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  • Oklahoma is America’s Leading Drone Delivery State

    Oklahoma is the leading drone delivery state in the nation, according to an authoritative report released last week by the Fairfax, VA-based Mercatus Center.  Part of the reason, the report noted, is the active cooperation of the Choctaw Nation Indian reservation with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the development of the latest state-of-the-art drone... Read More

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  • America Is Taking the Lead in Space Drone Development

    A high-altitude “satellite” drone known as the Zephyr just touched down on Earth after setting a number of records for continuous flight by an unmanned aerial aircraft.  The Zephyr managed to stay airborne for 64 days, 18 hours and 26 minutes, a prodigious feat made possible by its state-of-the-art solar-powered batteries that allow the craft... Read More

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  • Could Package Delivery Drones Make Carbon Emissions Worse?

    The benefits of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for businesses and consumers alike are well-documented.  Thanks to drones, businesses can reduce their labor costs and improve the efficiency and safety of their operations.  Consumers, including those in need of emergency medical care, can receive more timely and responsive service.  It’s a win-win, right?  Well, not necessarily. ... Read More

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  • Drones Are Beginning to Plant and Harvest Crops

    Drones are impacting a growing number of industrial sectors, but none more important than large-scale farming.  One recent study estimates that 80% of all drones in operation in the United States will soon be devoted to agriculture.  Drones are typically considered useful for tasks such as land mapping and crop maintenance, including fertilizer spraying and... Read More

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  • Remote ID is Coming to an Airspace Near You

    Drones allow businesses to speed their operations and cut their costs all the while enhancing workplace safety.  After a decade of successful deployment, it’s hard to argue with the commercial advantages of properly registered and skillfully deployed drones.  But with so many drones now in operation, the need to reign in drone excesses is growing,... Read More

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  • The Unfulfilled Promise of Passenger Drones

    Are passenger drones really the wave of the future?  Talk of having such vehicles fully operational by 2020 and more recently, by 2026, has been circulating for years.  But the idea hasn’t really caught on.  A survey taken in 2017 found that most Americans hadn’t even heard of passenger drones.  Even worse, just 4% said... Read More

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  • Turning Drones Into Graffiti Artists

     Drones are entering every industrial sector imaginable, so why not the arts?  In fact, drones made their first splash – literally – in the art world as far back as 2015, when a street muralist known as “Katsu” piloted a drone into New York’s Hole Gallery to spray paint one of its walls.  Two... Read More

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  • What Makes Australia’s Drone Industry So Unique?

    If you’re looking for a shiny example of a burgeoning national drone industry, you might be tempted to overlook Australia’s.  True, it’s not one of the world’s largest – not yet, at least.  And it doesn’t have a single-minded focus on technology innovation as South Korea does or a relentless pursuit of supremacy in the... Read More

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  • DJI’s Avata Presages a New Era in “Cine-Whoop” Drones

    Leaked videos have suggested for weeks that DJI plans to launch a new indoor drone – dubbed the “Avata” – sometime this summer.  We now have a confirmed launch date, Thursday, August 25.  The news is creating considerable buzz among drone industry enthusiasts.  What’s all the fuss about? For one thing, it’s DJI’s first foray... Read More

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  • Wind Tunnels for Advanced Testing of Drones

    Aerodynamics experts have tested modern aircraft in wind “tunnels” for years.  But unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are subsonic propeller-driven vehicles with navigational systems and functions that differ from conventional aircraft.  Wind tunnel testing of drones therefore requires substantial adaptation. One obvious adaptation is the tunnel’s size, which is generally much smaller for drones.  But UAV... Read More

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