Drone use in manufacturing
With the drone global market having an expected worth of 15 billion US dollars by 2022, it seems the industry will soon be expanding into an…
June 2022
When in Namibia...
Of course, you have to do what the Namibians do. The Namibian Drone Academy has shared some very useful information about tourists wishin…
EHang enters partnerships in China, Europe
Keen on expanding its operations to become the leading autonomous aerial vehicle supplier in the world – especially for passenger transpor…
How to thermal: Insights from DJI
This will be a bit of a long read; but it is from the experts. DJI Enterprise has shared pointers on how to use thermal imaging with drone t…
Drones to inspect construction projects in Kenya
Unmanned aerial vehicles could soon be flying over construction sites in Kenya on government missions to check whether construction companie…
About those drone jobs...
We know that the drone industry is a growing industry worldwide, with commercial applications for drones that are taking over tasks that we …
US carrier to test 5G network on drones
Chicago, US – 5G. Yes. That fifth-generation mobile networking connectivity that was met with so much noise at its introduction solely …
Passenger drones for tourism in China
Guangzhou, CHINA – In China, the government is making efforts to incorporate passenger drone technology into the country’s tourism indus…
Wingcopter to expand operations
Weiterstadt, GERMANY – Drone services start-up Wingcopter just got loaded; and will use its new-found wealth to expand its drone delivery …
Drone software for fire fighting
A South African security start-up has joined forces with a Danish software company to work on drone-based solutions to fight fires in the so…
EU plans for drone technology in public safety
The European Union is working hard to find the rightful place of drone technology in various applications, including public safety. In t…
SA govt promises drones for policing ops
The South African government has revealed that it is in the process of procuring drones for the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) poli…
Zimbabwe power distribution company obtains ROC
A Zimbabwean parastatal has become the first company in the country to acquire a Remote Operator’s Certificate in the country. The Zimb…
Drone-in-a-Box market set for growth
Perhaps we should have guessed when DJI announced its own drone nest earlier this year, but research now confirms that the Drone-in-a-Box ma…
Kenya opens drone haven
Kenya’s national airline Kenya Airways (KQ) is stepping up its drone game. Through its subsidiary Fahari Aviation, KQ has launched the …
Quantum-Systems, Propeller Aero combine software for aerial surveys
Denver, USA – There is a significant development for the survey and mapping industry today, after Propeller Aero and Quantum-Systems annou…
In her own words: Drone Diva Programme graduate speaks
Tshwane-based non-profit organisation Africa Beyond the 4th Industrial revolution (AB4IR) is playing its part in bridging the digital divide…
Amazon to try drone deliveries again
Amazon need another shot at the primetime. Nearly ten years after promising the world that they were going to shake the last mile deliver…
Calling the drone industry to action
We reproduce the below article from drone technology expert Callum Holland, which we can only conclude is a toast to players in the drone in…
Drone-based solutions for cassava production in Cambodia
Our experts at agricultural drone services developer and provider XAG made a stopover in Cambodia on their world tour to bring drone-based s…
FIXAR launches long range, multi-purpose industrial drone
Latvian drone company FIXAR Global has released a autonomous new long range eVTOL drone, the FIXAR 025, which it says was made with large-sc…
Zipline unveils aircraft detection system
San Francisco, US – One of the age-old criticisms for the integration of unmanned aerial systems into busy airspaces or over people and bu…
Rocketmine lands deal with Australian mining giant
Rocketmine is really going places in the drone world. Now a subsidiary of Australian Stock Exchange-listed Delta Drone International, the…
Swoop Aero's Remote Operations Centre
Fresh from having their drone logistics Remote Operations Centre (ROC) approved by the Australian civil aviation authorities, drone logistic…
Kaduna's medical drone project takes off
Kaduna, NIGERIA — It took over a year to get here, but finally a Zip has made its first medical delivery in Nigeria’s northern state of …
Drone training opportunity for people with disabilities in SA
An African information technology giant has teamed up with two drone companies in South Africa to equip people living with disabilities with…
Kenya set to launch drone logistics network
Three drone logistics companies have come together to launch a drone logistics networks in the east African nation of Kenya. Australian m…
When the Avy Aera made a stopover in Benin
...working with authorities to expedite medical drone logistics Remember the story we covered a while back about how the Benin government…