The Agentic Lair
The Agentic Lair
New AirDock and Longtail Products Enable Scalable, Shared Infrastructure for Drone Delivery and Public Service Operations By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill With its recent introduction of a suite of new products, A2Z Drone Delivery, which until recently had been…
Company granted first Light UAS Operator Certificate for higher-risk BVLOS flights Matternet has achieved a significant milestone in its efforts to expand drone delivery operations across Europe. The Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) has granted Matternet the first-ever…
As the Drone Girl, I’m always getting questions from new pilots! This one is about launching a business shooting vineyard aerial imagery. To help me answer this one, I’ve enlisted the help of Patrick Sherman. Like me, he’s a long-time drone enthusiast…
Malaysia is advancing in the field of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology through a collaborative effort with China, deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said. The partnership, spearheaded by MARA Aerospace & Technologies Sdn Bhd and China’s…
On September 12th, Anduril unveiled the Barracuda family of air-breathing, software-defined expendable Autonomous Air Vehicles (AAVs) that are optimized for affordable, hyper-scale production. The Barracuda family of AAVs consists of Barracuda-100, Barracuda-250, and Barracuda-500. Each increment offers increasing size, range…
– DZYNE Technologies, a US company owned by Highlander Partners, and Romanian partners National Company ROMARM SA, with the support of the Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism, and the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding…
The Federal Communications Commission adopted new rules to enable initial drone operations in the 5 GHz spectrum band for wireless communications necessary to safely control the flights of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS). The use of UAS in the United States…
– Draganfly Inc. has announced the launch of its newest product, the APEX Drone, designed specifically to meet the demanding needs of military and law enforcement surveillance operations. The APEX UAV is a direct response to the increasing global demand…
New Partnership to Drive Innovations in Public Safety and Defense Skyfire Consulting, a trusted expert in public safety and Department of Defense (DoD) drone program implementation, has announced its acquisition by Echelon AI, a company specializing in autonomous and swarming…
First Tethered Drone Verified as NDAA Compliant The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has granted Green UAS certification to Hoverfly Technologies‘ Spectre Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS). This makes the Spectre platform the first tethered drone to meet the…
New aftermarket kit improves crisis management, data security, and non-line-of-sight flight capabilities Elsight has announced the launch of DroneCommX™, an aftermarket upgrade kit designed to extend the capabilities of DJI’s Matrice 30 and 350 drones. This new kit addresses critical…
Congress Members and DJI Respond to Growing National Security Concerns In a recent letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), 12 members of Congress expressed concerns about the use of Chinese-manufactured…
AI technology is revolutionizing various industries — and that includes the drone sector. Sites like ChatGPT and Google-owned Gemini offer pilots tools to streamline workflows, enhance creativity, and ensure safe and efficient flights. Whether you’re a hobbyist or a professional,…
The Air Force’s newest aircraft—and the first in the new category of autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft—will be on public display for the first time at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference Sept. 16-18 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention…
When cars, planes, ships or computers are built from a material that functions as both a battery and a load-bearing structure, the weight and energy consumption are radically reduced. A research group at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden is…