Drone applications in agriculture
From senseFly Drones are fast becoming a crucial tool in agriculture, but how do you know if they are the right choice for your business?…
April 2022
US drone company gets greenlight to operate with no pilots on site
Waltham, Massachusetts (US) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted its approval for autonomous drone services company Ame…
Top industries for drone applications revealed
So; which industries have taken drone technology like a duck to water? Many might be tempted to ask this question, as if the answer were …
New mobile drone detection system from Dedrone
San Francisco, California (US) – American smart airspace security company Dedrone recently launched its first portable drone detection uni…
Big drone-in-a-box deal for Percepto in Florida
Austin, Texas (US) – Autonomous drone inspections services provider Percepto has announced that its will be deploying its autonomous indus…
First ever vertiport opens in the UK
Over in the USA, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has identified the creation of vertiports for electric vertical take-off and land…
Step-by-step: The growing importance of medical drones
We all know what medical drones have done to communities in Africa that badly needed medical supplies to be delivered in time to save lives …
Three more inductees into the Flying Labs Network
It is the year 2022, and WeRobotics are still relentlessly pursuing their mission of establishing flying labs hubs in as many countries as t…
Mozambique kicks off Phase 2 of Drones for Health Project
Maputo, MOZAMBIQUE – Mozambique can legitimately claim that it is the first country country in Southern Africa – or indeed one of the fi…
Zipline lands in Japan
San Francisco, California (US), Goto (JAPAN) — For the first ever time in their lives, the Zips are in Japan. And that is because the f…
India greenlights drone-spraying for 477 agric chemicals
When it comes to drone technology at least, it seems the Indian government is putting its money where its mouth is. After recently announ…
The journey so far: drone technology in Africa
Now and again, somebody comes up with a comprehensive accounting of the journey travelled by the drone industry in Africa so far, where it i…
Ramjack acquires underground drone company, Inkonova
Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA – South African mining technology company, Ramjack Technology Solutions has announced its acquisition of Swedis…
Investing in drones on the stock market
Thinking of investing in drone technology? Should be a bummer for you then, that you cannot buy shares for DJI at any stock exchange wha…
South Africa bans drone fishing
A high court judge in South Africa has upheld the ban on drones and other motorised devices from angling expeditions, in a blow to the fortu…
Ultrasonic inspection drone lands in South Africa
A South African industrial drone services company is hoping to define the game in local and regional structural inspection by introducing co…
Medical drone companies converge in Malawi
For the sheer and lone reason that the country is fast becoming the home of the medical drone in Africa, we have to profess our love for Mal…
UK body proposes rule change following drone crash
In a development that could affect drone operations in the UK, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has recommended that the local …
Wing's Texas operation goes live
After several months of testing, working with residents and business owners in an area of Dallas, Texas in the US, delivery drone maker Wing…
FedEx to test cargo drones
Memphis, Tennessee, UNITED STATES – Another drone company will be exploring the middle-distance cargo drone space very soon. And in doi…
New solution for crop-spraying drones
A chemical company has developed an adjuvant which it claims will help the crop spraying efforts of drones by stabilising their liquid conte…
Flapping the Wings in Helsinki
Wing, the drone subsidiary of technology conglomerate Alphabet (whose companies include Google), has made a landing for the first time in Eu…
Volansi unveils VOLY 50 mid-range cargo drone
San Francisco, UNITED STATES – It seems the drone industry has noticed a niche in middle distance logistics, which has seen a mini scrambl…