Drone Blogs

 The recent devastating earthquakes in Japan have highlighted the need for a full-scale emergency response effort that can save lives and rapidly assess and mitigate the damage. Ground crews, road vehicles and conventional aircraft still shoulder most of the burden for rescuing earthquake victims and providing medical supplies and long-term disaster relief.  But specially... Read More

Service Type: Location: View Contents:

Wingcopter, one of the world’s leading drone delivery companies, is moving to expand its operations in the medical supply niche.  In the past, the company has focused on achieving a sterling track record of performance in Africa – much like the South San Francisco-based company Zipline.  But now the company is coming home – to... Read More

Service Type: Location: View Contents:

What’s the best camera drone currently on the market?  Consumer Tested Reviews (CTR) has sampled dozens, and based on their affordability, ease of use, durability and portability, 5 in particular are stand-outs.  They’re all modestly priced and can allow even inexperienced drone fliers to begin shooting short but dazzling professional quality videos of local events... Read More

Service Type: Location: View Contents:

China-based DJI – the world’s largest UAV manufacturer and supplier – has just entered the U.S. drone delivery market.  It’s a bold move that comes amid growing competition from major US- and Europe-based companies that have secured important regulatory waivers from the FAA in recent months, allowing them to make longer distance deliveries, potentially at... Read More

Service Type: Location: View Contents:

 Learning about drones could be one way to pique younger students’ interest in STEM topics, educators insist.  In fact, a growing number of high schools are incorporating drone classes into their standard curricula for just this reason.  But how to get kids interested in drones in the first place?  Through drone “soccer,” some say.... Read More

Service Type: Location: View Contents:

Brazil is the world’s latest country to turn to UAVs to launch a series of high-profile reforestation initiatives.  Drones can assist these efforts by conducting aerial surveys to identify devastated regions and then following up with precision spraying of seeds and fertilizer to stimulate new tree growth.  Drones are especially useful for seeding remote mountainous... Read More

Service Type: Location: View Contents:

Power grid inspections have emerged as a critical operational role for unmanned aerial aircraft.  Flying alongside electricity power lines, UAVs can speed the inspection process, slashing operational costs and minimizing the safety risk incurred by field crews.  Drones, equipped with zoom cameras and sensors, can also identify sources of sparking and fraying in power lines,... Read More

Service Type: Location: View Contents:

The Brookhaven, Georgia police department (BPD) launched its Drone as First Responder (DFR) program in October 2020 and began scaling it in 2021. The innovative program, one of the first of its kind outside California, allows the department to dispatch UAVs to potential crime scenes in response to 911 calls. The drones hover overhead, providing... Read More

Service Type: Location: View Contents:

Pressure keeps growing on the FAA to grant waivers to UAV firms to allow them to fly over long distances to conduct their operations on a Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) basis.  Several small package retail delivery drone companies, including Zipline and Wing, secured BVLOS waivers last summer; so did Ameriflight, for its partnership... Read More

Service Type: Location: View Contents:

When most people think of drones and the military, they envision armed UAVs firing rockets or raining gunfire down upon enemy troops and installations.  Certainly, drones have a major – and expanding role – to play in modern warfare – just look at the current conflict in the Ukraine.  But many armies are beginning to... Read More

Service Type: Location: View Contents: