New Initiative Aims to Transform Urban Transportation The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched an initiative to develop air corridors and regulatory frameworks for piloted and autonomous air taxis and cargo drones. This effort, led by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) in collaboration with the Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) entities—Technology Innovation Institute (TII)...

Successful Flight Tests in Czech Republic Highlight Real-Time Teaming Intelligence and Third-Party Integration for Military and Civilian Applications by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian J. McNabb European aeronautics giant Airbus and Czech company Primoco UAV recently partnered on a series of surveillance flights designed to test how Airbus’ new teaming intelligence software can be used to...

It was a reckless decision with serious consequences. Peter Tripp Akemann, a 56-year-old Los Angeles resident, has pleaded guilty to crashing his drone into a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft battling the Palisades Fire last month. According to the US Attorney’s Office, the former president of Skydance Interactive entered his plea to a federal class-A misdemeanor...

Flying DJI drones in busy city areas in Europe just got a whole lot easier — at least for operators using ParaZero’s SafeAir safety system. The aerospace company has announced that its parachute-based safety tech, integrated with DJI’s Matrice 350, Mavic 3T, and Mavic 3E, has officially met CE Class C5 compliance under European Union...

New all-in-one system integrates drone, field setup, and processing to simplify high-accuracy aerial mapping for surveyors of all experience levels. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian J. McNabb Zurich, Switzerland-based drone developers Wingtra recently announced their new WingtraGROUND system, a new ground-control solution designed for the surveying space that combines “drone, field setup, and processing into...

South African Drone Developer Unveils Long-Endurance, Low-Cost Electric UAV for Defense and Commercial Applications by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian J. McNabb South Africa-based drone developer ALTI Unmanned recently unveiled their new Transition electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) drone, their first foray into the burgeoning all-electric space. With over 3 hours of flight endurance with...

The success of Phoenix Air Unmanned’s (PAU) 320-mile beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) pipeline patrolhighlights the growing role of drones in long-range industrial applications—applications that have the potential to dramatically shift the value proposition for uncrewed systems and reshape industry norms for pipeline inspection. Here, a look at one of the technologies that made...

Challenge to allow start-ups to show off counter-UAS tech By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Entrepreneurs hoping to develop the next big thing in counter-UAS technology will get an opportunity to show their stuff as part of the Proven in Pendleton Challenge, hosted by the Oregon UAS Accelerator this spring. The Challenge will offer more...

GeoCue is making high-precision drone LiDAR more affordable and accessible with the launch of two new survey-grade scanners: the TrueView 1 Lite (TV1 Lite) and TrueView 1 (TV1). These cutting-edge additions to the TrueView lineup are designed to help professionals of all levels harness the power of LiDAR without breaking the bank. more…