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Fledgling company’s drone combines best aspects of multi-rotor and fixed-wing craft By Jim Magill Commercial and military customers looking for a drone solution that combines the portability of a multi-rotor copter drone with the heavy-lift capability and long-range flight time of a fixed-wing aircraft might have found the answer they’re looking for with a new […] The post Drone Startup WingXpand: the Best of Multi-Rotor and Fixed Wing appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

New Partnership to Use Drones to Monitor Plastic Pollution in the Maldives by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Melissa Schiele, a researcher at Loughborough University, is heading a new partnership with non-profit organization Oceans Unmanned and the Marine Research and High Education Center that aims to utilize drones to gain a greater understanding of […] The post Drones Monitor Pollution in the Maldives appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

The Drone Industry Insights Barometer survey is now open for your input. DRONEII’s global Drone Industry Barometer report is one of the best measures of the state of the industry. This year, the survey is hosted on Mailchimp. With this unique link, anyone can forward the newsletter directly or even share the link on social media. […] The post Drone Industry Insights Barometer Survey: Give Your Input Now appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

CA-based Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY) is a major player in the development of all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service. Last week, Joby Aviation received a Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate from the FAA, “allowing Joby to begin on-demand commercial air taxi operations,” says the company press release. Joby’s all-electric aircraft will transport a pilot and […] The post Joby Aviation Gets Part 135 Carrier Certificate: Company Plans eVTOL Service for 2024 appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Blade Air Mobility, Inc., a provider of air transportation alternatives to congested ground routes, announced its first quarter results on May 10, 2022. Continue reading below or listen: DroneLife · Blade – Air – Mobility – First – Quarter – Earnings Key points of the Blade Air Mobility First Quarter Earnings Report: Revenue for […] The post Blade Air Mobility Announces First Quarter Earnings and Expansion into Europe appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Don’t miss John Minor of the Sonoran Desert Institute on Dawn of Drones, Wednesday June 1 at 11:00 AM EST. Stream below: Sonoran Desert Institute on Dawn of Drones! Join Dawn and special guest John Minor, Managing Director/Dean of the School of Unmanned Technology, Sonoran Desert Institute, our sponsor-of-the-month, as we kick off June […] The post Sonoran Desert Institute on Dawn of Drones This Week appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

On Memorial Day, we pay tribute to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country. This year, we also pay homage to some of the global commercial drone companies who continue to contribute in meaningful ways to keep Ukrainian soldiers, volunteers and civilians alive. To all, we salute you! Continue reading below […] The post Global Drone Companies Saving Lives in Ukraine: A Memorial Day Salute appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Drone safety systems pioneers ParaZero have filed an IPO this week. The IPO will be underwritten by Aegis Corp.: 2.5 million shares will be offered at a price between $5.20 – $7.20 for a total deal of $16 million. Israel’s ParaZero is the latest drone ecosystem player to join the markets. Drone safety systems have come […] The post ParaZero Files IPO This Week appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

ANRA Wins Raytheon Contract for Airspace Management and Data Services by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby ANRA Technologies will be providing Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RI & S) with access to its SmartSkies™ suite of technology solutions as part of a new contract between the two companies. Continue reading below or listen: DroneLife · […] The post ANRA Wins Raytheon Contract for Airspace Managment and Data Services: SmartSkies™ Platform appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Read or listen to all of the headlines in one place: excerpts from the drone news of the week, May 27. Click on the links below to read or listen to each story in full. Continue reading below or listen: DroneLife · Drone – News – Of – The – Week – May – 27 […] The post Drone News of the Week, May 27: All the DRONELIFE Headlines in One Place, Read or Listen appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

University of Alaska Fairbanks Completes Alaska’s First Civilian Large Drone Operation from an International Airport by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Continue reading below or listen: DroneLife · Alaskas – First – Large – Commercial – Drone – Operation – At – An – International – Airport Last Sunday, the University of Alaska Fairbanks […] The post Launching Alaska’s First Large Drone Operation from an International Airport: University of Alaska appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Blue sUAS drone manufacturer Inspired Flight has introduced the IF1200A heavy lift drone, setting standards in flight endurance and payload capacity. The latest offering from U.S. drone manufacturer Inspired Flight ticks all of the boxes for enterprise drone projects. Inspired Flight’s heavy lift hexacopter was originally designed for U.S. Department of Defense clients and is […] The post Blue sUAS Manufacturer Inspired Flight Introduces New Heavy Lift Drone: the new IF1200A appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

The D50 is HEISHA’s smallest drone dock yet, providing an automated charging solution for a wide variety of commercial off-the shelf drones for remote operations. Continue reading below or listen: DroneLife · HEISHAs – Smallest – Drone – Charging – Station – Yet The D50 provides a drone-in-the-box, fully autonomous drone charging solution for a […] The post HEISHA Smallest Drone Dock Yet! The D50 [VIDEO] appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

As a revenue source, Urban-Air Port will offer charging as a service for non-aeronautical vehicles at vertiport sites. Continue reading below or listen: DroneLife · Urban – Air – Port – To – Offer – Ground – Vehicle – Charging – Services Urban-Air Port has selected Osprey as a preferred EV charging provider for the […] The post Urban-Air Port to Offer Charging Services for Non-Aeronautical Vehicles at Vertiport Sites appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Flytrex Partners with Unilever for Drone-Delivered Ice Cream by Dronelife Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Today, Unilever’s digital storefront The Ice Cream Shop announced a partnership with drone delivery leader Flytrex for an ice cream drone delivery service available in all of Flytrex’s U.S. locations, which include Holly Springs, Fayetteville and Raeford, North Carolina, and […] The post Drone Delivery of Ice Cream: Flytrex Partners with Unilever! appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Ramòn Roche is General Manager of the US-based, non-profit Dronecode Foundation, which will host the PX4 Autopilot Developer Summit 2022 June 23 – 24, 2022 in Austin, TX. Continue reading below or listen: DroneLife · Dronecode – Foundation – Hosts – PX4 – Autopilot – Developer – Summit – June – 23 – 24 DRONELIFE spoke […] The post Dronecode Foundation Hosts the PX4 Autopilot Developer Summit Next Month: Open Source Drone Projects appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Skydio and Axon Respond: Integration Announced for Public Safety Agencies by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Axon and autonomous flight leader Skydio have announced that public safety agencies utilizing both Skydio drones and Axon’s real-time operations platform, Axon Respond, will be able to access drone live-streams for a more thorough perspective of incidents. This […] The post Skydio and Axon Respond: Drone Live Streams for 911 Operators appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Don’t miss Urban Low Altitude Transport Association: ULTRA on Dawn of Drones, Wednesday May 25 at 11:00 AM EST. Stream below: Tune in for ULTRA on Dawn of Drone this week, as we continue AAM and Vertical Flight Month (sponsor: Quantum-Systems Inc.)! Join Dawn with the “Guys from Jersey” Ray Adams and Ron Leach, Co-Founders […] The post Urban Low Altitude Transport Association: ULTRA on Dawn of Drones this Week! appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

It’s one of the biggest announcements about commercial drone operations in the U.S. to come out in years. Amazon first announced a drone delivery program in 2015. Since then, regulators, manufacturers, service providers and corporations have worked to establish delivery at scale. The many pioneering drone delivery trials and limited operations that have taken place […] The post Walmart Drone Delivery Expands to Cover Millions of Households, 7 Days a Week appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Enter the DELTA™ Customer Appreciation Sweepstakes for a chance to win a Vue® TZ20-R! At the PowerGen show today, Teledyne FLIR announced a new contest – and one customer will win a FLIR Vue TZ20-R, a radiometric thermal zoom camera payload. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Win – A-FLIR – Vue – TZ20 […] The post Win a FLIR Vue TZ20-R in the DELTA™ Customer Appreciation Sweepstakes! appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

BRINC Partners with Global SOF Foundation by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, BRINC Drones announced the formation of a partnership with the Global SOF Foundation, the leading 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in supporting a worldwide Special Operations Forces (SOF) network. The Foundation works to build and grow an international network of military, government, commercial, […] The post BRINC and Global SOF Foundation: Supporting Worldwide Special Operations Forces appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Wingcopter hopes to Establish Networks of 12,000 Delivery Drones in Africa by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Wingcopter, the leader in drone delivery, announced today the formation of a partnership with Atlantic Trust Holding subsidiary Continental Drones Ltd. in order to help establish delivery networks of thousands of drones throughout Africa, both strengthening existing […] The post 12,000 Wingcopter Delivery Drones in Africa: the Continental Drones Plan Partnership appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Volocopter and Microsoft Collaborate on VoloIQ Aerospace Cloud Project Urban air mobility (UAM) pioneer Volocopter announced today a strategic collaboration with Microsoft on the development of an aerospace cloud system in Microsoft Azure in order to meet growing cloud computing requirements for eVTOLs, UAM, and autonomous aviation. Upon becoming available for commercial use, Azure will […] The post VoloIQ Aerospace Cloud Project: Volocopter and Microsoft Collaborate appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Survey Finds Nearly Half of Consumers Would Pay for One-Hour Drone Delivery by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Online shopping platform Smarty has announced the results of a new consumer survey about Americans’ shopping preferences. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Will – People – Pay – For – Drone – Delivery – The […] The post Will People Pay for Fast Drone Delivery? Smarty Survey Reveals What People Really Think appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

All of the DRONELIFE headlines and drone news of the week May 13: Watts Innovations, Drone Racing League, American Robotics and more. Click on the headline to read or listen to the full story. Continue reading the headlines below, or listen here: DroneLife · DRONELIFE – News – Headlines – Of – The – Week […] The post Drone News of the Week May 20: DRONELIFE Headlines All in One Place, Read or Listen appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article