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FIXAR adds Surface Follow obstacle avoidance to its 007 drones

Inventive drone hardware and systems company FIXAR has announced a new flight capability for its fixed-wing 007 UAVs with the unveiling of its Surface Follow automated navigation feature, which both identifies and avoids low-altitude obstacles that many satellite maps fail to account for. FIXAR is making the Surface Follow capacity available to the enterprise, government agency, first responder, and defense […]

Australian counter-UAV tech to aid Ukraine zap Russian drones while sparing its defense budget

With Ukraine battling dozens of incoming, explosive-packed Russian drones assaulting its cities every night, one additional concern in shooting those craft down is the considerable cost to the nation’s financially strapped defense reserves that involves – a pinch an Australian counter-UAV tech producer is now acting to solve. Based in the suburbs of Australia’s Canberra capital, Electro Optic Systems (EOS) […]

FAA Authorization Extended Through December 31, 2023: Now What?

Image public domain The U.S. Congress has passed the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 to avert a government shutdown and fund the government through November 17, 2023.  Included was a measure to extend FAA Authorization  – set to expire 9/30 – through December 31, 2023. The House of Representatives  Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves […]

LEDA Conference Addresses Key Issues Facing Drone Use in Law Enforcement: DFR, Foreign Tech, and More

Tony Webster [CC BY-SA 4.0] LEDA conference brings together police agencies from across the country. By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill About 70 police agencies from across the country took part in the Law Enforcement Drone Association (LEDA) fourth annual conference, where participants took part in seminars on various aspects of done use in emergency […]

New Tool In Philly’s Fight Against Crime?

Philadelphia Ponders Drone Assistance in Law Enforcement The Philadelphia City Council is actively delving into the potential advantages of leveraging Police drones in the realm of crimefighting. At a recent demonstration held inside the council chambers, the committee on public safety was presented with a detailed overview of the DJI Matrice 30 drone’s capabilities. According […]

DJI delivery drone gets FCC approval for US launch

DJI has filed paperwork with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to bring its first-ever delivery drone, FlyCart 30, to North America. The drone was first unveiled in China in August 2023. FlyCart 30 supports two modes of delivery: a cargo box and a winch crane system. The product’s official release onto the FCC database […]