Drones

The Mojave unmanned aircraft system is designed for short runways and based upon the avionics and flight control systems of the MQ-9 Reaper and the MQ-1C Grey Eagle-ER.

The DRL becomes the first unmanned aircraft systems event organizer and joins FAA’s Partnership for Safety Plan Program.

Alteration gives more information and a modern meaning for a common aviation abbreviation.

California-based startup company Zipline has signed an agreement with Intermountain Healthcare to deliver medicine and medical supplies via drones in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Robotic Skies, a maintenance marketplace for drones, says it has entered a strategic funding partnership with Hearst Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Hearst. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but in a news release Monday, Robotics Skies indicated that the funding would be used to support continued growth and product development. Robotic Skies’ […]

A top federal regulator wants to slap new restrictions on the best-selling drone manufacturer in the U.S., saying the Chinese company poses a national security risk. The Federal Communications Commission’s commissioner Brendan Carr called on regulators Tuesday to begin the process of adding Shenzhen-based DJI to a list of companies that the U.S. Universal Service […]

Mesa Air Group and aerospace tech company Flirtey announced a deal Thursday, making Mesa the first scheduled airline to launch drone delivery in the U.S. Phoenix-based Mesa has ordered four delivery drones from Flirtey, with an option to order 500 more, according to a statement. “Mesa is excited to partner with Flirtey to become the […]

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on FreightWaves.com. Advanced aerial mobility company H3 Dynamics has secured $26 million in Series B funding that it will use to accelerate its work to use hydrogen technology in its drones rather than the standard battery-powered model. “Air mobility contributes to just 6 percent of the total CO2 emissions […]

This summer, Los Alamos National Laboratory issued an ominous warning to remote pilots flying drones over the famed birthplace of the atomic bomb. “If you fly a drone over Los Alamos National Laboratory, in all likelihood you will lose your drone,” said the statement posted on the facility’s website. “The laboratory utilizes its Counter Unmanned […]

On a smoky mountain slope, an exhausted firefighter scans the hazy horizon around her. Beyond a line of flames, she can see a small town in the distance. She kneels down, reaches into her backpack, and pulls out a small quadcopter drone. After launching it into the air, the drone’s autopilot takes control, flying the […]