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Drone Cargo Delivery Trials Begin at Italy’s Malpensa Airport

Flight Tests Mark the Start of Innovative Air Mobility in Milan The inaugural set of drone flights for cargo transport commenced from Malpensa Airport’s Cargo City on the night of July 8-9. These trials represent a significant step towards the…

SkyeBrowse Unveils Major Update for Faster 3D Modeling

Enhanced Processing Speed and New GPS Feature Boost Accuracy for Construction, Surveying, and Public Safety by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian J. McNab Telemetry software developer SkyeBrowse recently announced a major update to their flagship product, bringing them substantially closer to…

AAUS Released Results of 2024 Australian RPAS Industry Survey

The results of AAUS‘ RPAS Industry Survey for 2024 are now available to download from the AAUS website. The objective of these surveys is to gain feedback from industry and use that information to guide our advocacy strategy to meet…

Embention Joins the HAPS Alliance

.Embention, suppliers of autopilots and critical avionics systems for autonomous vehicles, has announced that it has joined the HAPS Alliance, a non-profit association dedicated to building a high altitude platform stations (HAPS) ecosystem that brings digital sensing and connectivity to…

Russia Develops Single-Use C-UAS Combat Drone

Russian company Red Line has unveiled a high-speed combat drone designed for intercepting enemy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The relevant development regarding the unveiling of the Vogan-9SP combat drone was confirmed by a company official to the state-owned agency TASS…

A2Z Drone Delivery Enhances RDSX Pelican Drone with New Flight Controller

Upgrade Moves Towards US Manufacturing A2Z Drone Delivery, Inc., a developer of commercial drone delivery solutions, has announced an upgrade to its flagship delivery drone, the RDSX Pelican. The new enhancement features an open-source flight controller, allowing for easier integration…

House Republicans want to dissect a DJI drone, and here’s why

All eyes in the drone industry right now seem to be on the Countering CCP Drones Act, which is a Republican-led piece of legislation that could ban Chinese drones — specifically made by DJI. But House Republicans have another, proposal…

Boeing’s Compact Lasers shine at Counter-Drone Competition

At the 2024 Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) Counter UAS Sandbox in Suffield, Alberta, Canada, Boeing’s Compact Laser Weapon System (CLWS) supported a range of counter-uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) test exercises. As part of mock operational scenarios staged…

Shoddy Russian Workmanship is Letting Ukraine Win the Drone War

Russia’s wider war in Ukraine is a drone war. The side that can deploy more and better unmanned aerial vehicles – for surveillance, strike, minelaying and even resupply – has a clear advantage, even if it’s outnumbered or outgunned in…

Nordic Unmanned Starts Offshore Logistics Services in Brazil

Nordic Unmanned, Omni Táxi Aéro and OHI Unmanned have announced that ANAC has issued the permit to fly Class 1 UAV in BVLOS flights in Brazil for Omni’s offshore missions and operations for offshore drone logistics for Petrobras have begun.…

Cranfield University and Lipton Teas Use Drones in Sustainability Drive

Cranfield University is partnering with LIPTON Teas and Infusions, the world’s largest tea group, to begin field trials testing climate change mitigation and resilience practices. The project, supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and UK Tea…

Anti-Jamming Drones: Enhancing Battlefield Resilience

Doodle Labs technology helps drones in combat evade jamming By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill The war in Ukraine, which has often been referred to as the world’s first drone war, has led to both sides in the conflict relying…