newatlas.com — Although there are many possible uses for multicopter drones, one thing that's holding the technology back is battery life – typically, the aircraft can't fly for more than half an hour at a time. According to California-based TerraView, however, its new RangePro X8 runs for over 70 minutes per char…

governor.ny.gov — The NY Governor has announced FAA approval to fly unmanned aircraft beyond visual line of sight within first segment of New York's 50-Mile Unmanned Aircraft System Corridor. This is the first "true" BVLOS authority granted to the FAA-designated test site, which allows unmanned aircraft testing witho…

businessinsider.com — Airbus announced that it is developing a drone that will be camouflaged and not detectable by radar. This week, Airbus published photos of a test model of the drone, which has a length and wingspan of around three feet. The model has already been tested in the wind tunnel to assess aerodynamic prope…

english.kyodonews.net — Departures and arrivals at Kansai International Airport were suspended twice on Thursday due to what appeared to be a drone-like flying object near ...

dpreview.com — The drone's main operator must be 18 or older and is responsible for ... The DJI Mavic Mini is an ultralight, sub-250g drone that captures 2.7K video at ...

finance.yahoo.com — Lockheed Martin (LMT) recently demonstrated their laser weapon system for the U.S. Air Force at a government test range at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where the system successfully engaged and shot down multiple fixed wing and rotary drones. The system was fed by a command and control (C2) system and radar…

popularmechanics.com — Volocopter, the multicopter startup, has partnered with John Deere to announce a planned cropdusting craft, Tech Crunch reports. Volocopter's base ...

uncrate.com — 100 times quieter than a helicopter, the Kitty Hawk Heaviside is designed to be a high-performance commuter. It uses eight all-electric motors -- six on ...

xinhuanet.com — SHENZHEN, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese drone maker DJI unveiled a new drone for agriculture on Tuesday in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.

news.yahoo.com — The U.S. military wants tiny, robot space stations. The goal is to conduct research in space. But such platforms would also be useful for orbital surveillance and even for combat missions such as missile defense. The Department of Defense wants proposals for developing “a self-contained and free-fly…