Wing CEO on the future of drone delivery
The CEO and former CTO of Alphabet’s drone subsidiary Wing, Adam Woodworth recently spoke to journalists, analyst, author and speaker John…
August 2022
Drones for Kenya's tea plantation
Kenya Airways’ drone technology subsidiary, Fahari Aviation, seems to be making up for lost time. Launched just a year ago, the drone s…
Errant drones disrupt traffic at Madrid airport
Madrid (SPAIN) – Small wonder that an airport in the USA has contracted a counter-drone technology company to permanently deploy its softw…
Drones in real estate
Did you know that there is money to be earned as a drone photographer in real estate? Our experts at DJI reckon there is a niche for aeri…
UK teenager rescued by drone
Police in Nottinghamshire, UK, last Thursday flew a drone in search of a teenager who had called the police in distress during the night. …
Deploying drones to monitor traffic in Nairobi
Kenya Flying Labs has joined hands with a Swiss partner to test a new drone-based solution to monitoring congestion in urban areas. In a …
SA Flying Labs takes drones to Alex
Today we are crushing on QP Drone Tech, custodian of the Flying Labs network in South Africa, which recently spent time with the young women…
Drones trigger precipitation for heat-stricken Sichuan, China
The heatwave in China’s Sichuan province is persisting so badly that the government has deployed drones to seed rain clouds to try and tri…
Your Avata is here...
Here is what DJI have to say about their new product, the Avata Drone and its accessories, the DJI Goggles 2 and the DJI Motion Controller. …
Drone-based proposal to promote tourism in Zimbabwe
A Zimbabwean drone technology entrepreneur has proposed a drone-based solution to promote the country’s tourism. Tatenda Mafara (far r…
Namibia adds drones to Windhoek policing operation
Namibian police have deployed drones to help fight crime in the country's capital Windhoek as the city faces an upsurge in criminal activity…
Considerations on integrating drones into urban airspaces
With many urban settlements in the world making plans for the introduction of unmanned aerial vehicles in their airspaces, an analyst has ma…
Zimbabwe dreams of agric drone response centres
A few days ago, we covered this story about the Nigerian government making plans to invest in drone technology to supplement to its efforts …
China sets roadmap for drone industry
They have some of the biggest drone companies in the world – now it seems China wants the supporting infrastructure for drone technology t…
Nigeria to deploy drones along the border
From deploying drone technology in healthcare logistics, the Nigerian government has now revealed plans to use the small unmanned aerial veh…
DeltaScan to inspect flooding damage in KwaZulu Natal, SA
The province of KwaZulu Natal in South Africa sustained heavy losses of life and destruction to property in infrastructure, following days o…
Taking the South African drone economy to the next level
The below article originally appeared on IT-Online and was written by Dean Conde, UTM lead at iOCO Digital. A Johannesburg-based subsidiary …
Delta Drone International, Assmang extend contract
Global drones-as-a-service provider, Delta Drone International Limited (DLT) will stay on as the drone surveyor of choice for South African …
DJI's Drone Industry Report, 2021
DJI has released its 2021 industry report for agricultural drones. It is a really good read, and we reproduce it below. Industry Backgrou…
Zipline to work with NASA
It usually is the case that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the consultant of last resort when it comes to most …
Zim drone academy gets greenlight for BVLOS training
Seems like the first drone training school to legally open its doors in Zimbabwe has broken new ground again. Harare-based Drone Solution…
New mobile anti-drone solution from Dedrone
American smart airspace security company Dedrone has launched what it says is an all-in-one kit that offers comprehensive drone detection, t…
Zimbabwe drone stakeholders converge
Having warmed up to drone technology at the first ever drone conference held in Zimbabwe last November, Zimbabwe will converge in Harare aga…
SA issues first delivery drone ROC
The brainchild that Jonathan Louw conceived has finally, finally seen the light of day. We know every Remote Operator’s Certificate iss…