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The state of Alaska seems like an unlikely place for a thriving drone industry. For one thing, Alaska is the windiest state in the nation, not the most favorable weather condition for drone flying. Furthermore, the state’s severe cold can make it difficult for battery-powered drone engines to function consistently. Not surprisingly, the Wolverine State... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:China-based DJI already dominates 70% of the global market for the production and sale of unmanned vehicles for application to a wide range of commercial industries – from construction to fire-fighting. The company is also a pioneer in the use of drones for space exploration and military warfare – with few rivals in these sectors,... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents: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
Service Type: Location: View Contents: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
Service Type: Location: View Contents: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
Service Type: Location: View Contents: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
Service Type: Location: View Contents: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
Service Type: Location: View Contents: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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