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  • Drone as First Responder Program Continues to Take Hold Nationwide

    Two more local police departments – one in Las Vegas, NV, the other in Elk Grove, CA – have just embraced the Drone As First Responder (DFR) Program – bringing to nearly 30 the number of law enforcement agencies nationwide that have embraced the innovative crime-fighting system. DFR – first initiated in Chula Vista, CA... Read More

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  • Backed by DJI, Newcomer ANZU Seeks a Foothold in the US Drone Industry

    Can American UAV companies really make a dent in China-based DJI’s near monopoly over global drone sales?  With pressure rising in Congress to curtail DJI’s access to the US market – and with bans on their use already in place in states like Florida and Tennessee – some U.S. drone firms are stepping up to... Read More

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  • Amazon’s Prime Air Drone Service Another Painful (But Promising) Transition

    Amazon announced this week that it was dismantling one of its two founding drone hubs in historic Lockeford, CA after a decade of failing to make significant aerial deliveries from the site.  The company says the move is part of a strategic transition away from isolated rural areas toward more densely populated suburbs and will... Read More

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  • Drone Delivery Pioneer Zipline Reaches the One Million Mark

    2024 promises to be a banner year for retail drone deliveries across the United States.  A handful of US-based  drone companies, having acquired FAA approval to conduct flights on a Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) basis, are poised to begin making long-distance deliveries at scale without the need for ground observers or special safety... Read More

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  • Skyports Surges to the Forefront of Vertiport Development for Drone Taxis

    “Flying cars” – long considered a Jetsonian sci-fi fantasy – are finally coming to fruition, with commercial operations of two- and four-seat uncrewed aircraft at international airports beginning as early as next year.  A number of leading Silicon Valley start-ups, including Joby, Archer and Wisk have signed agreements with major airlines to provide drone taxis... Read More

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  • Indoor UAV Pioneer Flyability Prepares to Showcase Its Upgraded Elios 3 Drone

    Indoor drone flying is a special commercial niche that few UAV companies have mastered.  One of the leading pioneers is Switzerland-based Flyability, designer of the state-of-the-art Elios indoor mapping drone – currently in service inspecting mine shafts, construction sites, warehouses, ship hulls and nuclear waste facilities. The Elios 3 was introduced early last year featuring... Read More

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  • Local Wyoming Sheriff’s Office Finally Acquires Its Own Drone Fleet

    Most of the nation’s police forces are eager to acquire drones to bolster their crime-fighting capabilities.  Those that cannot convince their local government to approve a special budget request to purchase a UAV sometimes turn to private foundations for support. But one local law enforcement department has found another source of support –  the proceeds... Read More

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  • Aerit’s “Flying Milk Can” Drone Scheduled to Fly Over Stockholm in May

    Another country – another drone delivery service.  This time it’s Sweden, and the drone service is a three-way partnership.  The players are all Swedish companies:  Tele2, a mobile connectivity firm; Foodora, a restaurant and grocery delivery company; and Aerit, a delivery drone manufacturer. Together, they’re planning to make food deliveries in Värmdö, a suburb outside... Read More

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  • Aerobotics Drones Help the World’s Fruit and Nut Farmers Boost Their Crop Yields

    A South Africa-based drone company is helping fruit and nut farmers worldwide to maximize their crop yield with the help of sophisticated aerial mapping and data collection systems enhanced with artificial intelligence (AI).  The 9-year old drone firm is already operating in 18 countries.  Its largest market by far is the United States, primarily California,... Read More

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  • China’s Flagship Delivery Drone Performs Double Duty as a Power Line “De-Icer”

    When electric power transmission lines become coated with ice, the risk of malfunctions, breakages, cracking, decreased performance and even system breakdowns increase dramatically.  China has faced this problem for years, with provinces like Hunan witnessing power outages lasting two weeks or more due to iced power lines.  Hundreds of thousands of local residents trapped in... Read More

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