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Drone News: Behind the scenes, Intel’s 2018 CES Keynote Presentation

So what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, that is unless you go behind-the-scenes of one of the most advance keynote talks. The CES keynotes are a mix of spectacle and technology. Check out this behind-the-scenes video shot from the stage for rehearsal and discover how these extravaganzas are made, and why. The 2018 Consumer […]

Drone News: Republic of Korea to form new combat drone unit

The Republic of Korea is forming a combat unit deploying drones to attack North Korean targets. Providing more flexibility in responding to a crisis with North Korea, ROK drones will relay information real time before attacking regime targets. According to a South Korean government official quoted by the Yonhap News Agency, the ROK Army unit […]

Community Awareness — Showing the positive side of Drones to our neighbors

Here’s a bit of Drone News. Recently, the town of New Milford, CT began a project to install a new athletic field and sports complex for their high school. As with most things public, the project was advertised with social media and the town engineer, head of the project Dan Stanton reached out to me […]

Drone News: Bad Karma … GoPro to lay off drone workers

GoPro’s new year has begun with a round of layoffs, primarily affecting the company’s Karma drone business unit. Last week 200 to 300 workers were laid off, according to a report Thursday by tech news site TechCrunch that cites unnamed sources. The report highlights an internal letter to laid off workers that said the cuts were intended to […]

Drone Law Updates

FAA Registration Required! Congress has just finalized legislation that will reverse the earlier court ruling in the John Taylor case that restores the FAA’s UAS registration requirement, and on December 12, 2017, President Trump signed the legislation into law. This legislation—the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018— requires pilots of drones and RC aircraft to register with the FAA at registermyuas.faa.gov and pay a $5 fee. If you already registered, you will not have to […]

Drone Robo Bee

Everything that grows and is harvested in agriculture is dependent on pollination. Bats, birds, bees, and other flying insects are the main pollinators that we depend on to pollinate our crops. According to a recent United Nations report, about 75 percent of the world’s crops, including apples, oranges, cherries, carrots, and even coffee, depend at […]

Merry Christmas, Everyone!

Happy holidays from all of us at RotorDrone Magazine! We hope you get everything you wished for — delivered by drone!

U.T.SEC 2018: Expo and conference on unmanned technologies

Following its highly promising launch in early March 2017, preparations are already in full swing for the second U.T.SEC – Unmanned Technologies & Security – Expo & Conference. On Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 March 2018, experts in drones and unmanned systems will once again meet at the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg to learn and talk […]

UPDATE! FAA’s Registration Requirement Signed into Law

FAA’s Registration Requirement for UAS. Here’s the latest update for the FAA’s registration requirement. Congress has just finalized legislation that will reverse the earlier court ruling in the John Taylor case that restores the FAA’s UAS registration requirement. And on December 12, 2017, President Trump signed the legislation into law. This legislation – the National […]

Spektrum iX12 12-Channel DSMX Transmitter [VIDEO]

From Spektrum: The Spektrum iX12 is the fruit of years of engineering and development. Fueled by customer feedback and a powerful drive to innovate, we have created the first truly Intelligent Radio. The Spektrum iX12 radio is a 12-channel transmitter matched with a powerful combination of features and next-level connectivity. Groundbreaking yet comfortably familiar, […]