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Senate to Begin Hammering Out a Deal on FAA Reauthorization

Understanding the Significance of the FAA Reauthorization Act for the Drone Industry The U.S. Senate has recently commenced the debate on the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, a pivotal legislation aimed at enhancing aviation safety and airport improvements. This legislative…

Delivery Drones are Getting Bigger — Much Bigger

Next-gen aviation startup MightyFly says it’s the first company developing a large, autonomous electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) cargo drone that’s been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration for a flight corridor. Why it matters: It’s a big milestone…

Graffiti Drone Pilot Program Takes Flight in Washington State

A drone that paints over graffiti has been launched in Washington state under a new pilot program, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced. And if the new spray drones succeed, one could easily imagine other municipalities across the…

Pakistan to Purchase 10 More Chinese Caihong-4 Drones

Pakistan plans to purchase 10 more Caihong-4 (CH-4) Medium Altitude, Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, costing an estimated 24 million USD. Further details, such as variants or the date of the sale, are not currently known. The CH-4s sent…

Nepal to use Drones to Transport Garbage from Mount Everest

The Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality, which hosts the 8,848.86 metre-tall Everest, is piloting heavy lifter drones that will bring back garbage from the mighty mountain. Though officials say that cargo drones will fly on Everest to bring garbage, its…

GA-ASI Delivers First MQ-9A Extended Range to USMC’s VMUT-2

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.  and the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) celebrated the delivery of the first MQ-9A Extended Range (ER) Unmanned Aircraft System to Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Squadron 2 (VMUT-2). The delivery of the MQ-9A ER on…

AeroVironment Gets $32M US Army Switchblade Contract

AeroVironment Inc., Simi Valley, California, was awarded a $32,120,832 modification (P00044) to contract W31P4Q-20-C-0024 for the Switchblade Weapon System. Work will be performed in Simi Valley, California, with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2024. Fiscal 2023 other procurement,…

Kirkjufell, Iceland

Iceland. September, 2021. DJI Air 2S. Kirkjufell is close to a small town called Grundarfjörður. Having an altitude of less than 500mts is a great location for drones views.   The post Kirkjufell, Iceland appeared first on DRONESTAG.