Proud dad moment: Madagascar Flying Labs graduates into technology partner
Madagascar Flying Labs is no longer just Madagascar Flying Labs within WeRobotics’ global Flying Labs network. AerialMetric, the drone …
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Growing problem of unlicenced drone operations in South Africa
Remember this 2021 blaze in Cape Town, South Africa, where the local drone body had to issue a warning for people to stop flying drones arou…
African Development Bank enters the drone game
The African Development Bank has introduced itself to the commercial drone world, after signing a partnership agreement with a Japanese dron…
Drone shatters records with 3-hour long electric flight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HN8pkJHNTU With tangible progress being made for drone technology on the actual data collection front, …
Drones fingered in UK prison substance abuse
Officials at a prison facility in the UK said they were putting in counter measures after drones were blamed for a rise in substance abuse b…
Armed first response to fight school shootings?
https://youtu.be/A3TBmqAzx7M School shootings are currently a serious social problem in the United States. According to data fr…
On inclusion: opening up the aviation industry for underserved African communities
A South African aviation expert has challenged the industry in her country to set up better plans and programmes in order to inspire more yo…
US aviation regulator awards fourth BVLOS licence
Drone-based package delivery company Flytrex has become the fourth drone logistics provider to be awarded a licence to fly drones beyond the…
Using drones for tree regeneration in Scotland
A nature restoration consortium in Scotland is seeking to quickly recover vegetation lost to wildfires by using drones to spray seeds around…
South African airport installs airspace surveillance technology
In a landmark achievement for African aviation, an airport in South Africa has installed surveillance technology at its premises that is des…
Telecoms provider to use high altitude drones for wider network coverage
Japanese telecommunication company SofBank Corp has led the way since 2017, but it seems the innovative concept of using high altitude techn…
Belgian medical drone programme to deploy drones from remote operations centre
Usually, remote operating command centres for drone technology have been associated with the rise in docked drones, where a pilot can keep a…