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Revolutionizing Defense: Shield AI’s V-BAT Teams Enable Autonomous Surveillance in Hostile Environments

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Shield AI’s V-BAT Teams system allows autonomous operations under challenging conditions By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill As the U.S. Department of Defense searches for ways to use advanced technology to counter growing threats from international adversaries, a California robotics and software company has introduced a system that will allow warfighters to launch swarms of […]

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The Art and Science of Low-Light Drone Operations: LiDAR or Camera? A DRONELIFE Exclusive from Immersion

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Immervision is a leading provider of “Deep Seeing Technology”: wide-angle optics, processing, and sensor fusion for next generation technology.  Here, Immervision AVP Ludimila Centano gives a deep dive on the sensor options available for safe, low-light drone operations.  Read on to understand the pros and cons of low-light cameras vs. LiDAR sensors, what actually qualifies […]

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Advanced Air Mobility Firefighting: AutoFlight’s eVTOL Drone Solution

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AutoFlight unveils high-payload advanced air mobility firefighting program and debuts fully functional prototype by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Walker Robinson AutoFlight has announced their electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) firefighting program and prototype drone. The firefighting drone is a modified version of Autoflight’s CarryAll product with an impressive range and payload capacity enabling it to […]

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Detroit’s Drone Innovation Hub: Ford and City Revitalize Historic Landmark for Aerial Revolution

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Old railway station to be site for drone development hub By DRONELIFE Feature Editor Jim Magill The city of Detroit and Ford Motor Company are both icons of the U.S. ground transportation industry. Now a Ford subsidiary, the city of Detroit, the state of Michigan and other partners are working together to write the next […]

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KHRONOS: the Tethered Drone System for Challenging Environments

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Elistair Launches KHRONOS, a Game-Changing Tethered Drone System for Challenging Environments Elistair, a renowned leader in long-endurance, tethered unmanned aircraft systems, has officially introduced KHRONOS, a fully automated tethered drone system tailored for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions in challenging, GPS/GNSS-denied, and RF-denied environments. “KHRONOS represents a significant milestone for Elistair,” remarked Guilhem de […]

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New Amazon Drone, Expansion of Drone Delivery Services: the DRONELIFE Interview

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Amazon Prime Air debuts new drone, announces international expansion By DRONELIFE Feature Editor Jim Magill Amazon Prime Air, which last December launched its first two U.S. pilot projects, has unveiled a new updated UAV and plans to expand its drone delivery service to two European countries. Last month the company announced it would begin deploying […]

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Airobotics Will Add More Optimus Drone Systems to Dubai for Public Safety Response

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Israeli-based drone manufacturer Airobotics, (a subsidiary of Ondas Holdings) recently announced a $2.6 million order for additional Optimus drone systems from a local government entity in Dubai, UAE for public safety and emergency response operations.  by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian J. McNabb The Optimus system, which is based on a network of drones centrally operated […]

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U.S. House of Representatives China Committee Goes Another Round with American Security Drone Act

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News and Commentary. The U.S. House of Representatives China committee will introduce another “American Security Drone Act” today.  The Act would limit the use of Chinese manufactured drone technology by federal agencies. There have been several iterations of the American Security Drone Act, limiting the purchase and use of Chinese-made drone technology by federal agencies. […]

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BREAKING: Mike Whitaker Confirmed as FAA Administrator

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The U.S. Senate today confirmed President Biden’s pick for a new FAA Administrator, Mike Whitaker, in a unanimous bipartisan vote of 98-0. In welcome news for the aviation industry, Mike Whitaker has been confirmed as the next FAA Administrator.  After a unanimous vote to invoke cloture (moving directly to a vote, without debate) Whitaker was […]

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Wisk eVTOL Air Taxi Takes Flight in LA

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Wisk Becomes First eVTOL Air Taxi to Fly Publicly in Los Angeles By DRONELIFE Staff Writer Walker Robinson Wisk has become the first Autonomous Air Taxi company to hold a public test in Los Angeles. The test was performed in October and demonstrated the viability of their Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) vehicle. Wisk […]

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