South African municipality launches drone as first responder project
A municipal administration in South Africa has announced the launch of a drone first responder pilot project. The Kouga Municipality in t…
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Breakthrough on battery tech for drones in cold temperatures
As the search for better and more powerful batteries for drones progresses, a drone powered by an ultra-low-temperature high-energy-density …
Lockheed Martin company to launch commercial drone
American aircraft manufacturer Sikorsky Innovations has announced the successful completion of flight tests for a hybrid wing drone it is pl…
Drone industry legend Romeo Durscher dies
Romeo Durscher – the colossal voice behind drone technology in first response operations – is no more. Diagnosed with cancer last yea…
DJI's drone docking system for vehicles
Wanna capture those travel moments, but without having to stop your vehicle so you can grab a few pictures? No? How about this: a car that c…
The role of drone and LiDAR tech in building disaster-resistant African cities
It has been a particularly wet start to 2025 for most parts of Southern Africa, with heavy rains a welcome sight for many a farmer in the re…
DJI's USA ban: Plot thickens
The running saga of Chinese drone makers' - led by the hugely popular DJI - fate in the North American commercial drone market is something …
The DJI Dock 3 is here
Yeah; the third iteration of DJI’s drone-in-a-box solution is here already. It does seem like DJI wants to make up for lost time since the…
Drones making offshore energy operations safer
We are sure many of you have come across the really tragic incident that happened in the Netherlands in 2013, where two young engineers died…
EHang to build another drone manufacturing plant
Chinese drone maker EHang’s latest thrust of promoting drone technology in the low altitude economy seems to be bearing fruits; with the c…
Ivorian start-up making inroads with drone-based agric solutions
From helping out small holder cocoa farmers map out their pieces of farmland, to introducing drone technology solutions to mango farmers, Iv…
Is bad regulation killing the drone industry in South Africa?
Well; this is interesting. For years, stakeholders in the South African commercial drone space have been trying all the courtship methods…