Wingcopter in successful delivery trials in Okinawa
German drone maker Wingcopter and its Japanese partner ITOCHU Corporation are expanding their collaboration into Okinawa, following the succ…
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Drone-base malaria fighting solutions for Nigerian delegation in Rwanda
A Nigerian delegation on a week-long study visit to Rwanda has made a stop-over at the of local drone maker and services provider, Charis UA…
Drone entrepreneur talks about drone tech in Africa
It is great to watch Africa entrepreneurs making a positive impact on the continental commercial drone space. Leka Tingitana, the founder an…
Zipline joins Nigerian consortium for immunisation project
Nigeria still has a long way to go when it comes to delivering healthcare to every one of its nearly 200million citizens. But today the c…
Drone company, non-profit organisation launch HIV care programme in Nigeria
After initial success in Kenya, the Elton John AIDS Foundation and drone logistics company Zipline are using drones to deliver HIV care to y…
New celestial navigation system for drones
A group of remote sensing engineers from the University of South Australia have developed a celestial solution of keeping contact with a d…
Ghanaian start-up integrates Flytbase software into its drone solutions offerings
Accra, GHANA: Ghanaian DJI enterprise dealer Dronehub Africa has announced a partnership with Silicon Valley autonomous flight management so…
Zephyr drone's Kenya dream set to continue
Originally developed for military use, drones—also known as unmanned aerial vehicles—are now being used for various purposes, including …
Drone evangelist reflects on his life in the drone industry
It is really sad that Romeo Durscher, one of the world’s biggest proponents for drone technology in public safety operations, has been for…
Drone industry outlook in the Trump presidency
Given that it was during his reign in 2017 that DJI’s problems in the US commercial drone market really kicked off, it would be natural to…
Drone logistics start-up expands medical delivery in Madagascar
It has been a while since we wrote about AerialMetric; the only start-up to develop delivery drones made in Africa. The Madagascan drone …
India launches drone project for women in agriculture
Being a neighbour to the Mecca of cutting-edge commercial drone technology, perhaps it is no surprise that the Indian government is pulling …