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Quanta Services Gets Patent for UAS for Bonding to Powerlines Safely

Quanta Services has been granted a patent for a remotely controlled unmanned aerial device that can safely operate near high voltage powerlines. The device includes an electrically conductive shield that encapsulates the unmanned aerial vehicle, allowing it to transfer the powerline…

How Many Drones Does it Take to Change a Lightbulb?

After these guys got a brand new drone, they decided it would be a good idea to see if it had the ability to change a lightbulb. So they strapped one on top of it, and did what the needed…

Mitigating Magnetic Field Dangers for Power Line Inspection Drones

Unmanned aircraft systems  have emerged as a novel method of inspecting power lines, allowing power utility companies to review the health of their infrastructure more quickly and more safely. But drone operators must maintain a delicate balance, flying close enough…

As DJI shrinks, these drone manufacturers are growing

In what’s surprising news to absolutely no one, is that DJI is the biggest drone manufacturer in 2023. But as DJI shrinks, other companies are actually growing. That’s according to the second edition of the annual Drone Manufacturers Ranking 2023…

India Successfully Tests Flying-Wing UAV

The DRDO Friday successfully demonstrated the flight trial of Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator, an indigenous high-speed flying wing UAV from the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR), Chitradurga in Karnataka. With this flight in the tailless configuration, India has joined the…

Wing Gets FAA Approval for Drone Deliveries in Dallas

The FAA has approved Wing’s detect and avoid (DAA) approach for its beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations without visual observers through a summary grant, which will allow its drones to use Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast-based (ADS-B) DAA inside a…

Drone Taxi Market To Reach 1,891M by 2032

According to DataHorizzon Research, The Drone Taxi Market was valued at USD 11.1 Million in 2022 and is expected to grow CAGR at 67.3% to reach USD 1,891.3 Million by 2032 Drones were developed for military purposes during the First World…

Russian Military Drones: Past, Present, and Future of the UAV Industry

Since 2009, Russia has invested significant effort into developing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, for military purposes. They have used drones for reconnaissance, targeting, electronic warfare, and direct strikes. Some of these UAVs have been used in Ukraine and…

Norwegian Drone Technology Sustainably Washes Melbourne’s Buildings

Melbourne offices are joining the MCG and Marvel Stadium in getting washed by drones in an Australian first. Facility services company FAMASO has introduced cutting-edge drone technology by Norwegian company KTV Working Drones as a “new revolutionary method of cleaning”…