Weekly Wings: DroneLife.com Podcast – Episode June 3, 2024 Welcome to another exhilarating episode of the newest drone podcast, Weekly Wings from DroneLife.com! This week, hosts Paul Rossi, Samuel, and Terry navigate through a series of captivating stories in the drone industry. Tune in as they delve into the latest legislative updates, groundbreaking innovations, and […]
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The Evolving Global UAS Threat Demands an Advanced Counter-UAS Solution By: Dawn Zoldi In an era where uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) continue to technologically advance, the potential threats they pose have become a significant global concern. D-Fend Solutions, a leading counter-UAS technology company, remains at the forefront of addressing these challenges. In a recent Dawn […]
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Flyability and ABS to attend Posidonia 2024 with UT drone Flyability, the market leader for confined space drone inspections, announced today its presence at Posidonia 2024. Flyability will attend the tradeshow in partnership with classification society ABS, who will be at booth 3.101. Posidonia is one of the biggest shipping events of the year – […]
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Deploying Meteodrones for Accurate Weather Monitoring and Preparedness by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian J. McNabb Swiss-based weather drone manufacturer Meteomatics recently announced a new multi-million euro partnership with the Norweigan government (via the Norweigan Research Center, or NORCE) that will help future-proof against unexpected climate and weather that might affect both citizens and critical infrastructure. […]
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Comparing Drones and Satellites for Utility Grid Inspections DRONELIFE presents this guest post by Kaitlyn Albertoli, the Co-Founder and CEO of Buzz Solutions. Buzz Solutions safeguards the world’s energy infrastructure with an AI-powered predictive analytics platform for visual infrastructure inspections. The company enables field teams to prioritize and perform maintenance in a timely manner reducing the […]
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The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) launched a new strategy to bring young people into drones. Called the Youth Drone Initiative, the program aims to connect youth organizations to advance drone aviation as a career pathway alongside traditional aviation careers.
What’s the benefit of getting involved with the FAA’s new, youth-focused drone program?
Participants of the Youth Drone Initiative will have the opportunity to support and interact with various stakeholders. With that, they’ll share regulatory changes, successes, and solutions. And in theory, a successful initiative will help expand the future aviation workforce. That’s all by offering STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) opportunities to students.
This initiative is open to leaders, coaches, and faculty members of schools, organizations, or clubs that educate or gather students aged 11-18. Participants should have an existing drone program, offer drone courses, or plan to implement such programs.
To apply for the Youth Drone Initiative, send an email to [email protected]. In the email, include the name of your school, organization, or club, alongside a brief description of your program.
Do you have an organization or program that teaches kids about drone safety? The FAA’s Venus Thompson shares how you can get involved in the new Youth Drone Initiative! Learn how you can apply at https://t.co/wIRYv0ixrT. pic.twitter.com/bWlhmfXAoM
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Incorporating drones into STEM programs offers significant educational benefits. Drones have been proven to get kids interested in science, technology, engineering, and math. They provide real-world examples of coding in action. Drones can demonstrate principles of flight and physics. Plus, drones offer hands-on experience in building robotics.
Beyond traditional STEM fields, educators can use drones in various other subjects. For example, the DroneBlocks drone curriculum includes classes on block coding and Python programming. DroneBlocks even has a class on how to put on a drone light show. (You’ll need to purchase the equipment if you plan to turn this into reality.)
Environmental science classes can utilize drones to get aerial views of their study areas. Meanwhile astronomy classes can use multiple drones to model the solar system. Photography and art students can create unique projects, and business students can explore entrepreneurship through practical drone applications.
We’ve put together a guide to reputable drone lesson plans that work well in classrooms or after-school groups. These are also great for home study, either for drone home-school programs or just for learning opportunities during summer break. Besides the aforementioned DroneBlocks, the best include the video courses from Drone Dojo and even some Part 107 courses. A Part 107 course can make for a great opportunity for young adults to graduate high school with not just a diploma, but a drone pilot’s license, too.
And hey, though these drone lesson plans are designed for kids, they’re great for adults.
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Airbus will be presenting its new Wingman concept at the International Aerospace Exhibition ILA in Berlin. In military aviation, a “Wingman” is a pilot in another aircraft that protects and supports the flight lead, delivers more tactical options and thus contributes to mission success. In the Airbus concept, the Wingman is going to operate very […]
At the Black Sea Defense & Aerospace 2024 exhibition, the Romanian Military Technical Academy unveiled the Ultra 60, a class I tactical drone designed to be affordable and effective for military operations. This prototype marks a significant step in the development of cost-effective unmanned aerial systems (UAS) intended for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. […]
InformNapalm, an investigative organization, analyzed the documents, exposing that Russia is using NVIDIA’s Jetson series microcomputers for image recognition in its new Albatros M5 drones. The analysis of internal documents from “Albatros” and the email communications of the company’s CEO, Frolov, uncovered that collaboration with NVIDIA has been ongoing since at least 2016. This cooperation […]
Case IH announced the pre-launch of its first sprayer drone as a complementary solution to the company’s portfolio. The company will import and distribute the Vtol in two models, 30 litres and 70 litres, in Brazil to all its concessionaries. The price of the drones will be published with the introduction. “The pre-launchment marks this […]