CA-based WhiteFox Defense was deployed to protect the 78th United Nations General Assembly, held in September.  Counter drone technology is now playing and important part in security operations worldwide. Continue reading below, or listen: “Drones have increasingly...

DRONEII’s annual report ranking the top service providers and drone delivery players is out!  Evaluating companies based on company size and growth, public interest and media coverage, and financial data, the listing highlights individual companies – and also...

Archer Achieves Key Flight Test Program Milestone As Midnight Takes Flight It’s been a big year for Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR), a major player in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft: and today, the company announced that its flight test...

Could hospital logistics be one of the first commercial applications for eVTOL? European Medical Drone signs Purchase Agreement with Dufour Aerospace European Medical Drone is a Swedish drone services provider: focused on transporting critical supplies like blood,...

Louisiana based drone services provider FlyGuys has scored a $10 million Series A funding round to scale their SaaS solutions platform and expand their nationwide presence. It’s a positive indicator for the US drone industry.  Founded in 2014, early player FlyGuys has...

Appeals court decision re-instates controversial Texas drone law By DRONELIFE Feature Editor Jim Magill In a blow to the rights of Texas journalists to use drones in their reporting, a federal appeals court panel has reversed a lower court ruling that had found the...

The U.S. Senate today confirmed President Biden’s pick for a new FAA Administrator, Mike Whitaker, in a unanimous bipartisan vote of 98-0. In welcome news for the aviation industry, Mike Whitaker has been confirmed as the next FAA Administrator.  After a unanimous...

The second in an occasional column on bringing products to market in emerging technologies, by industry marketing expert Amy T. Wiegand: Go-to-Market Propeller.  The deep dive on how buyer behavior has changed for drone industry startups- and what to do about it to...

Amazon to add medicines to items deliverable by drone in Texas city By DRONELIFE Feature Editor Jim Magill Amazon has expanded its drone delivery service in College Station, Texas to include the delivery of prescription drugs. The company, which chose the Texas city...

AAM and Drones Are Climbing Fast with NBAA At this year’s National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Business Aviation Conference and Expo (BACE) in fabulous Las Vegas, the organization doubled-down on its commitment to sustainability by announcing a new public...