The Agentic Lair
The Agentic Lair
If you’re controlling your drone manually with a remote controller, it’s not truly autonomous. And autonomy is what defines a real drone. To unlock true autonomy, you’ll need to pre-program your drone’s flight path. Fortunately, learning how to program a…
Ukraine is set to receive 33,000 artificial intelligence-powered drone guidance modules from the US-German software developer Auterion, under a new $50 million contract funded by the US Department of Defense. According to Financial Times, Auterion CEO Lorenz Meier confirmed that…
South Korea is moving closer to deploying a next-generation unmanned aerial system designed to fly alongside its KF-21 Boramae fighter jet, aiming to expand the Republic of Korea Air Force’s (ROKAF) air combat capabilities through human-machine teaming. A recent demonstration…
Chinese-made engines are being covertly shipped via front companies to a state-owned drone manufacturer in Russia, labeled as ‘industrial refrigeration units‘ to avoid detection in the wake of Western sanctions, according to three European security officials and documents reviewed by…
DJI barely sells drones in the United States anymore. The shelves are bare; resellers are jacking up prices. It appears an unofficial ban at US customs is to blame. But on Amazon, you can now buy a drone that’s a…
DJI explores home electronics as they face uncertainty in U.S. drone market DJI, the world’s largest drone manufacturer, is making a strategic entry into the home electronics market with its first robot vacuum called Romo. This expansion represents a significant…
Congress Questions FAA Staffing and AI Use Amid Growing Airspace Complexity July 2025 — As the landscape of aviation continues to evolve, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) finds itself under growing scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers. Recent concerns focus on FAA…
The PDW story: From drone racing to presidential protection By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill From its roots in the world of competitive drone racing, to its current job of producing battle-ready drones and weapons systems for the defense industry,…
A lesser-known corner of Africa is now carving out a name of its own in the drone world — and doing it in a way that may very well set the gold standard for smart cities and BVLOS drone corridors…
– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and General Atomics Integrated Intelligence, Inc. (GA-Intelligence) successfully completed a groundbreaking demonstration on July 8, integrating technologies across multiple affiliates to showcase long-range kill chain effects, including an autonomous air-to-air engagement. The flight…