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A Drone Safety Day Special Edition: Protecting Those Who Fly RIGHT Since 2019, the FAA has organized an annual National Drone Safety Awareness Week to leverage the power of the drone community to educate all flyers. Consistent with this year’s theme, “Fly RIGHT” (Register your drone – DroneZone; Interact with others; Gain knowledge; Have a […] The post D-Fending the Skies: Counter Drone Solutions Protect Legitimate Operations (A Drone Safety Day Special) appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Drone Racing League SIM Tryouts Tournament Now Open by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby This week saw the start of the 2022 DRL SIM Tryouts, an annual esports tournament that provides the winner with a contract to fly in the Drone Racing League (DRL). Continue reading below or listen: DroneLife · Be – A-Drone […] The post Become a Drone Racing Pilot: DRL Sim Tryouts are Now Open! appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

DeltaQuad UAV Successfully Tests Unjammable GPS System for Drones by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby The DeltaQuad, an industrial-grade Vertical Takeoff and Landing UAV that performs fully autonomous surveillance missions, recently integrated a ruggedized GPS system capable of enduring even the most advanced jamming technology. Continue reading below or listen: DroneLife · Unjammable – […] The post Unjammable GPS for Drones: Protecting Critical Missions appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

This Saturday, June 17, is FAA Drone Safety Day: and the Full Crew Podcast, Dave Krause of Influential Drones and Greg Reverdiau of the Pilot Institute have partnered to produce a video featuring FAA drone experts and FAASTeam drone pros. Watch the Full Crew Video on Saturday June 17 at 11 am EST. The video will […] The post FAA Drone Safety Day: The Full Crew Video Featuring FAA and FAAST Team Drone Pros 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, June 17. Click on the links below to read or listen to each story in full. Continue reading below or listen: DroneLife · Drone – News – Of – The – Week – June – […] The post Drone News of the Week June 17: DRONELIFE Headlines, All in One Place to Read or Listen appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Indoor Robotics Raises $15M Following Launch of its Tando Drone by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Following the recent launch of its Tando drone, Indoor Robotics announced that it has closed $15 million in its series A round of funding. The round, led by Pitango and with contributions by Target Global, European Innovation Council […] The post Indoor Robotics Tando Drone: Startup Scores $15 Million appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

The 2022 FAA Drone Safety Day is this Saturday, June 18: an opportunity for everyone in the drone industry to ensure that the skies continue to open for all. As the use of drones continues to expand, regulatory authorities like the FAA have worked to ensure that all fliers know the rules. More than 800,000 drones […] The post FAA Drone Safety Day is Saturday, June 18: FlyRIGHT appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Quantum-Systems Partners with Propeller Aero: Trinity F90+ Drone and Propeller Aero’s 3D Mapping Software by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Trimble [NASDAQ:TRMB] 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 Quantum Systems and Propeller Aero: Trinity F90+ Drone Compatible with 3D Mapping Software appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Asylon Granted First-of-its-Kind BVLOS Waiver for Automated Security Drone System by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby This week, leading air and ground robotic security company Asylon, Inc. revealed that it has been granted three beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) waivers from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Continue reading below or listen: DroneLife · […] The post Asylon Scores BVLOS Waiver for Automated Security Drone System appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

India’s first government approved drone, the Agribot, was certified in only 35 days – the latest evidence of the country’s determination to support domestic drone manufacturing and become a global drone hub. India’s Union Aviation Minister has awarded the first Type Certificate issued under the 2021 Drone Rules to Gurugram-based IoTechWorld, for their precision agriculture tool […] The post Determination to Be a Global Drone Hub Clear in India’s First Government Approved Drone Announcement appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Don’t miss D-Fend on Dawn of Drones this week, Wednesday June 15 at 11:00 AM EST. Stream below: How does the evolution of drone technology affect the emerging drone society? How can counter-drone technologies safely protect society, while allowing authorized drones to provide benefits to the world? How will trends in drone technology impact counter-drone […] The post D-Fend on Dawn of Drones June 15: Counter Drone Technology and the Emerging Drone Society appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Japan’s Night Hawks search and rescue service are a drone team using infrared technology to perform missions at night. The Night Hawks search and rescue team has signed an agreement with Nishikawa Town, Yamagata Prefecture Agreement to begin night-time, drone enabled search and rescue services for the town from May through November. This article published […] The post Japan’s Night Hawks Fly Drone Search and Rescue Missions After Dark in Nishikawa appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Forge European Aviation Partnerships at Exclusive “Aerial Cities” Event By: Dawn Zoldi (Colonel, USAF Ret.) Earlier this month, Bern-Switzerland based DroneTalks Academy announced its inaugural invitation-only Aerial Cities event. DroneTalks co-founders and event organizers, Eszter Kovacs and Lorenzo Murzilli, slated this two-day conference to take place on Thursday and Friday, November 17th and 18th at […] The post Aerial Cities: The VIP Event Bringing Together European Cities, Aviation Authorities, and Drone Company Executives appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s a Bird that’s a…Plane! The RoBird flying robot. By: Dawn Zoldi At the Edmonton International Airport and Grand Forks International Airport in North Dakota, a Peregrine falcon soars near the runway to deter birds from interfering with air traffic. It looks real. But it’s not. It’s a flying […] The post It’s Takes a Bird to Stop a Bird: The RoBird® Flying Robot Defends Airports Against Bird Strikes appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

London Biggin Hill Becomes Latest Airport to Deploy Altitude Angel’s Guardian UTM Enterprise by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby This week, UTM (Unified Traffic Management) leader Altitude Angel revealed that London Biggin Hill has become the most recent airport to make use of its proprietary GuardianUTM Enterprise platform. Continue reading below or listen: DroneLife […] The post London Biggin Hill Airport Deploy’s Altitude Angel’s Guardian UTM appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Wisk Aero to Bring Autonomous Air Taxi to Australia by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) leader Wisk Aero has formed a partnership with the Council of Mayors South East Queensland in order to introduce its autonomous air taxi service to the region. Continue reading below or listen: DroneLife · Wisk […] The post Wisk Aero Signs Agreement to Bring Autonomous Air Taxi Program to Australia 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, June 10. Click on the links below to read or listen to each story in full. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Drone – News – Of – The – Week – June – […] The post DRONELIFE News of the Week June 10: All the Headlines in One Place, Read or Listen appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Volocopter’s VoloConnect Aircraft Completes First Flight by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby The UP.Summit saw urban air mobility (UAM) leader Volocopter announce that its VoloConnect fixed-winged passenger aircraft completed its first flight this past May, making Volocopter the world’s first and only eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft) developer to have a full […] The post VoloConnect First Flight: Volocopter eVTOL Travels Further and Faster appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Sightec’s NavSight AI-powered computer vision solution adds visual situational awareness and GPS-free, vision-based navigation to ParaZero SafeAir autonomous parachute recovery systems, ensuring increased safety in virtually any operational environment and offering a benchmark solution for enhanced mission containment and ground risk mitigation. Continue reading below or listen: DroneLife · ParaZero – And – Sightec – […] The post ParaZero and Sightec: Using Vision-Based Navigation to Increase Safety in Autonomous Drone Missions appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Drones equipped with high resolution lenses are a powerful tool in the fight to protect wildlife around the world. Here, Yasuo Baba of Sony Digital Imaging gives us the specifics of the project between Quantum-Systems and Wilderness International. The following is a guest post by Yasuo Baba, Director, Digital Imaging and European Product Marketing, Sony […] The post Drones and High Resolution Lenses Protect Wildlife Around the World: Quantum Systems and Wilderness International in Peru appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Zipline Unveils New Acoustic-Based Detect and Avoid Technology by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby This week, instant logistics leader Zipline revealed a first-of-its-kind new Detection and Avoidance (DAA) system utilizing onboard acoustic-based technology. Continue reading below or listen: DroneLife · Zipline – Introduces – Acoustic – Detect – And – Avoid – Tech – […] The post Zipline Reveals Acoustic-Based Detect and Avoid Technology: Is This the Holy Grail for Drone Tech? appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Mayman Aerospace Showcases Speeder AUV at Draper Venture Network CEO Summit by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby This year’s annual Draper Venture Network CEO Summit saw the reveal of Mayman Aerospace’s flight-ready prototype of its Speeder Air Utility Vehicle (AUV). Continue reading below or listen: DroneLife · The – Speeder – AUV – Like […] The post Speeder AUV by Mayman Aerospace – Like a Motorbike with Jet Engines, More Power than an Electric Drone appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Ascent AeroSystems Spirit Platform Added to DIU Blue UAS Cleared List by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has announced the addition of Ascent AeroSystems’ Spirit platform to the Blue UAS Cleared List of approved small unmanned aerial systems (UAS). This new approval grants any U.S. government customer the ability […] The post Ascent AeroSystems Spirit on Blue UAS Cleared List appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Don’t miss AERIUM on Dawn of Drones, Wednesday June 8 at 11:00 AM EST. Stream below! We continue our “Emerging Industry Leaders” month sponsored by the Sonoran Desert Institute with Carahsoft Partner, Aerium Analytics, a multi-disciplined drone solutions company based in Calgary, Alberta conducting operations across Canada and the U.S. AERIUM specializes in geospatial intelligence, […] The post AERIUM on Dawn of Drones This Week! Integrating Drones and Traditional Aviation for the Airports of the Future appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

AgEagle ventures into military equipment, advanced robotics fields By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill AgEagle (NYSE:UAVS), a company that started its commercial life producing drones and software for the agricultural market, has evolved into a company that produces “flying robots,” across a broad spectrum of applications, both civilian and military. Recently, the company announced that […] The post AgEagle Evolves: from Agricultural Drones to Flying Robots and More appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article