Drone Blogs

Saudi Arabia’s ambitious plan to transform its entire northwestern NEOM region into a laboratory for smart and sustainable transportation technology received a huge boost last week with the successful testing of eVTOL aircraft produced by the German air taxi company Volocopter. The test culminated 18 months of collaboration between NEOM’s civil aviation authorities and Volocopter,... Read More

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San Marcos, Texas just joined the growing list of police departments nationwide – about 1,600 total, or 10% – that are deploying drones to pursue fleeing criminal suspects or to search for lost and missing persons – and with mounting success. Last week, the SMPD launched a drone after four suspects fled a stolen vehicle... Read More

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 What’s the difference between a standard drone and an “FPV” drone? The distinction is confusing to many because the FPV acronym is rarely spelled out.  Some people think FPV must refer to a specific drone company like DJI – but some DJI drones are also designated “FPV.”  Could FPV be a DJI subsidiary?  Wrong... Read More

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Four American drone companies have applied to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for regulatory waivers that will allow the firms to fly Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations on a continuous basis across the United States. To date, the FAA, bowing to safety concerns, has heavily restricted such operations, often requiring drone companies to... Read More

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Sweden is another country with a drone industry whose influence on the global scene may far outpace its actual size.  That’s because the industry has long focused on making strategic investments in cutting-edge technology design and innovation tailored to Sweden’s domestic needs rather than on expanding mainstream drone capabilities that might be packaged and sold... Read More

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The commercialization of drone passenger vehicles – once considered little more than a “Jetsonian” fantasy – is rapidly coming to fruition.  Field tests of air taxi prototypes are underway all over the United States and investors are standing by to plunge millions – and perhaps billions – into eventual mass production. Meanwhile, partnership deals between... Read More

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Finding the perfect Father’s Day gift for the “guy who has everything” is a perennial challenge.  But 2023 could be the year when Dear Old Dad finally graduates from an electric shaver to a more sophisticated technological gadget. Why not surprise – and even shock — the male authority figure in your household with the... Read More

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 In a recent video from Youtube Star, Mr. Beast, an amazing video was captured of Tom Brady showing off his legendary arm.  Mr. Beast was checking out a $300 million dollar yacht. While on a yacht, Mr. Beast asked Brady if he could knock his drone out of the air with a football.  Tom... Read More

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Read any news story about the drone industry these days and you’ll likely hear about the efforts of mass retailers like Walmart and Amazon to promote remote deliveries of their store goods with drones.  But what you may not hear – amid all the hype and hoopla – is how troubled – indeed, faltering –... Read More

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The Latin American drone market is beginning to surge, and two countries – Chile and Brazil – are leading the way. Chile’s main drone focus is the nation’s prodigious mining industry, one of the largest and most lucrative in the world.  Everything from copper to manganese and bauxite ore is mined in Chile.  The work... Read More

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