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US State Department Approves $4BN Sale of 31 Armed Drones to India

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of 31 armed MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones, related missiles and equipment to India for nearly $4 billion, the Pentagon said last week, years after the two countries started discussing a deal. India…

BAE Systems Acquires British Technology Business Malloy Aeronautics

BAE Systems has acquired Malloy Aeronautics – a leading company in innovative heavy lift drone and aeronautical technologies. Malloy Aeronautics designs and supplies all-electric uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) to both civil and military customers. Their range of uncrewed, heavy lift…

GA-ASI Demonstrates Release of A2LE from MQ-20 Avenger UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. successfully demonstrated an inflight release of its Advanced Air-Launched Effects (A2LE) platform, releasing an A2LE from the internal weapons bay of a GA-ASI MQ-20 Avenger Unmanned Aircraft System. The demonstration took place on Nov. 28,…

How to find a mentor in the drone industry

Next up in our “Ask Drone Girl” series is about finding a mentor in the drone industry. If you have a question for Drone Girl, contact her here. I passed my FAA Aeronautical Exam! Now what? How can I get…

Can You Fly DJI Air 3 at Night (Explained)

You can fly the Air 3 at night, both recreationally and commercially in the US, if you affix anti-collision lights that can be seen from a distance of 3 statute miles.

Meet your 4 B4UFly approved service providers

The Federal Aviation Administration’s B4UFly program just got a major overhaul — and it now involves four B4UFly approved service providers. Up until now, the B4UFly program entailed a single desktop and mobile application powered by a private drone company…

DRONELIFE Exclusive: SkySafe CEO on Making Remote ID Work as Intended

SkySafe CEO: Making Remote ID work will take a group effort By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Ensuring that the FAA’s regulation requiring drones to have Remote ID works as intended will require a cooperative effort among drone manufacturers, airspace-management…