U.S. Forest Service, and AirMap Address Safe and Compliant Wilderness Drone Use

Working jointly with the United States Forest Service (USFS) and AirMap, the leading global airspace intelligence platform for drones, the national nonprofit Tread Lightly! has released a new print public service announcements (PSAs) and launched a campaign to educate drone users about designated ...

Epic Games and Jazwares Reveal Battle Bus Drone at Fortnite World Cup

Epic Games and Jazwares have teamed up to reveal the very first Battle Bus drone. Revealed during the Fortnite World Cup, the iconic drone will be available in limited quantities at the event in New York City this weekend and will land at retailers Fall 2019 for $49.99. The Battle Bus drone is ...

Advanced Precision Landing for Prosumer Drones for Enterprise Applications

Professional users of prosumer-grade UAVs can now hover and land their drones precisely - for drone-in-a-box, autonomous charging, indoor operations, remote inspection missions and many other commercial use-cases. Precision landing i.e. the ability to accurately land a drone on a landing ...

UPS Launches Drone Business, Seeks To Certify Multiple Pilots

United Parcel Service Inc, the world’s largest package delivery firm, on Tuesday unveiled its drone delivery subsidiary and said it has applied for the Federal Aviation Administration certifications needed to expand the business. The launch of UPS Flight Forward marks the latest move ...

MIT CSAIL System Allows Users To Design Custom “Hybrid Drones”

For as popular as drones have gotten, they still have many drawbacks compared to the fixed-wing planes we use for commercial flight. Most consumer drones are “multi-copters,” meaning that they have a series of rotors or propellers that allow them to hover like helicopters. But ...

Altitude Angel Launches World’s First UTM Conflict Resolution Service

Altitude Angel, the world’s foremost UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) technology provider, has today announced it is to launch the world’s first UTM ‘conflict resolution service’ as an API, and in doing so has taken a huge step towards allowing automated drone flights to become day-to-day ...

Drone Rescue System Meets ASTM Standards And Important FAA Criteria

In June 2019, Drone Rescue Systems GmbH tested the parachute safety solution DRS-M600 according to the specifications of the ASTM F3322-18 standard. Drone Rescue's DRS-M600 system was developed for DJI M600 and DJI M600pro and is sold worldwide by the Austrian company. The successful ...

ParaZero’s SafeAir Unlocks Flight Over People in Canada With Popular Phantom and Mavic Drones

ParaZero Technologies, the world leader in safety systems for commercial drones, is pleased to announce that its ASTM compliant SafeAir Systems for the DJI Phantom 4 Series and DJI Mavic 2 Series comply with the latest Transport Canada regulations for operations over people. This allows licensed ...

U.S. Federal Agency Validates And Approves DJI’s High-Security Solution For Government Drone Programs

DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, is pleased to announce that its high-security solution for government drone programs, Government Edition, has received independent validation from the U.S. Department of the Interior. The approval was received after a more ...