Ishveena Singh

Merlin Labs CEO Matthew George is no fan of remote piloting. His eyes are set on the prize: to enable any aircraft to fly safely without a human on board. After all, no one wants a huge chunk of metal hurtling through the sky, as it would if the aircraft were to lose contact with a remote pilot.

Don’t like unfriendly drones buzzing over your property? Don’t know how to detect a malicious drone intruding in your airspace? Well, all you need to do is hop on the internet, because the world’s first cloud-based drone detection software is here to help you track down invasive, reckless drones in real time.

EHang, a pioneer in passenger-grade drones and urban air mobility solutions, has unveiled a new drone taxi, VT-30, geared toward inter-city transportation.

Flytrex, an Israeli drone delivery startup, is quietly increasing the range and scope of its on-demand drone delivery services in North Carolina. Now, thousands of residents in Fayetteville, NC, will be able to order food, beverages, and other goods directly to their backyards via drones.

South Africa’s largest private security provider has begun a pilot program in the suburbs of Johannesburg to use drones to prevent burglaries and locate criminals faster.

The number, frequency, and severity of wildfires have increased dramatically across the world, impacting economies, ecosystems, and communities significantly. But now, new research finds that sensor data from drones and internet-of-things devices can enable early wildfire detection with over 99% accuracy.

When it comes to internet-breaking FPV drone videos from the fiery eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland, every take is a hot take (quite literally). But none so hot as the one we all have been waiting for: a slick new video of the spewing volcano, which comes with a DJI seal of approval.

Forced to think out of the box and come up with a safer way to demonstrate the integrity of remediated nuclear waste sites during the COVID-19 pandemic, a South Carolina contractor is now turning to drone-based aerial inspections.

A new agreement between NASA and aviation services company, The Longbow Group, is expected to result in the establishment of beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) flight corridors for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) drone flight tests in Hampton Roads, Virginia.

What is the best way for a local government to integrate cargo delivery drones and passenger air taxi services into its existing civic transportation infrastructure? In the United States, five local and state governments will soon find out, with help from NASA.

It’s a historic day for the European drone industry. Ireland-based Manna Aero has become the first-ever operator to receive the much-coveted “light UAS operator certificate” (LUC) that would allow the drone delivery startup to self-authorize operations across the European Union.

Belgium wants to use drones to study areas for potential radioactive contamination and to monitor nuclear radiation during crises without any human intervention.

Baby Yoda is everywhere: in our hearts, in all kinds of merchandise, in internet memes, in video games, and now, even in Disney’s drone light shows.

Parrot Group, a leading Europe-based drone industry player, is reporting consolidated revenues of $15.15 million (€12.4 million) for the first quarter of 2021. These results do not take into account the revenues from the precision farming sensor unit, MicaSense, that the company sold to AgEagle Aerial Systems in January 2021.

Draganfly, a longstanding player in the drone industry that has been on our radar for its “pandemic drone” and stadium disinfection services, is ready to add a new solution to its COVID-19 relief portfolio: drone delivery of the novel coronavirus vaccines.

Switzerland-based maxon, whose precision systems are enabling NASA’s Ingenuity drone and Perseverance rover to explore Mars, is joining forces with open-source drone platform company Auterion.

Aevum Ravn X, the world’s largest drone by mass, was built to deliver satellites to space. But now, air cargo services and personal drone deliveries are being added to the list. Is this what hitting peak innovation looks like? Where does unmanned logistics infrastructure even go from here?

They have mesmerized us umpteen times with their beautiful, synchronized movements in the open night skies. But can drone swarms fly indoors, avoiding obstacles and without hitting each other?

German drone taxi manufacturer Volocopter has unveiled a new electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft that can transport up to four passengers on routes of 62 miles (100 km) at a speed of 112 miles per hour (180 kmph).

We may not know the full specs or price of Sony’s Airpeak drone yet, but we do know that it can produce amazing results when paired with the company’s Alpha series of full-frame cameras, FX3 10.2MP CMOS video sensor, and G Master lenses.

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