DDC cargo drone gets licence to fly over people
Canadian cargo drone maker Drone Delivery Canada’s new drone has been declared fit enough to fly over people in the country. DDC has ju…
July 2023
Introducing advertising drones
Now that unmanned aerial systems have proved their worth for commercial operations world, the race is now on for the next industry where dro…
Do drones need parachutes?
Today we’re gonna talk drone parachutes. You know, those pieces of material that are practically the airbags for drones – you hope th…
Enter the DJI Air 3
The world’s biggest drone maker DJI has released a new drone, the DJI Air 3, the successor to the Air 2S whose aerial imaging prowess the …
Agric drone for mango farmers in Cote d'Ivoire
As a parting short for their three-year partnership with mango producers in Cote d’Ivoire, the Germany Federation of Export Trade donated …
Drone flies in to clear Joburg explosion mystery
A local drone company has flown into to assess the trail of destruction left by the massive explosion that ripped through Lilian Ngoloyi (fo…
Botswana forging ahead with Drones for Health
Readers may remember the story we broke in May 2021, that the Botswana government, though its health ministry, was working with the United N…
Zimbabwe government purchases agric drones
It might go quietly now, but in the future, the drone industry in Zimbabwe might look back to July 17 2023 as the day the gods smiled upon i…
The challenge of rethinking drone technology in Africa
We love this – questions about drone technology in Africa are moving beyond just the hype to the hard yards needed to scale up drone opera…
Drone researcher asks... What is an typical drone company?
We are so hurt. We feel betrayed and let down and disappointed and upset and saddened and… everything that dispirits a person’s soul.…
DJI creates US drone lobby alliance
The world leading drone manufacturer is literally fighting for its life on the US market. DJI – whose Chinese roots are threatening to …
Botswana hops aboard the Flying Labs drone
It is the seventh drone and robotics services franchise in Southern Africa, the 21st in Africa and the 40th in the world. WeRobotics has …
Rocketmine scores South32 deal
Deta Drone International has rebranded again. The drone services company is now known as RocketDNA. It chose to announce its new name alo…
One thousand lives saved by drones
Drone manufacturer DJI’s interactive rescue map, which plots areas where drones have played a starring role in rescuing human life, has no…
Drone at your cleaning service
It is just like the headline says – it seems like cleaning services are steadily emerging as yet another niche market for which drone tech…
The future of drone pilots
Perhaps it is something that needed saying – and now somebody has said it aloud. Just a Remote Pilot Licence is not enough to give some…
Chennai police adds drone unit
We are in India again today, where the Greater Chennai City Police (GCP) has launched a Police Drone Unit, which a first for the police serv…
Indian company rakes in thousands of agric drone orders
The Indian government introduced measures to protect the growth of its fledgling drone industry by banning all civilian drone imports in 202…
Rigitech lands perfect offshore delivery method
Working with their partners in Denmark, delivery drone manufacturer Rigi Technologies think they have arrived at a novel way of delivering s…
Suspected drone grounds flights at OR Tambo
South Africa had a suspected case of a drone disturbing flights at a major airport this week. This Thursday, local airline Fly Safair ann…