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AV CEO Wahid Nawabi poses with a model of the Mars Helicopter. Photo: AeroVironment

Aerovironment’s Mars Drone Flier

Monrovia, California-based AeroVironment, which has built everything from a hummingbird-sized drone to high-flying solar aircraft, has built components for a new drone helicopter intended to fly much further afield: across the surface of Mars. AV is working with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena to build the helicopter recently selected by the Mars Exploration Program, […]

Modular Flying Dragon

You’ve got to watch this video to believe the incredible shape-shifting powers of this modular drone! Created by researchers at the University of Tokyo’s JSK Lab, the flying DRAGON can change shape, so it can fly through small openings and then re-form on the other side. Each of its hinged modules is powered by pair of ducted fans that […]

World Cup Drone Defense

Like us, you’ve probably been watching the FIFA World Cup matches the past few weeks. But did you know that behind the scenes, the Russian Ministry of the Interior was on standby with counter-drone guns to protect spectators and players from UAVs? Moscow police have two LokMas Stupor anti-drone guns, which are currently undergoing tests […]

Protecting Elephants

What began as a conservation-focused effort has branched out to include commercial operations conducted near Cape Town International Airport in South Africa, with daily patrols by unmanned aircraft thwarting thefts of equipment and property from railroads, a steel mill, and other industrial operations. In Botswana, flight operations recently began to protect elephants using the same […]

InterDrone’s Women in Drones

Emerald Expositions, the largest operator of business-to-business trade shows in the United States, announced plans today for InterDrone’s fourth annual Women in Drones Luncheon, a special event it spearheaded in 2015 and has quickly grown into a model for networking in the commercial drone industry. InterDrone will take place at the Rio Hotel in Las […]

IDRA & Inspired Flight IF700

The International Drone Racing Association (IDRA) has named the Inspired Flight IF700 as the Official Commercial Drone for the remainder of the 2018 Season. As the world’s largest association for recreational and commercial pilots, with hundreds of members on every continent, the IDRA continues to build partnerships with commercial drone manufacturers, organizations, and training programs […]

Join Aerobo’s AR Beta Program

If you like to be the first to test new tools, you don’t want to miss this opportunity! Aerobo, a leading drone cinematography company in the US, is building an augmented reality drone app. They’re looking for drone pilots to participate in their exclusive beta program. Participants will be the first to test the exciting […]

DJI, Axon, and the Law

From crowd control to accident investigations and more, drones are becoming a key tool in the public safety and law enforcement arsenal. News from DJI all but guarantees you’ll soon be seeing Phantoms with police badges! Here’s the scoop from DJI: DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, and Axon (Nasdaq: AAXN), […]

Australian Army soldier Trooper Sam Menzies deploys a PD-100 Black Hornet Nano unmanned aircraft vehicle during training exercise at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, on 4 May 2018.

FLIR’s Next-Gen Black Hornet

How come the military guys get to have all the fun? This tiny UAV can fly a 13mph for a mile and a quarter and to provide full surveillance, and it can even navigate in areas that don’t have GPS! Here’s the scoop from FLIR: FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) today announced the Black Hornet® […]

How to Get Part 107 Re-Certified

Commercial drone pilots who received their Remote Pilot Airman Certificate under Part 107 may remember it only has a 24 month shelf life before they need to re-certify their knowledge. Yesterday, the FAA announced an update to its Remote Pilot – Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Airman Certification Standards which detailed the process for recurrent testing. The recurrent […]