DJI Mini 2 SE for Commercial Use (Explained)
As one of the cheapest DJI drones, the DJI Mini 2 SE is the entry-level for many new pilots. Is it any good for commercial use?
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Will Senate Finally Pass FAA Reauthorization?
Urgent Call for Senate to Pass FAA Reauthorization As the Senate reconvenes January 8, 2024 after the holiday break, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee, is urging his colleagues to swiftly pass the Federal Aviation…
MatrixSpace, INVOLI Co-Lead in Publishing the First ASTM SDSP Standard
ASTM SDSP Standard: Expanding the UTM Ecosystem In a significant step towards managing the growing volume of metrics for low-altitude, autonomous flight, MatrixSpace and INVOLI have jointly led the publication of the first F3623-23 Standard Specification for Surveillance Supplementary Data…
China’s Airspace Reformation: A New Era for Drones and eVTOLs
Drones in China: Unregulated Airspace Expansion to Boost Domestic UAV Industry and Align with International Standards by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian J. McNabb Asia Nikkei, in partnership with Chinese business news conglomerate Caixin, recently reported on newly announced changes by…
Europe’s largest employer adds Zipline to its drone delivery list
How’s this for an indicator that drone delivery is huge? The National Health Service, which is the largest employer in Europe, has turned to Zipline drones to help ship critical medical supplies in North East England. Zipline announced in December…
GA-ASI Completes First Lifetime for Full-Scale Fatigues Test on MQ-9B
On Dec. 5, 2023, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. completed a major milestone with the full-scale fatigue testing of an MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). The team completed the “first lifetime” of fatigue testing – which is equivalent to 40,000…
Northrop Grumman Gets $14M US Navy MQ-8 Fire Scout Support Contract
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, is awarded a $14,305,018 modification (P00010) to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N0001923C0002). This modification exercises options and increases the ceiling to provide engineering support, cyber security activities and capabilities, integrated logistics support,…
Chinese Startup Unveils New Cargo Drone
Ziyan, a Chinese-based startup, is stepping into 2024 with the launch of its latest innovation, the Grey Whale G1, a next-generation cargo unmanned helicopter. The Grey Whale G1 is tailored for transporting payloads across diverse terrains, from islands to high-altitude…
Taiwan’s Teng Yun 2 Reconnaissance Drone Completes 20-Hour Flight
Taiwan reached another defense milestone after the domestically developed Teng Yun 2 drone stayed airborne for more than 20 hours during its most recent test flight. The drone broke its first record in June last year when it flew for…
US Army Successfully Demonstrates Launched Effects System
The Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Project Management Office, in collaboration with the U.S. Special Operations Command, executed a successful flight demonstration involving the first launch of the Air-Launched, Tube-Integrated Unmanned System (Altius) 700 air vehicle at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The event…
DJI Mini 2 SE vs. Potensic Atom SE (Here’s My Choice)
Today, I will be reviewing two drone models pitted against each other for a while now: the DJI Mini 2 SE and the Potensic Atom SE.
Kykkos mountains Cyprus – Drone Photography
aerial view of “Throni” chapel at Kykkos, the burial place of Cyprus’ first president The post Kykkos mountains Cyprus – Drone Photography appeared first on DRONESTAG.
DRONE SPOTS IN BORDEAUX, FRANCE
We tell you all about the most beautiful drone spots in the main French cities that our members had the opportunity to film! We start in Bordeaux with images from SpiritProd33, our drone pilot based near the city, in Gironde…
DJI Mini 4 Pro: How to Update Firmware (Step-by-Step Guide with Video)
In this article, we’ll cover step-by-step on how to upgrade firmware on the DJI Mini 4 Pro with video.
DJI Air 3: How to Set Up Safety Features (Step-by-Step Guide with Video)
This article and the included YouTube video, will as serve as a step-by-step tutorial showing how to set up Air 3 safety features.
DJI Air 3: How to Calibrate Gimbal, IMU, and Compass (Explained with Video)
We will briefly discuss various issues that may arise within the Gimbal, IMU, and Compass, and serve as a step-by-step guide for calibrating your Air 3 Gimbal, IMU, and Compass.
DJI Air 3: How to Update Firmware (Step-by-Step Guide with Video)
This article is a a step-by-step guide showing how to update the firmware on the DJI Air 3, DJI RC 2 remote controller, and flight batteries.
Spirit Aeronautical Systems S.A. and Garuda Aerospace S.A. Form Partnership to Expand Growth
A Strategic Alliance: Expanding Market Reach and Fostering Innovation in the Drone Industry Spirit Aeronautical Systems S.A., a leading Greek manufacturer of rotary and fixed-wing weaponized drones, and Garuda Aerospace S.A., a prominent Indian manufacturer of drones for civil applications,…
Proposed Kentucky Privacy Law Could Be Devastating for Commercial Drones
News and Commentary. Kentucky’s House Bill 45 is being touted as a privacy bill – and addresses a wide range of dystopian future scenarios, including microchipping people without their permission, disseminating deep fakes, and installing tracking devices on humans or…
Teal Drones Secures $90 Million Border Patrol Contract and Explores Future Defense Opportunities: DRONELIFE Exclusive Interview
Teal Drones wins new contract to supply aerial systems to patrol U.S. borders By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Federal agencies tasked with maintaining control of U.S. borders are increasingly turning to the use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to…
PrecisionHawk, once a drone giant, declares bankruptcy
PrecisionHawk, which at one point was one of the biggest drone industry giants is no more. The company, known for using drones to capture agricultural data, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in mid-December 2023. As opposed to a Chapter 11…