multi-mission solutions, has received and fulfilled a follow-on order for its portable and handheld Counter-UAS (C-UAS) solutions issued by a U.S. Government agency. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · DroneShield – […] The post DroneShield Handheld Counter Drone Solution Delivered to U.S. Government Agency appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Today, at the White House Summit on Advanced Air Mobility, stakeholders expressed concerns over security, the possibility of uncrewed technology being used by bad actors for terrorism or warfare, and the critical need for the reauthorization and expansion of the Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018 set to expire October 5, 2022 Continue reading below, or […] The post White House Summit on Advanced Air Mobility Addresses Security Concerns, and the Need to Authorize cUAS Systems appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article