Free State University's R11million grant for drone-based geological research
The Hans Merensky Foundation (HMF) has awarded R11million (about $760,000) to South Africa’s University of Free State, which will go towar…
March 2022
Wingcopter drones to deliver off shore
Berlin, Weiterstadt, Cologne/Bonn, GERMANY – Having long been appreciated for the unmanned autonomous capabilities of its small cargo dron…
Insurance and the drone industry
We all love drones, for all the interminable reasons they have made the work load bearable in various industrial and humanitarian operations…
Opportunity for SA youth in Alexandra
Let’s not waste time more time with a speech – if you are a youth resident in Alexandra Township in South Africa, then you could be one …
Itochu joins Wingcopter's APP
Weiterstadt, GERMANY/Tokyo, JAPAN — German drone delivery company Wingcopter is spreading its roots deeper into Japan. After securing a…
Rotterdam to explore U-Space possibilities
Rotterdam, NETHERLANDS – Following hot on the successful wheels of the Hamburg U-Space trials, the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands wi…
Terra Drone raises $70million
Japanese drone services company Terra Drone Corporation just got 70 million more reasons to smile. The Tokyo-based company – which as o…
Swoop Aero to fly with Skyports, BD Rowa
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia-based drone logistics company Swoop Aero has grown from strength to strength, working wi…
South African pilot wins DJI's #ChoosetoFly campaign
Congratulations to Liezl MacKenzie from Cape Town, South Africa who won this year’s Choose to Fly campaign by DJI. A GIS Technician at …
DJI to launch own drone nest
It has been long in coming, but finally DJI has confirmed that it will be dropping its first drone box. Set to be available for purchase…
DJI's M30: The baby that Matrice and Mavic made
It was all about the payload when DJI finally unveiled its new flagship unmanned aerial vehicle for enterprise users yesterday. As earlie…
Drones to assess progress along the Great Green Wall
It looks like crowd-droning pilots under the wings of Globhe are about to get really busy, at least in Ghana. The drone services provider…
Police drone flies into domestic row
A drone was sent out to help iron out a potential domestic dispute at a public area in Birmingham, UK on Monday. Yes. That is what drones…
DJI to release foldable enterprise drone?
Amid a swell of leaked images suggesting the imminent arrival of a foldable industrial drone, DJI has announced that it will be holding a pr…
Two more droneport partners for Dronamics
London, UNITED KINGDOM – Middle distance cargo drone maker Dronamics is really eager to make up for lost time; and hence; the company is c…
Bringing margnalised communities into the 21st Century
A youth organisation in Cape Town, South Africa is opening up possibilities for young people in the Cape Flats area in the city by introduci…
Inside India's dream for a wholly local drone ecosystem
The Indian government recently went ahead with a ban for all commercial drone imports, instead hoping the local industry would be enough for…
Drones and wildlife conservation
This is a brilliant article about drone the enormous work drones are doing in wildlife conservation. It was written by Kathryn Hulick and fi…
Malaysian company to purchase passenger drones from EHang
Guangzhou, CHINA – At a time when autonomous passenger vehicles are still looking for their place in the unmanned aerial systems space, pa…
Drone technology and energy infrastructure
The use of drones for energy infrastructures is and will continue to be the leading market for drone technology throughout the world. Thi…
The world of passenger drones
Passenger drone manufacturers are promising to give us personal air transport without the need for a pilot. It almost feels like the flyi…
Zimbabwean drone training school opens doors
Precision Drone Training, the pilot training wing of drone services start-up Precision Aerial Zimbabwe is now officially open for business. …
Protecting your airspace from trespassing drones
Following reports that a political leader in South Africa has opened a police case after he spied a drone suspiciously making rounds around …
Plea to respect birds during nesting season
It should be a sad day when a government is forced to appeal to the conscience of its people to respect the rights of wildlife; but such is …
Volatus purchases stake in Delta Drone
Volatus Aerospace, an international provider of drone solutions has just announced that it will be purchasing a 20 percent stake in the Sout…
Rocketmine partners Quantum Systems
Munich, GERMANY, and Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA — South African drone-as-a-service company Rocketmine has joined aerial forces with German…
More drones for Germany's busy airspace
Frankfurt/Langen, GERMANY – Apparently, Germany seems to have liked the results and related recommendations from the U-Space sandbox trial…
First ultracold package delivery for Swoop Aero in Malawi
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA and Lilongwe, Malawi – We are celebrating with medical drone logistics company Swoop Aero, which has scored a first i…
More drone-based efforts to fight malaria in Zanzibar
Health authorities at the Tanzanian archipelago of Zanzibar are doubling on their drone-based efforts to fight malaria in the region, follow…