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Flytrex begins food delivery by drone in DFW area By Jim Magill Residents of the greater Dallas/Fort Worth area are now able to enjoy deliveries from some of their favorite restaurants via drones, thanks to a new service begun by Flytrex. Tel Aviv-based Flytrex on Tuesday today announced the launch of its drone delivery service […] The post Flytrex Begins Food Delivery by Drone in Dallas Fort Worth appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

This week, don’t miss the double-header! First, meet Airgility CEO Pramad Raheja. Airgility will be followed by special guest Abigail Smith from the FAA on Dawn of Drones, Wednesday March 30 at 11:00 AM EST. Stream below! Stay tuned for the full double-header: Airgility and FAA on Dawn of Drones this week! Airgility: Pramod Raheja […] The post Airgility and FAA on Dawn of Drones This Week appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Volocopter CEO Florian Reuter took the floor at Amsterdam Drone Week, the EASA High Level Conference on Drones, to discuss bringing urban air mobility to life and to answer the big question: when will we see passenger drones take flight? “We’re at the start of a transformation of the way that we live mobility,”says Reuter. […] The post When Will We See Passenger Drones? Volocopter CEO Florian Reuter from Amsterdam Drone Week appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

We’re back at Amsterdam Drone Week Opening for the first time since 2019 – and the show is better than ever, with a full in-person audience and showroom in addition to the online presence. Amsterdam Drone Week has been one of the primary urban air mobility conferences, hosted along with the EASA top level regulation forum. […] The post Amsterdam Drone Week Opening: Europe’s Drone Show Starts Today appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

The Adorama Drone Demo and Public Safety Training Day will take place in Madison, Alabama, on Monday, April 4 and Tuesday, April 5. This free two-day event will give public safety personnel a deep dive into starting a drone program, getting funding, tactical operations, thermal payloads, and more. What Products are Right for Your Program? In addition, the […] The post How Do You Choose the Right Products? Drone Demo and Public Safety Training Day: Join Adorama to See Drones from Multiple Manufacturers in Action appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Skyports Raises USD 23M in First Close of Series B Funding Round by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Advanced air mobility leader Skyports has acquired USD 23 million in the first close of its Series B funding round. The funding, raised from a mix of new and existing investors, will allow the company to […] The post Skyports Raises $23 Million in Series B appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

On Saturday, March 26, 2022 the FAA named Asociate Administrator for Aviation Safety Billy Nolen Acting FAA Administrator. Nolen will step into the role when Trump-appointed Administrator Steve Dickson leaves at the close of March. Dickson, appointed in July of 2019, has stepped down before the end of his 5 year appointment. The Biden-Harris Administration […] The post U.S. DOT Names Billy Nolen Acting FAA Administrator appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

INVOLI Launches Remote ID Drone Tracker by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Air traffic solution provider INVOLI has released the LEMAN RemoteID, an innovative drone tracker created to meet the newest CE/FCC regulations. See the Remote ID Drone Tracker at work: Made to be simple to use for all drone operators, the LEMAN RemoteID […] The post Remote ID Drone Tracker: LEMAN RemoteID from INVOLI [VIDEO] appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Terra Drone Financing on a Roll: $70M in Series B Funding by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Drone and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) leader Terra Drone Corporation has announced that it has closed $70 million USD (8 billion Japanese yen) in its Series B funding round, receiving investments from Mitsui & Co., Ltd., SBI […] The post Terra Drone Financing: $70 Million Series B Raise to Accelerate Growth appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Public safety drone experts BRINC has donated drones and training to pilots in the Ukraine, as an in-depth article in the Washington Post reveals. All images courtesy BRINC Drones, used with permission. For the last several days, the BRINC team has worked just over the Ukrainian border at a secret location, training more than a […] The post BRINC Donates Drones, Training for Ukrainian Pilots: “BRINC Exists to Do This Kind of Work” appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Draganfly Medical Response, Search and Rescue Drones to Ukraine by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, drone solutions and systems developer Draganfly Inc. announced that it has received an order for its Medical Response and Search and Rescue Drones from temperature-sensitive delivery leader Coldchain Delivery Systems to be immediately deployed by Ukrainian non-profit organization […] The post Draganfly Medical Response, Search and Rescue Drones Go to Ukraine appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Swoop Aero, Skyports, BD Rowa Partner to Integrate Air Logistics in the Pharmaceutical Industry by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, drone service and technology leaders Swoop Aero and Skyports and pharmaceutical product provider BD Rowa announced the formation of a strategic partnership that aims to overhaul health supply chains across global markets by […] The post Swoop Aero, Skyports, BD Rowa Partner: Air Logistics in the Pharmaceutical Industry appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Optelos and Skydio form Technology Partnership for Autonomous Asset Inspection by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, asset inspection software provider Optelos and drone manufacturing and autonomous flight leader Skydio have announced a technology partnership that will benefit customers using drones to enhance their asset inspection programs. Pairing Optelos’ visual data management and AI […] The post Optelos and Skydio Partner for Autonomous Asset Inspection: Autonomous Drones and Visual Data Management appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

The Blue sUAS list was designed to provide secure platforms for U.S. defense agencies – but use of the list has spread, causing confusion in the commercial and public safety drone sectors. A recent move by the state of Florida to limit public drone us to Blue sUAS has added to the problem. DRONELIFE talks […] The post Blue sUAS and Public Safety: Adorama’s James Bushey on New Challenges, and How to Get Started Anyway appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Percepto Remote Drone Operations in Israel by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, leading autonomous inspection solution provider Percepto announced that it has been granted Beyond Visual Line of Site (BVLOS) approval by the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel (CAAI) for the operation of drones at three industrial sites in Israel, including national water […] The post Percepto Remote Drone Operations: Groundbreaking BVLOS Approval in Israel appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

The GLOBHE world record for largest album of drone-collected images was achieved by “crowd-droning.” Here’s how the concept can be used to help save the planet. *Copyright images used with express permission from GLOBHE. By Jim Magill GLOBHE, a Stockholm Sweden-based company that collects data from drone operators across the globe, announced it has broken […] The post The GLOBHE World Record for Largest Album of Drone-Collected Images: the Crowd-Droning Concept appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Don’t miss Promo Drone on Dawn of Drones this week: Wednesday, March 23 at 11:00 AM EST. Stream below! This week, Dawn chats with special guest Jamar Williams, CEO of Promo Drone, a San Diego-based company that has modernized the concept of advertising banners by using drones for flying marketing campaigns. Learn not only about […] The post Promo Drone on Dawn of Drones this Week! Revolutionizing the Ad Banner Industry appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

ORKID and Unifly to Test Drone Operations in Colombia by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Drone delivery startup ORKID has announced a partnership with global UTM service provider Unifly for the safe integration of drones into Colombian airspace. In order to both guarantee that drones are safely and efficiently incorporated into the airspace, and […] The post Delivery Startup ORKID and Unifly Partner to Test Drone Operations in Colombia appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

DJI has introduced their next generation of enterprise solutions. At a launch event today, the drone industry was introduced to a new drone from DJI and a suite of new enterprise products: the Matrice 30 Enterprise, along with the DJI Dock for remote operations, a new RC controller, and the new Zenmuse H20N sensor, giving […] The post NEW Drone from DJI!! The M30 Enterprise Solution May Just Have Everything (Check Out ALL These Images) appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

An Inside Look at the Blue UAS Program at the Defense Innovation Unit: DIU on DRONERSPONDERS Webinar this Tuesday, March 22 at 2:00 pm EST. The Blue sUAS list – a list developed by the Defense Innovation Unit, or DIU – is designed to be a list of approved, US-manufactured drones that meet the highest […] The post Everything You Wanted to Know About the Blue sUAS Program: DIU on DRONERESPONDERS Webinar appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) is a buzz term in the UA industry, one many pilots may not understand, even though they may be “mapping” with an uncrewed aircraft (drone). When it comes to RTK and drone mapping, how necessary is the technology to a drone services provider? Will it earn a services provider more money? […] The post RTK and Drone Mapping: Do You Need It? Is It Worth It? appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Advanced Aircraft Company New Leadership: New CEO and COO are drone industry players. UAS developer Advanced Aircraft Company (AAC) has appointed Paul C. Allen as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer and Aaron Frank as Chief Operating Officer. The two will oversee day-to-day operations and set the direction for future products and services as the […] The post Advanced Aircraft Company Brings on New Leadership appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Don’t miss the FAA Drone Symposium in Orlando on Thursday, April 28, corresponding with the final day of the AUVSI Xponential 2022 show. The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) Drone Symposium will be held in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida on April 28th. The fully in-person event is geared towards those who fly […] The post Register Now for FAA Drone Symposium in Orlando appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

BVLOS ARC Gives Nod to Drone Industry Accessibility and Inclusion By: Dawn Zoldi The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently released its Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) final report. Weighing in at almost 400 pages, the document is full of surprises – including a hat tip to […] The post BVLOS ARC Report Addresses Drone Industry Accessibility and Inclusion: “Developing Tailored Medical Qualifications” appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Zena Drone has helped revolutionize the burgeoning hemp industry. In this guest post, Leah Jacobe outlines five ways that intelligent drones in the agriculture sector are helping growers to meet the demands of global food production. The following is a guest post by Leah Jacobe, Media Team Leader at Zena Drone, a leading producer of […] The post Drones in the Agriculture Sector: Five Ways Intelligent UAS are Helping Growers Meet Demand appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article