CHC Navigation has introduced the AlphaAir 6, an airborne LiDAR sensor built for survey drones operating in mountainous terrain, offering a scanning range of up to 2,100 meters and flight altitudes far above the industry norm.
The IDF is rolling out a multi-layered defense against Hezbollah's FPV drones, combining nets and smoke with lasers, microwave weapons and pump-action shotguns, while shifting from frequency detection to AI-powered optical sensing.
The IDF's Technology and Logistics Directorate is setting up a domestic production line for FPV attack drones, a direct response to Hezbollah's growing use of similar weapons against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon.
American defense company Auterion and Ukrainian manufacturer Skyfall have signed a deal to supply 50,000 FPV drones equipped with autonomy software for striking moving targets, double the size of the company's previous contract.
Everything you need to know before flying a drone in Israel: the weight tiers that determine which license you need, the critical difference between a pilot license and a commercial operating permit, and why every commercial flight here requires daily coordination with flight intelligence.
A week of speculation about a Matrice 30 successor ended with a far more modest product: an emergency parachute system built for the Matrice 400. The choice may hide a regulatory calculation as weighty as any engineering one.
The IDF is rolling out a multi-layered defense against Hezbollah's FPV drones, combining nets and smoke with lasers, microwave weapons and pump-action shotguns, while shifting from frequency detection to AI-powered optical sensing.
The IDF's Technology and Logistics Directorate is setting up a domestic production line for FPV attack drones, a direct response to Hezbollah's growing use of similar weapons against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon.
American defense company Auterion and Ukrainian manufacturer Skyfall have signed a deal to supply 50,000 FPV drones equipped with autonomy software for striking moving targets, double the size of the company's previous contract.
Ukrainian defense company Ukrainian Armor has introduced a new FPV drone called the UB80D10-EFP, fitted with an EFP warhead that the company says can penetrate 50 mm of armor.
Canadian drone company ZenaTech has acquired another surveying firm, this time in Ohio, expanding its footprint to 12 US states as revenue jumps 640% year over year on the back of an aggressive acquisition strategy.
CHC Navigation has introduced the AlphaAir 6, an airborne LiDAR sensor built for survey drones operating in mountainous terrain, offering a scanning range of up to 2,100 meters and flight altitudes far above the industry norm.
Point density, vegetation penetration, cost and accuracy: an in-depth guide to the differences between photogrammetry and LiDAR in drone mapping, and when to choose each one.
How do you achieve single-centimeter accuracy in drone mapping, when is RTK better than PPK (and vice versa), and how many ground control points do you really need? An in-depth guide for mapping and surveying professionals.
Everything you need to know before flying a drone in Israel: the weight tiers that determine which license you need, the critical difference between a pilot license and a commercial operating permit, and why every commercial flight here requires daily coordination with flight intelligence.
EVERYWHERE Communications and Skydio have announced an integration that instantly dispatches an autonomous drone to a lone worker who triggers an SOS alert, with the capability now being tested in a real-world pilot program.
Maximum altitude, distance from airports and people, direct line of sight and mandatory registration: all of the Civil Aviation Authority's rules for recreational drone pilots, in one place.
וולמארט וחברת הרחפנים Wing של Alphabet מרחיבות את שיתוף הפעולה למשלוחים אוויריים לשבע ערים נוספות בארה"ב, במטרה להגיע לכ-40 מיליון אמריקאים עד 2027.
Chinese firm XAG has unveiled a new agricultural spraying system in which the drone recharges itself and refills pesticide with no human involvement, a response to new Chinese regulations that burden heavier drones.
DJI has unveiled the Agras T55 and T100, two new spraying and pest-control drone systems that push payload capacity in the agricultural drone market to industrial-grade levels, building on a global installed base of over 600,000 units.
DJI reports a 50% jump in its active agricultural drone fleet worldwide within a single year, alongside massive claimed savings in water and carbon emissions. In the US, however, the company still faces a regulatory wall.
ריסוס יבולים ברחפנים הופך לענף רב-מיליארדי, כשבינה מלאכותית מאפשרת לחתוך צריכת חומרי הדברה ביותר מחצי. DJI ו-XAG שולטות בשוק שגדל בקצב דו-ספרתי לקראת סוף העשור.
At the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix, Formula 1 broadcast a tight battle between Hamilton and Verstappen through the eyes of an FPV drone flying over the cars at more than 350 km/h. The moment went viral, and fans are already demanding to know who piloted it.
DJI has revealed its new RS 5 gimbal, bringing vertical-axis stabilization to the base Ronin lineup for the first time along with an AI tracking module that runs directly from a built-in touchscreen, no paired smartphone required.
DJI is launching the Avata 360, its first FPV drone built from the ground up around full 360-degree capture, featuring dual lenses, 8K at 60fps, and a starting price of around $549.
DJI has launched the Mavic 3, its first consumer drone to feature two separate cameras on a single gimbal: a Hasselblad main camera alongside a telephoto lens with 28x hybrid zoom, plus a larger battery and a control range of up to 15 kilometers.
Chinese firm XAG has unveiled a new agricultural spraying system in which the drone recharges itself and refills pesticide with no human involvement, a response to new Chinese regulations that burden heavier drones.
CHC Navigation has introduced the AlphaAir 6, an airborne LiDAR sensor built for survey drones operating in mountainous terrain, offering a scanning range of up to 2,100 meters and flight altitudes far above the industry norm.
A week of speculation about a Matrice 30 successor ended with a far more modest product: an emergency parachute system built for the Matrice 400. The choice may hide a regulatory calculation as weighty as any engineering one.
EVERYWHERE Communications and Skydio have announced an integration that instantly dispatches an autonomous drone to a lone worker who triggers an SOS alert, with the capability now being tested in a real-world pilot program.
Canadian drone company ZenaTech has acquired another surveying firm, this time in Ohio, expanding its footprint to 12 US states as revenue jumps 640% year over year on the back of an aggressive acquisition strategy.
Skapion, founded in late 2025 by Brig. Gen. (res.) Pini Yungman, formerly of Rafael, has raised $36 million to build a counter-drone system that claims to take on entire swarms at once.
German drone maker Quantum Systems raised $1.2 billion in a Series D round that doubles its valuation to $8 billion, with aerospace giant Airbus among the investors. The funds will go toward expanding production lines in Germany, Ukraine, the US, the UK and NATO's eastern member states.
French sensor maker YellowScan and American drone manufacturer Freefly Systems have announced a partnership pairing airborne LiDAR sensors with heavy-lift drones, offering survey customers a pre-verified hardware package instead of DIY integration.
