Drone Blogs

Finding new means of controlling the nation’s wildfires is becoming an urgent national priority.  The effects of climate change and the increasingly long dry summer months have left more landscapes and animal and human life at risk of  perishing each year.  Budget-strapped firefighters can use all the tools and technology at their disposal to limit... Read More

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Many aerial drones take their design inspiration from the form and function of birds.  But in the case of the Northrup Grunman’s “Manta Ray” underwater drone, or UUV – its animal prototype is a large fish – a stingray to be exact. Manta Rays in the wild are among the world’s largest stingrays, with flapping... Read More

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Can drones help wildlife conservationists improve their ability to protect endangered species, while enhancing their understanding of animal mating, migratory and reproduction patterns?  Conservationists studying a wide range of land and marine life – from elephants and monkeys to sharks and dolphins – have often made such claims, while pointing to documented reductions in poaching... Read More

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A report by the prestigious 41-member Drone Advisory Council (DAC), which advises the FAA on Urban Air Mobility issues, is calling for a sharp reduction in the current airspace restrictions on drone flight near sports stadiums.  The 15-page report, released late last week, criticizes the current restrictions as unduly onerous and unrelated to the actual... Read More

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Pressure on Chinese UAV companies to reduce their presence in the US drone market and make room for more US-based suppliers is growing.  A number of ambitious start-ups with niche capabilities are rapidly expanding their operations, hoping to increase their market share. One such start-up is Indiana-based Uniform Sierra Aerospace, the brainchild of three Purdue... Read More

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Mountain View, CA based Wisk, a leading designer of eVTOL air taxis,  has just inked a deal with the City of Sugar Land near Houston, TX to begin providing drone passenger service at a small regional airport by the end of 2030. Under their agreement, Wisk and the city will work jointly to identify a... Read More

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Asylon Robotics, based in Norristown, PA, has just joined an elite group of UAV companies offering companies “Drone in a Box” solutions for their industrial inspection needs. The company has been working with the FAA for the past year to qualify its drone system for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations without the need... Read More

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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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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 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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