General
NEWS
- Mail Delivery by Drone: Japan Post Invests 3 Billion Yen for Commercial Drone Delivery by 2023
- Tokyo Olympics drone display showcases most stunning aerial art yet: photos
- Drones Made in America: The FTC Crackdown on Fraudulent Labeling, and What that Means for the Industry
- Dollywood drone light show debuts
- Drone strike on Jammu air base (India)
- GPS rules everything. A satellite launch this week keeps its upgrade rolling
Announcements
- 5th World of Drones and Robotics Congress - Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, 18 -19 August 2021.
- Drone Soccer Tourney Kicks Off in Colorado This Weekend
- Commercial UAV Expo Americas - September 7-9, 2021 • The Mirage • Las Vegas
- Unmanned Safety Institute Issues 10,000th Safety Certification
- GLOBAL PUBLIC SAFETY UAS SUMMIT - Monday, August 16 – Thursday, August 19 | Atlanta
- Accreditation for AOPA’s High School Aviation STEM Program: the Next Generation of Drone Pilots
Public Safety and Commercial
- Drone Tech Market to Grow to $54 B in the Next 4 Years: These Sectors are Leading the Way
- Public Safety Drone Crash Highlights: Steve Rhode’s Public Safety Drone Column
- Meet the other industry that profits when the drone industry thrives
- Department of Defence Statement on DJI Systems
- Drone Captured Live Stream: From Sporting Events to Disaster Response, How it Works
- Steve Rhode’s Public Safety Column: Do the FAA Rules Even Matter?
FAA Information and International Regulatory News
- The NTSB Wants Authority to Investigate Drone Accidents. Will That Really Improve Safety?
- FCC to establish innovation zone for UAS spectrum experiments
- Verizon is testing cellular-connected drones with the FAA
- Can You Bring a Drone to Mexico? What You Need to Know
- What is Section 2209 – and Why is the Drone Industry Urging the FAA to Implement it as Fast as Possible?
- The first vessel fined for sulphur pollution – caught by Nordic Unmanned pollution patrolling drone (EU)
For Drone Beginners and Current Flyers
- The success of Ingenuity, otherwise known as the “Mars helicopter,” has united the world in celebration of a unique event in the history of aviation
- New FAA podcast delves into drones
- Free Mavic Mini 2 training can turn you from newbie to pro in a few hours
- These 3 new online DIY drone courses will take drone-building to the next level
- How to build a Raspberry Pi drone
- FAA Wings Program: Becoming a Better Drone Pilot, in Small Bites
Interesting Tech to Watch
- Flying QR code: the next step in drone light shows
- XAG Spray Drones Come as Emergency Help to Secure Ukraine Sunflower
- Project Bluebird: An AI system for air traffic control (UK)
- Drone Delivers Supplies to Ocracoke in Trial Flight
- UAV LiDAR to inform carbon emission reduction policymaking
- MicroLiDAR: why it might be the key to improving drone sense-and-avoid
Drone Organizations
Aerial Filming with 4K Camera Drones
- Why drone photographers need a bigger sensor
- What Aerial Images Sell Best? Professional Stock Image Platform HOsiHO Answers Drone Photographers Questions
- LUTS, Log, 10Bit: Geeking Out on Camera Formats for Drones
- Drone Stock Images: HOsiHO is a Site by Artists, for Artists
- How to perfect the drone hyperlapse
- Drone Camera Filters For Landscape Photography Explained
Thermal Vision Cameras Explained
Drone Add-ons
- Dedrone’s DroneTracker 4.1 can track and identify your drone in flight
- Dedrone Acquires the Anti Drone Shoulder Rifle, Batelle’s Drone Defender
- Dedrone wants to help the Department of Defense protect U.S. airspace from drone threats
- Epson Moverio BT-35E Smart Glasses
- Introducing Dedrone - Protect Your Airspace!
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LIPO Batteries
- Making batteries - (Tesla video)
- How long do LiPo batteries last, and how do I know if an old LiPo battery is safe to use?
- LiPo Battery Basics--Storage
- How do lithium-ion batteries work?
- DOT Ruling Bans Lithium-Ion Batteries As Passenger Airlines Cargo
- Lithium-Metal Battery Tech