Drone Blogs

Michigan is about to establish its first drone business park – one of a handful of US states that are going “all-in” on drones as a fulcrum for economic development. About $7 million in initial funding for the site – officially known as the “Michigan Unmanned Aerial Systems Park”  – was included in the state’s... Read More

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Should governments and corporations – and the FAA – allow drones to fly freely over hazardous waste spills to document the full extent of the damage?  Or are there legitimate grounds for limiting public disclosure? That issue is being put to the test in Kansas in the aftermath of the worst oil spills in the... Read More

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The Virginia-based Mercatus Center just released its fourth annual 50-state drone commerce report.  As with its three previous reports, this year’s edition seeks to rank all 50 states in terms of their readiness to advance the drone industry, as measured by five characteristics: Whether an executive-level task force is in place to promote the drone... Read More

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 One of the frequently heard complaints about retail drone delivery is that aggregate consumer demand for the service remains weak.  It’s true: Amazon’s service, which finally got off the ground last December after years of delay, is still limping along, with at most several hundred drone deliveries to its credit. And Walmart, with 36... Read More

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In 2019, Hawaii’s public electric company said it would conduct drone surveys across all of the state’s five islands to identify areas vulnerable to wildfire and to determine the best course of action to protect the public, as well as electrical infrastructure. One of the islands to be inspected, of course, was Maui, scene of... Read More

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It’s official: California-based Skydio, widely considered the leading competitor to China’s DJI, is leaving the drone consumer market for good.  The company made the public announcement last week, saying it was a “very difficult decision,” but noting that Skydio had made enormous strides selling its state-of-the-art indoor inspection drones to commercial enterprises and governments the... Read More

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Texas is fast becoming the leading US hub for food and store package deliveries via drone. Flytrex and Causey Aviation, which received Part 135 certification from the FAA to begin remote drone deliveries later this year, recently established its headquarters in Granbury, Texas, a small suburb just south of Dallas-Ft. Worth. The two companies have... Read More

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 Last week, the Glendale Police Department (GPD) in Arizona received a report from employees at a local Target that a man was hiding in the basement of their store. The GPD responded with a team of armed officers – but their first deployment was a drone, one of at least 14 UAVs that the... Read More

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There’s a new kind of thief stalking American homes in ever-growing numbers:  the porch pirate.  In some cities like New York, it’s an epidemic.  An estimated 90,000 packages are stolen every day by unscrupulous individuals that follow delivery vans around the city, scooping up packages placed on porches while the residents aren’t home.  The thieves... Read More

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New York’s finest are about to expand their drone fleet by adding a dozen cutting-edge BRINC tactical UAVs for use in emergency situations, including hostage scenarios and humanitarian disasters. The New York Post initially reported the police department’s purchase as involving less than 10 LEMUR 2 craft worth nearly $87,750.  The NYPD previously acquired 19... Read More

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