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A drone that can track cyclones

In a development that could help with emergency preparedness for the cyclone-prone region of Southern Africa, a drone in China has successfully conducted typhoon warning reconnaissance for the first time…

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Modern regulation: What Africa need to drive the drone industry forward

An international drone legislation expert has sighted South Africa as an example of how drone laws can severely set back industry gains if they stay stagnant. Professor Filippo Tomasello is…

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Of trade wars and their impact on the global drone tech supply chain

Of course, the change of government in the USA and its subsequent decision to use tariffs as a negotiation tactic in international trade has had its repercussions on the global…

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Drone technology and supply chain management

The below article – from Indian drone logistics company Redwing founder Rishabh Gupta; and supply chain professors Dr Vipul Garg (Texas A&M University-San Antonio); Ila Manuj (University of North Texas,…

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Wingcopter expands into survey and mapping

We have become used to Wingcopter drones traversing our skies carrying medical or other small cargo; they have been doing this since 2017 in Tanzania; in Malawi, in Japan, in…

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Drone insurance in Africa: From the viewpoint of an insurer

In June this year, we attended the Drone & Unmanned Aviation Conference, South Africa’s flagship drone event where stakeholders in the country’s commercial drone space meet annually compare notes on…

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Eswatini launches full medical drone operation

Remember in December when we reported that the government of Eswatini, in collaboration with the Luke Commission, had joined the medical delivery drone bandwagon and was feeling its way around…

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Drone industry outlook 2023

Our ever-analytic pals at Drone Industry Insights have released their latest take on the direction the drone industry has been taking in 2023. It is going up. But what we…

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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 operations in every facet of…

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Wingcopter, Siemens to deliver medical samples in Africa

German drone logistics company Wingcopter will be expanding its medical delivery operations in Africa, after signing a partnership agreement with fellow German medical technology company Siemens Healthineers. Announced today, the…

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